| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adventitious breth sounds | abnormal auscultated breath sounds such as wheezing and rhonchi |
| barrel chest | a chest with increased AP diameter, seen in emphysema |
| bronchophony | increased intensity and clarity of voice sounds heard over a bronchus surrounded by consolidated lung tissue, or the performance of the test |
| dyspnea | shortness of breath, a subjective difficulty or distress in breathing, usually associated with disease of the heart or lungs; occurs normally during intense physical exertion or at high altitude |
| egophony | a broken quality in voice sounds changing from the spoken 'e' to 'a', heard about the upper level of the fluid in association with cases of pleurisy with effusion, or the performance of the test |
| hemoptysis | the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes as a result of pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage |
| kyphosis | an abnormal exaggeration of the normal forward (flexion) curvature of the t-spine |
| orthopnea | discomfort in breathing that is brought on or aggravated by lying flat |
| pectus carinatum | flattening of the thorax on either side with forward projection of the sternum resembling the keel of a boat |
| pectus excavatum | a hollow at the lower part of the thorax caused by a backward displacement of the xiphoid cartilage |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| tactile fremitus | vibration palpated iwth the hand on the chest during vocal fremitus |
| whispered pectoriloquy | increase in the volume of voice sounds through consolidated lung tissue or the performance of the test |
| vesicular (normal breath sound) | sound heard over most of hte lung fields; low pitch; soft and short expirations |
| tubular (normal breath sound) | sound heard only over trachea, high pitch; loud and long expirations, sometimes a bit longer than inspiration |
| bronchovesicular (normal breath sound0 | sound heard over main broncus area and over upper right posterior lung field; medium pitch; expiration equals inspiration |
| galactorrhea | a flow of milk from the breasts other than normal lactation |
| gynecomastia | excessive development of hte male mammary glands, mild form may occur in normal adolescents |
| lactation | production of milk |
| mastitis | inflammation of the breast |
| mastodynia | pain in the breask |
| thelarche | the beginning of development of hte breasts in the femal |
| AP | s.a.-- anterior-posterior |
| COPD | s.a.-- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CTA | s.a.-- clear to auscultation |
| CTAB | s.a.-- cleart to auscultation bilaterally |
| DOE | s.a.-- dyspnea on exertion |
| LLL | s.a.--left lower lobe |
| LRI | s.a.-- lower respiratory infection |
| LUL | s.a.-- left upper lob |
| RLL | s.a.--Right lower lobe |
| RML | s.a.-- right middle lobe |
| RUL | s.a.-- right upper lobe |
| SOB | s.a.-- short of breath |
| URI | s.a.-- upper respiratory infection |
| aneurysm | circumscribed dilation of an artery in direct communication with the lumen, usually due to an acquired or congenital weakness of the wall of the artery |
| anorexia | diminished appetite; aversion to food |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| constipation | condition in which bowel movements are infrequent or incomplete. often defined as less than three bowel movements per week |
| dyschezia | difficulty in defecation |
| dyspepsia | impaired gastric function or 'upset stomach' due to some stomach disorder; characterized by epigastric pain, burning, nausea, and gaseous eructation |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| fistula | an abnormal passage from one epithelialized surface to another, either congeital, caused by disease or injury, or created surgically |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hematochezia | passage of red, bloody stools |
| icterus | jaundice |
| jaundice | a yellowish staining of the integument, sclerae, and deeper tissues and of the excretions with bile pigments, which are increased in plasma |
| Kehr sign | pain referred to the left shoulder, due to peritoneal irritation from blood or other irritants |
| melena | passage of black, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the intestinal environment |
| striae | a form of scarring on the skin with a silvery white or purple hue. they are caused by tearing of the dermis |
| Abd | s.a.--abdomen |
| CVA (tenderness) | s.a.--costovertebral angle |
| GI | s.a.--gastrointestinal |
| IBS | s.a.--irritable bowel syndrome |
| IBD | s.a.--inflammatory bowel disease |
| BS | s.a.-- bowel sounds |
| BS posx4Q | s.a. bowel sounds postive in all four quadrants |
| HSM | s.a.-- hepato-splenomegally |
| LLQ, LUQ, RLQ, RUQ | s.a. -- quadrants (R/L, upper/lower) |
| NVD | s.a-- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea |
| PUD | s.a.--peptic ulcer disease |
| ankylosing spondylitis | arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis, that may progress to bony ankylosis with lipping of vertebral margins |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint or a state characterized by inflammation of joints |
| arthropathy | any disease affecting a joint |
| arthrosis | degenerative disorder of a joint |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| crepitus | a clinical sign characterized by a peculiar crackling, crinkly, or grating feeling or sound under the skin, around hte lungs, or in joints. |
| kyphosis | an abnormal exaggeration of the normal forward (flexion) curvatture of the the thoracic spine |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column. |
| tendonitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| tenosynovitis | inflammation of a tendon and its enveloping sheath |
| ROM | s.a--- range of motion |
| Fx | s.a.--- fracture |
| LE | s.a.---lower extremities |
| MVA | s.a.--- motor vehicle accident |
| UE | s.a.--upper extremity |
| angina | sever, often constricting pain; caused by reduced arterial blood to the mycardium, which reduces oxygen supplied to the myocardial cells; causes injury and ischemia and hte sharp precordial pain directly related to cardiac ischemia; |
| arrhythmia | loos of rhythm; denoting especially an irregularity of the heart beat |
| bradycardia | slowness of hte heartbeat, usually a rate less than 60 beats per minute |
| bruit | a harsh or musical intermittent auscultory sound, especially an abnormal one |
| edema | an accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities |
| embolism | obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by an embolus |
| orthopnea | discomfort in breathing that is brouht on or aggravated by lying flat |
| palpitations | forcible or irregular pulsation of hte heart, perceptible to the patient, usually with an increase in frequency or force, with or without irregularity in rhythm |
| phlebitis | inflammaiton of a vein |
| syncope | loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished crebral blood flow |
| tachycardia | rapid beating of the heart, conventionally applied to rates over 100 bpm |
| thrombophlebitis | venous inflammation with thrombus formation |
| thrombus | a clot in the cardiovascular system formed during life from constituents of blood; it may be occlusive or attached to the vessel or heart wall without obstructing the lumen |
| BP | s.a.-- blood pressure |
| CAD | s.a.---coronary artery disease |
| CHF | s.a.--congestive heart failure |
| CV | s.a.--- cardiovascular |
| CVP | s.a.-- central venous pressure |
| DOE | s.a.--dyspnea on exertion |
| ICS | s.a.--intercostal space |
| M | s.a.--murmur |
| MI | s.a.--myocardial infarction |
| MCL | s.a.--midclavicular line |
| NSR | s.a.--normal sinus rhythm |
| PMI | s.a.--pointo f maxiumum impulse/intensity |
| PND | s.a.-- paroxysmal noturnal dyspnea |
| RRR | s.a.---regular rate and rhythm |
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