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Medical Terms - Attention span decreased
Inability to concentrate selectively on a task while disregarding irrelevant stimuli. Anxiety, emotional distress, and any disorder of the central nervous system may diminish attention span.
Inability to concentrate selectively on a task while disregarding irrelevant stimuli. Anxiety, emotional distress, and any disorder of the central nervous system may diminish attention span.
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Medical Terms - Atrophy
Atrophy is the reduction in size or quantity of cells, leading to the shrinkage or degeneration of a tissue or organ. The etiology may be physiological, evident in atrophy of the ovary, brain, and skin, or pathological, as observed in atrophy frequently linked to neurological illnesses or abnormalities of the spleen, liver, and thyroid. This symptom is typically identified through inspection and palpation methods.
Atrophy is the reduction in size or quantity of cells, leading to the shrinkage or degeneration of a tissue or organ. The etiology may be physiological, evident in atrophy of the ovary, brain, and skin, or pathological, as observed in atrophy frequently linked to neurological illnesses or abnormalities of the spleen, liver, and thyroid. This symptom is typically identified through inspection and palpation methods.
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Medical Terms - Asynergy
Disrupted coordination of muscles or organs that typically operate in unison. This extrapyramidal ailment arises from dysfunctions of the basal ganglia and cerebellum.
Disrupted coordination of muscles or organs that typically operate in unison. This extrapyramidal ailment arises from dysfunctions of the basal ganglia and cerebellum.
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Medical Terms - Barlow's sign
A sign of congenital hip dislocation identified within the initial 6 weeks of life. To elicit this sign, position the newborn supine with the hips flexed at 90 degrees and the knees fully flexed. Position your palm over the infant's knee, placing your thumb in the femoral triangle adjacent to the lesser trochanter and your index finger over the larger trochanter. Position the hip in midabduction while applying gentle posterior and lateral pressure with your thumb and posterior and medial pressure with your palm. Upon detecting a click of the femoral head as it dislocates along the posterior rim of the acetabular socket, you have elicited this indication.
A sign of congenital hip dislocation identified within the initial 6 weeks of life. To elicit this sign, position the newborn supine with the hips flexed at 90 degrees and the knees fully flexed. Position your palm over the infant's knee, placing your thumb in the femoral triangle adjacent to the lesser trochanter and your index finger over the larger trochanter. Position the hip in midabduction while applying gentle posterior and lateral pressure with your thumb and posterior and medial pressure with your palm. Upon detecting a click of the femoral head as it dislocates along the posterior rim of the acetabular socket, you have elicited this indication.
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Medical Terms – Ballet Sign
Sign of ballet Ophthalmoplegia, or the paralysis of the extraocular muscles. The patient exhibits an absence of voluntary eye movement control, however demonstrates typical reflexive movements and pupillary light reflexes. This indication signifies thyrotoxicosis.
Sign of ballet Ophthalmoplegia, or the paralysis of the extraocular muscles. The patient exhibits an absence of voluntary eye movement control, however demonstrates typical reflexive movements and pupillary light reflexes. This indication signifies thyrotoxicosis.
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Medical Terms-Ballance's sign
A stationary lump or region of dullness identified through palpation and percussion in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. This may suggest the presence of a subcapsular or extracapsular hematoma subsequent to splenic rupture.
A stationary lump or region of dullness identified through palpation and percussion in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. This may suggest the presence of a subcapsular or extracapsular hematoma subsequent to splenic rupture.
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Medical Terms – Aaron’s Sign
Aaron's Sign- Chest or abdominal pain (precordial or epigastric) provoked by the application of moderate yet progressively increasing pressure on McBurney’s point. A positive indicator signifies appendicitis.
Aaron's Sign- Chest or abdominal pain (precordial or epigastric) provoked by the application of moderate yet progressively increasing pressure on McBurney’s point. A positive indicator signifies appendicitis.
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Medical Terms -Arthralgia
Articular discomfort. This symptom may lack pathological significance or may signify illnesses such as arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus.
Articular discomfort. This symptom may lack pathological significance or may signify illnesses such as arthritis or systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Medical Terms -Argyll-Robertson Pupil
A diminutive, irregular pupil that constricts appropriately during accommodation for near vision but inadequately or not at all in reaction to light. The response to mydriatics is inadequate or nonexistent. This condition can be unilateral, bilateral, or asymmetrical, and is most frequently a consequence of persistent syphilitic meningitis or other manifestations of late syphilis.
A diminutive, irregular pupil that constricts appropriately during accommodation for near vision but inadequately or not at all in reaction to light. The response to mydriatics is inadequate or nonexistent. This condition can be unilateral, bilateral, or asymmetrical, and is most frequently a consequence of persistent syphilitic meningitis or other manifestations of late syphilis.
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Medical Terms - Aphonia
Inability to articulate phonemes. This symptom may arise from excessive vocal cord usage, laryngeal or laryngeal nerve abnormalities, psychiatric conditions, or muscle spasms.
Inability to articulate phonemes. This symptom may arise from excessive vocal cord usage, laryngeal or laryngeal nerve abnormalities, psychiatric conditions, or muscle spasms.
