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| back of body, near the back |
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| excision, removal of tonsils |
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| a collapsed or airless conditon of the lung or portion of the lung charactorized by the collapse of the alveoli, preventing the respirator exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen |
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| continuous musical sound heard during expiraton or inspiraton produced by air passing through a partially obstructed airway |
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| a respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of paroxymal dyspnea, wheezing, on expiration/inspiration caused by constriction of the bronchi, coughing and viscous mucoid bronchial secretions |
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| Abnormal crackling sounds heard on auscultatioin of the chest during inspiration |
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| a wheezing, snoring, or squeaking sound heard during auscultation of the chest of a person with partial airway obstructon |
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| a high-pitched, harsh sound heard during respirstion associated with obstruction of the larynx or bronchus; found in conditions such as croup |
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| use of a stethoscope to listen to sounds within the body, especially in the chest, neck, and abdomen; used to detect crackles or wheezes in the lungs, pleural rubs, and other physiological phenomena |
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| infection of the lung caused by bacteria, virus, chemicals, or disease |
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| a localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, usually an artery, due to a congenital defect or weakness in the vessel wall |
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| severe pain around the heart caused by a deficiency of oxygen supply to the heart muscle |
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| a mass of undissovled matter, more commonly a blood clot, fatty plaque, or air bubble, which travles through the bloodstream and becomes lodged in a blood vessel |
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| an aggrgation of plateles, fibrin, clotting factors and the cellular elements of the blood attached ot the interior wall of a vein or artery, sometimes occluding the lumen of the vessel |
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| any deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat |
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| a rapid vibration or pulsation, especially of the heart, that may interfere with normal function |
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| rapid, inefficient, random contractions of the heart that disrupt the normal sinus rhythm of the heart |
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| a group of tests performed to determine the clotting ability of blood for puposes of diagnosis of clotting disorders and monitoring anticoagulant therapy |
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| blood reaction where RBC clumped |
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| specializes in orthopedics |
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| treatment of bone fractures by surgical procedures to properly align |
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| treatment by malipulation of the bones tinto proper position(reduction) without making an incision into the skin |
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| process to expel uring form bladder also urination |
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| excessive urination at night |
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| abnormal condition characterized by yellowness of the skin that is an indication of other abnormalities |
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| itching symptom of alergic reaction |
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| allergic reaction of skin characterized by eruption of plae red elevated patches called wheals(hives) |
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| a group of inherited disorders that produce a deficiency or absense of pigment in the skin, hair,& eyes or eyes only related to an abnormality in the production of melianin |
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| conditon of profuse sweating |
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| nasal hemorrhage-nosebleed |
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| subjective, chronic ringing of other distressing noise in teh ear or head |
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| sensaiton of spinning of oneself or of external objects spinning arond oneself. balance and equilibrium are affected and nausea is often present |
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| infection or inflammation of hte middle ear. there are 2 types, serious and suppurative |
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| measures the percentage of packed RBC in a volume of blood |
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iron protien
hem-iron containing pigment, globin-protien |
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| increased accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the ventricles of the brain due to interference with normal circulation & absorbtion |
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| a transient loss of consciousness due to inadequate blood flow to the brain; fainting |
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