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History and physical

written or dictated by admitting physician; details patient’s history, results of physician’s examination, initial diagnoses, and physician’s plan of treatment

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physician’s orders

complete list of care, medications, tests, and treatments physician orders for patient

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Nurse’s notes

record of patients care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient’s response to treatment and patient’s condition

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consultation reports

reports given by specialists whom physician and asked to evaluate patient

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Ancillary reports

reports from various treatments and therapies patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, and respiratory therapy

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Diagnostic reports

results of diagnostic tests performed on patients, principally from clinical lab and medical imaging

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Informed consent

document voluntarily signed by patient or a responsible party that clearly describes purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risk of diagnostic or treatment procudure

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operative report

report from surgeon detailing an operation; includes pre- and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of surgical procedure itself, and how patient tolerated procedure

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anesthesiologist’s report

relates details regarding substances given to patient, patient’s response to anesthesia and vital signs during surgery

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pathologist’s report

report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient

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discharge summary

comprehensive outline of patient’s entire hospital stay; includes condition at time of admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments and patient’s response, final diagnosis, and follow-up plans

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Chemical name

Describes the molecular structure of a drug

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Generic name

the official name of a drug (Ibuprofen)

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Brand name

proprietary name or trademark name of a drug (Advil)

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muscular, epithelial, connective, nervous

tissue types

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skeletal muscle

muscular tissue subtype that connects muscle to bone; voluntary movement

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smooth muscle

muscular tissue subtype that surrounds internal organs; involuntary movement

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cardiac muscle

muscular tissue subtype that pumps the hear; involuntary movement

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connective tissue

cartilage and tendons are an example of what tissue type

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neurons

nervous tissue is composed of

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epithelial tissue

lines internal organs and serves as a covering for the skin

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sagittal plane

divides body into right and left portions

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frontal plane

divides body into front and back halves

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transverse plane

divides body into top and bottom

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skin

largest organ of the body

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protecting, hosing nerve receptors, secreting fluids, regulate body temp

purpose of skin

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sweat and sebaceous

two types of skin glands

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epidermis

skin layer composed of stratified squamous epithelium cells, no blood supply, no connective tissue

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melanocytes

special cells that produce the black pigment melanin

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dermis

another name for the corium, middle layer of skin, means “true skin”, has excellent blood supply, composed of connective tissue and collagen fibers

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subcutaneous layer

a continuous layer of fat that separates the dermis from deeper tissue, composed of lipocytes, acts as insulation

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epidermal

pertaining to above skin

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hypodermic

pertaining to below skin

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intradermal

pertaining to within skin

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dermal

pertaining to skin

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hyperhidrosis

abnormal condition of excessive sweat

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anhidrosis

abnormal condition of no sweat

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erythroderma

condition of having reddened or flushed skin

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melanoderma

increased skin pigmentation

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leukoderma

having skin that appears white because normal skin pigment is absent

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erythroderma

red skin

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axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton

two division of the human skeleton

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head, neck, spin, chest, and trunk

axial skeleton includes the bones of what parts of the body

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pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, and lower extremities

appendicular skeleton contains bones from what parts of the body

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closed fracture

fracture in which there is no open skin wound; also called simple fracture

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colles’ fracture

common type of wrist fracture

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comminuted fracture

fracture in which bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many smaller pieces or fragments

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compound fracture

fracture in which bone has broken through skin; also called open fracture

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compression fracture

fracture involving loss of height of a vertebral body; may be result of trauma, but in older people, especially women, may be caused by condition like osteoporosis

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fracture, FX, Fx

broken bone

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greenstick fracture

fracture in which there is an incomplete break

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impacted fracture

fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other

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oblique fracture

fracture at an angle to bone

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pathologic fracture

fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone

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spiral fracture

fracture in which fracture line spirals around shaft of bone; can be caused by twisting injuring and is often slower to heal than other types of fractures

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stress fracture

slight fracture caused by repetitive, low-impact forces, like running

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transverse fracture

complete fracture that is straight across bone at right angles to long axis of bone

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abduction

movement away from midline of body

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adduction

movement toward midline of the body

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flexion

act of bending or being bent

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extension

movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition

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dorsiflexion

backward bending, as of hand or foot

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plantar flexion

bending sole of foot; pointing toes downward

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eversion

turning outward

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inversion

turning inward

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pronation

to turn downward or backward

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supination

turning the palm or food upward

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elevation

to raise body part

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depression

downward movement, opposite of elevation

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circumduction

movement in a circular direction from central point

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opposition

moving thumb away from palm

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rotation

moving around a central axis

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endocardium

inner layer of the heart lining the heart chambers

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myocardium

thick muscular middle layer of the heart

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epicardium

outer layer of the heart

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pericardium

the heart is enclosed within a double-layered pleural sac called?

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SA node

pacemaker, where the electrical impulses begin. Wave of electricity travels through the atria, causing them to contract

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arteries

large, thick-walled vessels that carry the blood away from the heart

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aorta

largest artery; carries oxygenate blood to all the body systems

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arterioles

smallest of the arteries; deliver blood to the capillaries

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capillaries

network of tiny blood vessels; allows diffusion of the oxygen and nutrients from the blood into the body tissues

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veins

carry blood back to the heart

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veins

do arteries of veins have thinner walls?

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superior and inferior vena cava

the two largest veins

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venules

smallest of veins

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angiitis

inflammation of vessel

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embolus

obstruction of blood vessel by blood clot that has broken off from thrombus

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infarct

area of tissue within an organ that is going through necrosis

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cardiomegaly

enlarged heart

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fibrillation

extremely serious arrythmia characterized by abnormal quivering

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aneurysm

weakness in wall of artery resulting in localized widening artery

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hypertension

high blood pressure

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phlebitis

inflammation of vein

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auscultation

listening to sounds by stethoscope

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angiogram

X-ray record of vessel taken during angiography

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electrocardiogram

record of procedure using ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures

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CABG

open heart surgery in which blood vessel from another location in body is grafted to route blood around blocked coronary artery

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CAD

insufficient blood supply to heart muscle due to obstruction of one or more coronary arteries

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CCU

coronary care unit

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CHF

condition of heart in which there is reduced outflow of blood from left side of heart because left ventricle myocardium has become too weak to efficiently pump blood

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