Scabies
Skin caused by a tin mite that burrows under the skin, contagious.
Shingles
skin condition caused by varicella-zoster virus.
Wound
A type of injury to the skin.
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Inflammation
Swelling
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints
Autoimmune
The immune system causes the disease
Osteoarthritis
Arthritis that occurs with aging or as a result of an injury.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthritis that affects people of all ages, autoimmune.
Osteoporosis
Disease where osteoclasts outnumber osteoblasts.
Porous Bone
Closed Fracture
A fracture that does not break the skin
Open Fracture
A fracture that does break the skin
Partial Weight Bearing
(PWB) Resident can support some weight on both legs.
Non Weight Bearing
(NWB) Resident cannot bear any weight on his or her legs.
Full Weight Bearing
(FWB) Resident can bear 100% of weight on one or both legs.
Prosthesis
A device that replaces a body part that is missing or deformed.
Muscular Dystrophy
A progressive disease that causes wasting of the muscles.
Amputation
The removal of some or all of a body part.
Phantom Sensation
Feeling pain in a body part that does not exist.
Parkinsons Disease
A progressive disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate, causes dopamine shortages and affects the muscular system.
Multiple Sclerosis
A progressive disease that affects the central nervous system. Causes myelin sheaths to degenerate.
Paraplegia
Paralysis from the waist down.
Quadriplegia
Paralysis from the neck down.
Epilepsy
A disease that causes seizures
Cataract
Cloudy lens in the eye.
Glaucoma
Disease caused by increased eye pressure
Atherosclerosis
Hardening of the Arteries
Angia Pectoris
Chest pain
Nitroglycerin
Medication given under the tongue for chest pain.
Congestive Heart Failure
Occurs when hearth fails to pump correctly and causes blood to back up in the heart.
Peripheral Vascular Disease
A disease in which the extremities do not receive enough circulation.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) a chronic lung disease. Causes patient to have trouble breathing.
Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi, a form of COPD
Emphysema
A chronic disease of the lungs and form of COPD that is caused by chronic bronchitis or smoking.
Pneumonia
Caused by having something foreign beside clean air in the lungs, ie bacteria, water, dust.
Athsma
Chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs set off by
triggers
Bronchiectasis
a condition in which the bronchi are abnormally large.
Upper respiratory infection.
(URI) Sinus infection
Diabetes Mellitus
A disease in which the pancreas fails to properly use or create insulin.
Insulin
A hormone that allows the body to control how much sugar cells metabolize.
Glucose
Sugar
Type 1 Diabetes
Diagnosed in children and young adults. Body does not produce enough insulin. Treated with insulin and a special diet, genetic.
Type 2 Diabetes
Adult onset diabetes, occurs in adults, the body does not use, or create insulin properly. Caused by a bad diet, can be controlled with diet and oral medications.
Pre-Diabetes
Occurs when a person's blood sugar levels are above normal but not enough to be diabetic. It is a sign that the person will have diabetes in the future.
Gestational Diabetes
Diabetes caused by pregnancy.
Hyperthyroidism
Thyroid secretes too much thyroid hormone, causing fast metabolism.
Hypothyroidism
thyroid fails to secrete enough hormone and results in excessive weight gain.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Veneral diseases (STDs) diseases passed through contact with a person's mucous membranes.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
(STIs) A veneral disease that shows no symptoms but is contagious after it infects the host.
Chlamydia
Std caused by organisms living in the mucus membrane of a reproductive organ.
Syphilis
Std that can be treated in early stages but can cause brain damage if left untreated. Can cause serious birth defects.
Chancres
Open sores that form on the penis after infection with syphilis
Gonorrhea
Std that can be treated with antibiotis, easier to detect in men than women. If untreated can cause sterility, caused by bacteria.
Herpes Simplex 2
Genital herpes, a virus that causes warts and ovarian cancer. cannot be cured but can be controlled.
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Noncancerous overgrowth of the prostate, can cause difficulty with urination.
Vaginitis
Inflammation of the Vagina
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS) caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. A syndrome in which the HIV virus attacks helper t cells and causes the immune system to fail, causing the host to be susceptible to secondary infections.
AIDS Dementia Complex
Damage to the central nervous system due to AIDS that causes memory loss, poor coordination, paralysis and confusion.
Kapsoi's Sarcoma
A cancer found commonly in patients with aids due to the fact that the immune system can no longer attack deficient cells.
Opportunistic Infection
Infections that invade the body when the immune system is weak.
Neuropathy
Numbness or tingling in the feet and legs.
Tumor
A buildup of deficient cells in the body
Benign Tumors
Non cancerous tumors that usually grow slowly in local areas.
Malignant Tumors
Cancerous tumors that grow rapidly and invade other areas of the body