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30 Cards in this Set
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Bifercation |
A separation into two separate branches |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate (below 60) |
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Contision |
Bruise |
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Cyanosis |
Bluish grayish decoloration of the skin in response to decreased oxygen |
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Crepitus |
Rubbing of two bones together |
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Diaphoretic |
Profuse sweating |
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Dysrhythmia |
Not regular; rhythm other than sinus |
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Dyspnea |
Difficulty breathing |
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Diffuse |
Scattered, spread out; not pertaining to one |
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Distend |
Stretch |
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DCAPBTLS |
Depressions, contusions, abrasions, penetrations, burns, tenderness, lacerations, swelling |
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WTF |
Wounds, tenderness, fractures |
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Emesis |
Vomit |
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Epistaxis |
Nosebleed; hemorrhage from the nose |
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Evisceration |
Internal organs are showing through |
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Febrile |
Fever |
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Hematoma |
Swelling which contains blood |
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Hypoxia |
An inadequate amount of oxygen |
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Hemiparesis |
Weakness affecting one side of the body |
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Ischemia |
Temporary decrease or lack of the oxygen circulation |
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Infarction |
Tissue death (necrosis) after the blood supply is blocked |
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Laceration |
Cut |
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Pallor |
Lack of color, pale |
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Patent |
Open |
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Syncope |
A brief loss of consciousness |
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Systemic |
Affecting the whole body |
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Tachycardia |
Rapid heart beat |
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Rales |
Clicking, rattling, or crackling noises heard in the lungs on inhalation, indicating fluid in the alveoli |
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Urticaria |
Vascular reaction, usually transient, involving the upper dermis, representing localized edema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and marked by the development of wheals; also called hives |
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Ventricular Fibrillation |
Disorganized cardiac rhythm |
