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VN4 Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Anorexia | Reluctance to eat, inappetance. |
Bradycardia | Slow heart rate |
Bradypnoea | Slow respiration rate |
Dysphagia | Difficulty eating / swallowing |
Dyspnoea | Difficulty breathing |
Epistaxis | Bleeding from the nose |
Orthopnoea | Difficulty breathing in recumbency. |
Paresis | Muscle weakness |
Tenesmus | Straining to pass urine or faeces |
Tachycardia | Increased heart rate |
Tachypnoea | Increased respiratory rate |
Hypoxia | Deficiency of oxygen reaching tissues |
Apnoea | Cessation of breathing |
Ataxia | Loss of full body control of movements and coordination |
Polyphagia | Increased appetite |
Copraphagia | Eating of faeces |
Pica | Eating of unusual items |
Polydipsia | Increased thirst |
Adipsia | Absence of thirst |
Emesis | Vomiting |
Haematoemesis | Vomiting of blood |
Cholemesis | Vomiting of bile |
Stercoraceous | Vomit containing faeces |
Micturition | Urination |