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Med. term. Quiz # 4
Question | Answer |
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Sx of MI | Symptoms of Myocardial Infarct or heart attack |
Denial | Psychological defense |
Angina Pectoris | Chest pain |
Radiating discomfort | arm, jaw, shoulder, and/or back ache |
nausea | sensation of impending emesis |
Vertigo | dizziness |
Pallor | Paleness |
Diaphoresis | excessive perspiration |
SOB | Shortness of breath |
Dyspepsia | difficult/painful digestion |
fatigue | despite adequate rest |
kyphosis | condition of hunchback spinal curvature |
Scoliosis | condition of S shaped spinal curvature |
lordosis | condition of convex spinal curvature |
sternum | chest bone |
scapula | shoulder bone |
clavicle | collar bone |
humerus | upper arm bone |
radius | lower arm bone on the thumb side |
ulna | lower arm bone on the pinky side |
Metacarpals | hand bones |
Metatarsals | Foot bones |
Tibia | Lower anterior leg bone |
Fibula | Lower posterior leg bone |
Femur | Thigh bone |
Phalanges | Finger/toe bones |
atrophy | no growth or developement process |
ataxia | no muscular coordination |
atonic | no muscle tone |
aneurysm | a dilated, ballooning part of a vessel |
angioplasty | p/p of reconstruction of a vessel |
bradycardia | slow heart rate |
Tachycardia | Fast heart rate |
cyanosis | condition of blueness |
diastolic | lower blood pressure number when ventricles relax |
Systolic | Upper bloop pressure number when ventricles contract |
Hypercholestemia | High blood cholesterol |
Ischemia | Insufficient blood and oxygen going to the tissues |
Syncope | Fainting or temporary loss of consciousness |
Aspiration | To breathe in stomach contents or choke |
anoxia | no oxygen |
apnea | no breathing |
COLD | Chronic obstructive lung disease |
COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Effusion | a flowing out of liquid or air |
Epiglottis | flap that covers the trachea |
Epistaxis | Nose bleed |
Intubate | tube insertion |
Patent | blocked |
Sputum | lung production |
Tachypnea | Fast breathing |
Dyspnea | difficult/painful breathing |
Tuberculosis | communicable condition of tubercules |