COMPOUND FRACTURE
is a bone fracture with a piece of the bone protruding through the skin.
ESTROGEN
is the hormone most closely related with osteoporosis.
KYPHOSIS .
is another name for humpback
OSTEITIS DEFORMANS
is a chronic skeletal disease characterized by an initial phase marked by a high rate of bone turnover.
What is the treatment for gout?
BED REST, ANALGESICS, LOW-PURINE DIET, IMMOBILIZATION OF THE AFFECTED PART , LOCAL APPLICATION OF HEAT AND COLD.
What is the treatment for a sprain or a strain?
BED REST AND ELEVATION OF THE AFFECTED PART.
What is ankylosis?
IMMOBILITY OF A JOINT.
BENIGN TUMOR.
is encapsulated and grows slowly
TALIPES VALGUS
is eversion of the foot.
Stages of cancer growth.
...DYSPLASIA, CARCINOMA IN SITU, METASTASIS.
Tumor that does not infiltrate surrounding tissue is
...ENCAPSULATED.
PALLIATIVE SURGERY
..is performed to sustain cancer clients and alleviate pain..
Another term for neoplasm.
...TUMOR
LEUKEMIAS
...is neoplasm that arises from the body's blood-forming within the bone marrow.
Early warning signs of cancer.
CHANGE IN BOWEL/BLADDER HABITS, SORE THAT DOESN'T HEAL, UNUSUAL BLEEDING OR DISCHARGE, LUMP IN THE BREAST OR ELSEWHERE, CHANGES IN A WART/MOLE, PRESISTENT COUGH OR HOARSENESS.
Etiology of cerebral palsy.
...DAMAGE OCCURING DURING BIRTH, MATERNAL RUBELLA, DIABETES, ANOXIA, OR TOXEMIA.
Classifications of hydrocephalus.
...COMMUNICATING AND NON-COMMUNICATING
Surgical treatment of hydrocephalus. .
...SHUNT TO DRAIN EXCESS FLUID INTO VENOUS CIRCULATION
Characterizations of hirschsprung's disease.
...OBSTRUCTION AND DILATION OF THE COLON
Complications of cystic fibrosis.
... SHOCK ARRHYTHMIAS, PNEUMONIA, EMPHYSEMA, MALNUTRITION, AND ATELECTASIS.
Diagnosis of hirchsprung's disease.
...RECTAL BIOPSY FOR THE ABSENCE OF SPECIALIZED CELLS IN THE COLORECTAL WALL.
Another name for hirschsprung's disease.
...CONGENITAL AGANGLIONIC MEGACOLON.
Diagnostic procedures for hydrocephalus.
... MRI AND CT
Tetralogy of fallot abnormalities.
...PULMONARY STENOSIS, VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT, DEXTROPOSITON OF THE AORTA, RIGHT VENTRECULAR HYPERTROPHY.
Cryptorchidism treatment.
...SURGERY
Another name for cva.
...BRAIN ATTACK, STROKE
Cause of cva.
...EMBOLUS, THROMBUS, OR HEMMORRHAGE.
What is cva?
... SUDDEN IMPAIRMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND SUBSEQUENT PARALYSIS.
What is the cause of cerebral contusion?
... BLOW TO THE SKULL CAUSING THE BRAIN TO TWIST AND SLIDE ALONG THE SURFACE OF THE SKULL.
Protective measure's for bell's palsy. .
...PROTECT THE AFFECTED FACE AND EYE FROM TRAUMA, WIND AND TEMPERATURE CHANGES
Mass of blood formed between the skull and the dura meter is called
.... EPIDURAL HEMATOMA.
Prevention of epilepsy.
...AVOIDANCE OF HEAD INJURY AND PROMPT TREATMENT OF BRAIN INFECTIONS.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
...is a chronic autoimmune nervous system disease that destroys the myelin sheath.
GIANTISM AND ACROMEGALY
...are two diseases due to the hyperfunction of the pituitary hormones.
LITTLE STROKES" is another name for what?
...TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS.
Symptoms of cushing's syndrome.
...MOON-SHAPED FACE WITH ACNE.
DIABETES INSIPIDUS
... is an endocrine disease caused by insufficient secretion of vasopressin.
CRETINISM
...hypothyroidism appearing as a congenital condition.
What is paraesthesia? .
...SENSATION OF NUMBNESS PRICKLING OR TINGLING
NAME FOR EXCESSIVE THRIST?
...POLYDIPSIA
MOST COMMON ACUTE COMPLICAITONS OF DIABETES MELLITIS?
...DIABETIC COMA AND INSULIN SHOCK.
predisposing factor for testivular cancer
crypto orchidism...
