CARD #1ACTIVE RECALL
Q: Define 'Dyspnea'.
A: Difficult, labored, or uncomfortable breathing; shortness of breath.
💡 Common symptom in asthma, pneumonia, or heart failure.
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Define 'Dyspnea'.
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Difficult, labored, or uncomfortable breathing; shortness of breath.
💡 Common symptom in asthma, pneumonia, or heart failure.
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CARD #2ACTIVE RECALL
Q: What does the prefix 'Brady-' and suffix '-cardia' mean?
A: 'Brady-' means slow; '-cardia' means heart. Bradycardia refers to a slow heart rate (typically below 60 bpm).
💡 Opposite of Tachycardia (fast heart rate).
CARD #3ACTIVE RECALL
Q: Explain 'Myocardial Infarction'.
A: Commonly known as a heart attack, it occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to a part of the heart muscle, causing tissue damage.
💡 Often caused by complete occlusion of a coronary artery.
CARD #4ACTIVE RECALL
Q: What is the difference between 'Lateral' and 'Medial' in anatomy?
A: Medial means toward the midline of the body; Lateral means away from the midline, toward the outer sides.
💡 Example: The nose is medial to the eyes; the ears are lateral.
CARD #5ACTIVE RECALL
Q: What does 'Homeostasis' refer to?
A: The state of steady internal, physical, and chemical conditions maintained by living systems despite external changes.
💡 Involves feedback loops regulating temperature, pH, etc.
CARD #6ACTIVE RECALL
Q: Define 'Triad of Virchow'.
A: Three factors contributing to thrombosis: 1. Endothelial damage, 2. Stasis or turbulence of blood flow, and 3. Hypercoagulability.
💡 Key diagnostic concept for deep vein thrombosis.
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