S & S, Diagnoses, Treatment, Communication, Qualifiers, & Statistics

Signs

Objective, able to be measured by an outside observer

Symptoms

Subjective, what the pt experiences

What is a normal body temp?

98.6 degrees F

Pyret/o (pyrexia)

Fever

Hypothermia

Low body temp

Hyperprexia

Life threatening high temperature

Pyretogen

That which produces a fever

Pyretogenic

Pertains to something that produces a fever

Antipyretic

An agent that works against fever

Pyretolysis

Fever reduction

Peripheral

Near the outer surface of the body

Pneodynamics

Mechanism of breathing

Pne/o

Breath or breathing

Bradypnea

Very slow breathing

Dyspnea

Painful (bad) breathing

Hyperpyrexia

Excessively high temp

Hyperpnea

Excessively rapid breathing

Cheyne-stokes respiration

Irregular and unusual pattern of breathing

Hypertensive

Elevated blood pressure

Hypotensive

Decreased blood pressure

Leuk/o

White

Melan/o

Black

Erythr/o

Red

Cyan/o

Blue

Chlor/o

Green

Xanth/o

Yellow

Cyanopia

Blue vision

Erythroderma

Red skin

Melanoblast

Immature black cell

Melanocarcinoma

Black-pigmented malignant tumor

Localized condition

Limited to a small area or part of the body

Generalized condition

Involving the whole body or many areas at the same time

Edema

Fluid accumulation in the tissue

Atrophy

Wasting away or shrinking of tissues, an organ, or he whole body

Hematemesis

Blood in the vomitus

Malaise

Ill at ease

Orexia

Appetite

Anorexia

Loss of appetite

Orexiagenic

Pertaining to something that produces or stimulates an appetite

What is elevated body temperature?

Pyrexia

Change is

Blue bloodedness

Anthemic

Yellowish blood

Prognosis

To predict a patient’s illness

Unfavorable

Expect the pt to die in 3-6 months

Favorable

Recovery will be easy after surgery

Guarded

Recovery will be long and difficult

Paroxysmal

Sudden, periodic attack or recurrence of symptoms of disease, a fit or convulsion of any kind

Syndrome

Is a variety of sign and symptoms occurring together

Prodrome

Running before a disease (symptoms or group of symptoms that occur a few hours or days before the onset of a disease)

Palliative treatment

Relieves bothersome symptoms and makes a pt comfortable

Active treatment

Aims for a cure

Systemic treatment

Attacks constitutional signs & symptoms such as pyrexia, hock, and pain. (Ex. Morphine given in life-threatening condition)

Prophylaxis treatment

Modality that focuses on prevention of disease

Morbidity

Diseased state, number of cases of a specific disease found in a specific place and population

Mortality

Death rate