Chronic fatigue syndrome
-- unknown etiology characterized by persistent, relapsing exhaustion
Decreased immunity and degenerative conditions
- factors influencing the disease process in the elderly
Diphtheria
- a disease cause by bacteria
German measles
- rubella
Predisposing factor -
may make a person more susceptible to disease; might be age, sex hereditary, or environment; includes lifestyle
Charecteristerics of hereditary disease -
may go undetected until adolescence or adulthood; are caused by a person's genetic makeup
Signs of inflammation
- redness, heat, pain, swelling, and loss of function
Idiopathic
- has no known cause
Iatrogenic
- is caused by medical treatment
Rule of nine is used to assess the extent /severity of
- burns
How is influenza spread -
respiratory droplets objects contaminated with discharge or air droplets from a cough or sneeze
Symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome -
muscle weakness, myalgia, photophoia, forgetfulness, sleep disturbances, and transient visual scotomata
Vaccine
- suspension of living infectious agents and a solution of toxins from microorganisms
Pneumocystis jiroveci -
most common pulmonary infection associated with aids
silent STD
chlamydial infections...
warts
benign, circumscribe, elevated skin lesions from hypertrophy of the epidermis
Psoriasis -
inflammatory disease marked by discrete pink or red lesions with a characteristic silvery scaling
Etiologic factors of urticaria -
insect bites certain foods, inhalants, heat cold, sunlight
Scleroderma
- progressive, chronic, systemic disease of the skin exhibiting Raynaud's phenomenon
Best prevention contact dermatitis
- avoidance of known irritants
Cause of cold sores and fever blisters
- herpes simplex virus type 1
What the snellen chart is used for
-- screening for eye disorders
Signs and symptoms of corneal abrasions
- pain redness and tearing
Glaucoma
- condition in which accumulative fluid pressure within the eye damages the retina and opti nerve
Causes of eye inflammation -
viruses, bacteria, irritation from heat or chemicals, exposure to ultraviolet light
Result of retinal detachment -
a hole in the retina, fluid accumulation, complete or partial separation of the retina
Describes external otitis -
pruritis and pain
Strabismus
- eyes turn inward, outward, or crossed
symptoms of neurogenic bladder
mild to sever urinary incontinence...
5- 15 YEARS OLD --
AT WHAT AGE IS RHEUMATIC FEVER USUALL Y FOUND
Causes myocarditis
-- bacteria, viruses, chronic alcoholism, rheumatic fever
What is an aneurysm
-- local dilation of an artery or chamber of the heart due to weakening of its walls
ECG -
diagnostic test for myocarditis
Vague signs and symptoms of hypertension
-- tinnitus light-headedness, nocturia, fatigue, palpitations
Signs and symptoms of myocardial infarction in women
- fatigue , nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath
What might a physical exam for polycystic kidney disease reveal
- enlarged kidneys and hypertension
What is incontinence -
inability to control urination
What are common symptoms of urinary diseases -
changeschanges in urinary patterns, pain, fever, nausea, malaise, fatigue, lethargy
Polycystic kidney disease
- most common hereditary disease in the US
Polycystic kidney disease -
causes multiple fluid-filled cysts in the renal tubes
Severe proteinuria
- characterized by hypoalbuminemia
Test included in a urinalysis
- specific gravity, pH, presence of blood protein, sugar and ketone
What does microscopic exam of urine look for
-- presence of blood cells, casts, bacteria, and crystals
List of STD's
- gonorrhea, genital herpes, genital warts, syphilis, trichomoniasis, chlamydial infections
Endometriosis
-- appearance and growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus
Where does the endometrial tissue appear
-- anywhere in the body
Causes of pelvic inflammatory disease -
- infection during parturition, STDs iatrogenic
What is preeclampsia
- hypertension, edema, and proteinuria
What is placenta previa -
placenta implanted abnormally low in the uterus
AUSES OF ACUTE HERPETIC STOMATITIS
-- herpes simplex type 1
What results in GERD
- prolonged acidity in the esophagus
Irritable bowel syndrome --
most frequently occurring gastrointestinal disorder
Definitive method of diagnosing chron's disease
- biopsy of the affected site
Infantile colic
-- paroxysmal abdominal pain or cramping in infancy
Cause of aphthous stomatitis
- unknown
Pancreatitis causes what
-- autodigestive process in the accessory gland
Cause of infectious mononucleosis
- Epstein-barr virus
Two main causes of pneumonia
- viruses and bacteria
Characteristics of sudden infant death syndrome -
occurs in apparently health infants more frequently in premature infant boys, winter, during sleep
Origination of pulmonary embolism
- pelvic or deep lower-extremity veins
Pulmonary TB
- slowly developing bacterial lung infection characterized by progressive necrosis of lung tissue
Pleural effusion --
excess fluid between parietal and visceral membranes enveloping the lungs
Atelectasis --
collapse or airless condition of all or part of a lung
Pulmonary edema -
disease/disorder that frequently occurs at night after the person has been lying down for awhile