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19 Cards in this Set
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Appendicitis
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Inflamation of the Appendix
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Cholecystitis
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Inflammation of the Gall Bladder
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Cystitis
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Inflammation of the Bladder
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Diverticulitis
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Bulging out of intestinal rings in small pockets of weak areas in the muscle walls. Creates Abdominal pain.
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Peritonits
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Inflammation of the Peritoneum. Membrane lining the abdominal cavity.
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Referred Pain
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Pain felt in an area of the body other than the area that was the cause of pain is located.
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Allergic Reaction
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The body's exaggerated immune response to an internal or surface agent
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Aphasia
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The inability to understand and/or produce speech
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Anaphylaxis
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Anaphylactic Shock. Extreme Life threatening systemic allergic reaction that may include shock and respiretory failure
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Dysarthria
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Slurred Speach
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Envenomation
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The act of injecting venom.
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Febrile Seizure
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Seizures that result from sudden high fevers, particularly in children.
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Generalized Seizure
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A seizure characterized by severe twitching of all the body's muscles that may last several minutes or more. formerly known as a grand mal seizure.
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Hemiparesis
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Weakness on one side of the body
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Hemmorhagic stroke
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ONe of the two main types of stroke, occurs as a result of bleeding inside the brain.
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Hypoglycemia
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A condition characterized by a low blood glucose level.
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Uticaria
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Hives: Small spots of generalized itching and or burning that appear as multiple raised areas on the skin.
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Wheal
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A raised swollen well defined area on the skin resulting from an insect bite or allergic reaction
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Urinary Tract Infection
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UTI. Infections, usually of the lower urinary tract which occur when normal flora bacteria enter the urethra and grow.
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