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turgor Test for dehydration, pinch back of hand it it stays up it is positive edema swelling 00:00 01:27 Pressure ulcer " decubitus" erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on bony prominence Contusion Bruise, soft tissue damage resulting in pain, ecchymosis, s...

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PTAP 1300: EXAM 2
turgor - Answer Test for dehydration, pinch back of hand it it stays up it is positive

edema - Answer swelling

Pressure ulcer - Answer " decubitus" erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure
on bony prominence

Contusion - Answer Bruise, soft tissue damage resulting in pain, ecchymosis, swelling

laceration - Answer a cut, tear

squamous cell carcinoma - Answer Cancer caused by an uncontrolled growth of
abnormal squamous cells.

Melanoma - Answer The most serious form of skin cancer

Osteosarcoma - Answer cancer of the bone

BPH - Answer benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy

episiotomy - Answer surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so
facilitate delivery during childbirth

C-section - Answer cesarean section; surgical procedure in which abdomen & uterus
are incised, baby delivered transabdomenally

episiorrhaphy - Answer suturing of (a tear in) the vulva

laparoscopy - Answer visual examination of the abdominal cavity using an endoscope

bronchography - Answer x-ray imaging of the bronchi

pneumonography - Answer x-ray of the lung

induration - Answer Act of hardening; a specific area of hardened tissue

diaphoresis - Answer excessive sweating

abrasion - Answer a wearing away or rubbing away by friction, a scrape

actinic keratosis - Answer a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun-damaged skin

dyspnea - Answer difficulty breathing

Tachypnea - Answer rapid breathing

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amniocentesis - Answer needle puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid
for analysis

thoracocentesis - Answer surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity

thoracotomy - Answer incision into the chest cavity

hemothorax - Answer a collection of blood in the pleural cavity

hemoptysis - Answer coughing up blood

pneumothorax - Answer air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or
chest wall.

incentive spirometer - Answer Medical device used to help patients improve the
functioning of th her lungs

atelectasis - Answer collapsed lung

alopecia - Answer baldness in areas where hair usually grows, caused by stress

hyperplasia - Answer the enlargement of an organ or tissue because of an abnormal
increase in the number of cells in the tissues

MRSA - Answer Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; an infectious disease
caused by a pathogen that is resistant to many antibiotics

hyperventilation - Answer the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths

scabies - Answer contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

shingles - Answer viral disease that affects the peripheral nerves and causes blisters on
the skin that follow the course of the affected nerves

Ringworm - Answer a contagious skin disease caused by a fungus

pulmonary embolism (PE) - Answer Blocking of a pulmonary artery due to a blood clot

pulmonary edema - Answer accumulation of fluid in the lungs

erythema - Answer redness of the skin due to capillary dilation

cyanosis - Answer bluish discoloration of the skin which is a sign of hypoxia

ecchymosis - Answer bruise

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