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  • What is the condition Difficulty breathing on a permanent or semi-permanent basis?
    Asthma
  • What’s the condition When a patient has trouble remembering things?
    Amnesia
  • What part of the body connects the leg to the foot?
    Ankle
  • What’s the symptom When you feel cold/shivers when you shouldn’t?
    Chills
  • What is the formal/professional Word for “throw up”?
    Vomit
  • What’s the condition when bacteria or viruses enter and attack the body that aren’t normally there?
    Infection
  • What is a painful feeling in the throat called?
    sore throat
  • What’s the disease When people have too much sugar (glucose) in their blood?
    Diabetes
  • What is the word for when a group of spots on the skin that develops as a reaction to something?
    Rash
  • What's the illness called when the blood supply to the brain is stopped or interrupted?
    stroke
  • What is a body temperature above the normal temperature called?
    Fever
  • What is the consistency in beats at which blood flows through the body?
    Pulse
  • What’s the symptom called when you have excessive internal fluids come through the nostrils?
    Runny nose
  • What's the condition called when you have common symptoms like a fever, muscles aches and congestion (it's more serious than a cold)?
    flu
  • What's it called when your head hurts?
    headache
  • What’s the condition when you can’t eat or touch a certain item because your body will react badly (for example: milk, nuts, or certain lotions)?
    Allergies
  • What's the condition called where the common symptoms are coughing, a sore throat, and a runny nose? (but no body aches and no fever)
    cold
  • What is a normal/average blood pressure reading? (What are the numbers?)
    120/80
  • What body part connects the hand to the arm?
    Wrist
  • What's the condition when the heart has trouble working properly because of the flow of the blood is reduced or blocked?
    heart attack
  • What's the condition called when it's difficult to move your joints or certain muscles?
    arthritis
  • What’s it called when When you lose consciousness for a short period of time?
    Faint or pass out