| A | B |
|---|
| exophthalmos | abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
| Retinopathy | disorders of the retina including some that cause blindness |
| Glycosuria | presence of glucose in the urine |
| Syncope | fainting |
| Ketoacidosis | Acidosis due to excess ketones produced by poor carbohydrate metabolism |
| Hypoglycemia | abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood |
| Paresthesia | sensation of pricking, tingling or numbness |
| Polydipsia | excessive or abnormal thirst |
| Polyphagia | excessive hunger |
| Polyuria | excessive urine production |
| Diabetes Insipidus | insufficient secretion of vasopressin |
| Neuropathic | Damage to nerves that results from metabolic/vascular derangements |
| Aneurysm | an abnormal blood-filled dilatation of a blood vessel |
| Gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| Pericardiocentesis | surgical puncture of the pericardium especially to aspirate pericardial fluid |
| Arrhythmia | alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat |
| Bruit | abnormal sounds heard on auscultation |
| Purpura | hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration |
| Claudication | cramping pain and weakness in the legs on walking that disappears after rest and is usually associated with inadequate blood supply to the muscles |
| Thrombocytopenia | decrease in the number of blood platelets |
| Embolus | abnormal particle circulating in the blood |
| mitral regurgitation | backward flow of blood into the atrium due to mitral valve insufficiency |
| Thromboendarterectomy | surgical excision of a thrombus from an artery |
| Fibrillation | very rapid irregular contractions of the muscle fibers of the heart |
| Orthopnea | difficulty in breathing when lying down |
| Tinnitus | Ringing in the ears |
| Congestion | an excessive accumulation especially of blood or mucus |
| Shock | profound depression of the vital processes of the body |
| Infarction | an area of necrosis in a tissue or organ resulting from obstruction of the local circulation |
| Koilonychia | abnormal thinness and concavity of fingernails |
| Leukopenia | the number of white blood cells circulating in the blood is abnormally low |
| Thrombus | a clot of blood formed within a blood vessel |
| Hemoptysis | coughing up blood |
| Clubbing | enlarged terminal phalanx of finger due to COPD |
| atelectasis | collapsed lung |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| hypoxia | decreased oxygen concentration in body tissues |
| pleurisy | inflammation of the lining surrounding the lungs |
| flail chest | inability to move chest wall due to multiple rib fractures |
| pneumothorax | air enters chest cavity through hole in chest wall causing the lung to collapse |
| cyanosis | bluish tinge to skin and mucus membranes |
| aspiration pneumonia | inflammation of lungs caused by inhaling gastric contents, food or liquids |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| auscultation | listening with a stethescope |
| stridor | high pitched sound heard during inspiration |
