Abrasion
Scrape of the skin due to something abrasive
Acute
New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic
Ambulate
To walk from place to place
Anterior
Located towards the front of the body
Artery
Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart
Benign
Normal, of no danger to health
Bradycardia
Slow heart-rate (HR less than 60bpm)
Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the cholecyst (gallbladder)
Chronic
Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute.
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, lung Dz commonly seen in smokers.
Coronary Artery
The artery that supplies heart tissue with blood.
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
a.k.a. Stroke. Lack of blood supply to the brain causing brain damage.
Diaphoresis
Sweating
Distal
Farther away from the trunk of the body
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
A blood clot in a deep vein, most often an extremity
Dyspnea
Problems with breathing
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ecchymosis
A bruise
Edema
Swelling
Emesis
Vomiting
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Erythema/Erthematous
Redness/red
Febrile
Elevated body temperature, fever, indicative of infection
Grossly
Obviously, a lot, wholly
Hematemesis
Very large amounts of blood in the vomit
Hematuria
Very large amounts of blood in the urine
Hemoptysis
Coughing up very large amounts of blood
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Hypotension
Low blood pressure
Hypoxia
Low oxygen saturation of the body, not enough oxygen in the blood
Infarct
Area of dead tissue after a lack of blood supply
Inferior
Lower on the body, farther from the head
Ischemia
Lack of blood supply
Laceration
Splitting of the skin due to trauma (a cut due to something sharp)
Lateral
Farther from the midline (a line that can be traced from the nose to belly-button
Medial
Nearer to the midline
Melena
Black tarry stool
Myocardian Infarction (MI)
Death of cardiac muscle due to ischemia
Myalgia
Muscular pain, "muscle aches
Oriented x3
Oriented to person, place and time
Pallor
Pale skin
Posterior/Dorsal
Rear or backside of body
Proximal
Nearer to the trunk of the body
Pruritic
Itchy
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot
Purulent
Pus-like
Rales
Crackles, wet crackling noise in lungs
Rhinorrhea
Clear nasal discharge, "runny nose
Rhonchi
Rattling noise of mucous in the lungs
Sepsis
Dangerous infection of the blood
STEMI
ST elevation MI, real-time ongoing death of heart tissue due to ischemia
Superior
Higher on the body, nearer to the head
Supine
Body position lying face up
Syncope
passing out" loss of consciousness or fainting
Tachycardia
Fast heart rate (HR greater than 100bpm)
Tachypnea
Increased breathing rate
Transcient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke, where neurological function os regained quickly with time
Vein
Blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart
Vertigo
Condition of dizziness, "room spinning
Wheezing
High pitched sound heard in the lungs with asthmatics or lung disease