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Clinical Skills C-D
Clinical Skills Voc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cachexia | generally lack of nutrition and wasting |
| calculus | a stone-like concretion usually composed of salts of inorganic and organic acids or other material such as cholesterol (a stone) |
| carcinoma | maligant neoplasm derived from epithelial tissue |
| caries | destruction or necrosis of teeth |
| caseation | necrosis in which the necrotic tissues resemble cheese. Contains a mixture of protein and fat occurs particularly in reference to tuberculosis |
| causalgia | persistent severe burning sensation of the skin; usually involves injury to the sensory fibers of the peripheral nerve |
| chalazion | chronic inflammatory granuloma in the tarsus of the eyelid due to the inflammation of the meibomian gland |
| chorea | a disorder characterized by irregular spasmodic involuntary movement of the limbs an facial muscles |
| conric | a condition that develops slowly and perssits over time |
| cirrhosis | progressive disease of the liver with fibrosis and damage to the prakmul cells |
| climacteric | perimenopausal time of a woman's life "the change" |
| clonus | a form of movement marked by contraction and relaxations of the muscle in rapid succession |
| coffee ground emesis | vomitus of coffee ground appearing particles that represents a upper gastrointestinal bleed that has occurred slowly enough for the gastric acid to denature the blood |
| colic | spasmodic pains in the abdomen. Generally described as spasm and is usually secondary to some degree of obstruction of a hollow organ |
| colitis | inflammation of the large bowel |
| concussion | any alteration in mental status induced by trauma |
| confabulation | the making up of tales in a fluid fashion with no regard to facts or the quesiton put foward. Generally seen in alcoholic CNS disease |
| contusion | bleeding and damage in the soft tissues, resulting from a direct blow injury |
| crepitation | crackling sound or sensation as would be produced by the rubbing together of irreglar surfaces |
| cul-de-sac | a blind pouch or tubular cavity closed at one end |
| curettage | a scraping of the interior lining of a cavity i.e. "D&C" |
| cyanosis | a dark blue or purplish discoloration of the skin or mucus membrane secondary to deficiency of oxygenation to the blood |
| cystitis | inflammation of a bladder i.e. "bladder infection" |
| degeneration | gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions |
| dehiscence | a bursting open, splitting, or gaping |
| delirium | extreme promental excitement with confused and unconnected ideas often with illusion or hallucinations |
| delusion | a false belief or wrong judgement |
| dementia | a general mental deterioration due to organic or psychological factors i.e. Alzheimer's disease |
| depression | mood disorder characterized by sadness and inability to experience pleasure |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| desensitization | reduction of allergic sensitivity to a specific antigen i.e allergy shots |
| diagnosis | determination of the presence of a disesase based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings |
| diastolic dysfunction | stiffening or poor relaxation of the left ventricle which causes inefficient fillings |
| dilation | (in obstetric terms) is the enlargement of the transverse diameter of the cervical opening. In the non-pregnancy patient, it is less than 5 mm; at complete dilation in labor, it is 10cm |
| dissection | in reference to the aorta, dissection occurs when the intimal layer of the vessel splits apart from the deeper muscle layers and blood flows into the tears apart the layers |
| distal | situated away from the center of th ebody or from the point of origin i.e. the farthest away part (versus proximal) |
| distention | swelling or stretching |
| diverticula | small pouches usually found extending from the wall of the colon |
| dorsum | the posterior or back part |
| dysdiadochokinesia | alternately moving a limb in the opposite direction ie.e., rapidly alternating movements |
| dysentery | a disease marked by frequent watery stools often with blood and mucus and characterized by pain, tenesmus, fever, and dehydration |
| dyskinesia | difficulty in performing voluntary movements |
| dysostosis | defective bone formation |
| dyspareunia | pain in the sexual act |
| dyspepsia | indigestion or upset stomach |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| dysphonia | hoarseness or difficulty or pain in speaking |
| dysphoria | feeling of unpleasantness or discomfort |
| dysplasia | abnormal tissue development i.e. cervical dysplasia on pap test |
| dyspnea | shortness of breath "short winded) |
| dystocia | difficult childbirth |
| dysuria | painful urination |
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