The etiology of aplastic anemia is
Bone marrow failure
The most common etiology of dementia in the United States is
Alzheimer's disease
Dr Jones ordered a CEA test for Mr Logan, a 67 year old African male patient Dr Jones may be considering a diagnosis of
Cancer
What is a CEA test
The carcino-embryonic antigen (CEA) test measures the amount of this protein that may appear in the blood of some people who have certain kinds of cancers,
CEA
Carcino-Embryonic Antigen
What is etiology
The cause or set of causes of a disease or condition.
The prevention of illness through vaccination occurs due to the formation of
Memory cells
Genital warts are caused by what virus
HPV-Human Papillomavirus-DNA virus
A patients history includes the following documentation:
Small ulcers/chancres appear on the genitalia
and resolved after four to six weeks.
Elevated temperature, skin rash, and enlarged lymph nodes.
Which procedure will be used to initially diagnose the
Serology Test
A lab test from a sample of blood serum, the clear liquid that separates from the blood when it is allowed to clot. The purpose the test is to
detect serum antibodies
or antibody-like substances that appear specifically in association with c
Which of the following cells produce histamine in a type I hypersensitivity reaction?
Mast Cells
What is a Mast Cell?
Cells filled with basophil granules, found in numbers in connective tissue, that release histamine and other substances during inflammatory and allergic reactions.
What cells produces antibodies
Plasma cells
What conditions are a predisposing risk associated with Essential Hypertension
Age
Cigarette smoking
Obesity
What is Essential Hypertension?
High blood pressure that does not have a known cause.
Blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls as your heart pumps blood through your body. Hypertension occurs when the force of blood is too strong.
A patient, who is HIV positive, has raised red or purple lesions, appearing on the skin, in the mouth, or anywhere on the body.
What is the stage of his disease process in todays terminology?
AIDS
What is AIDS-
Acquired Immune Deficiency
A disease in which there is a severe loss of the body's cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy
Types of conditions that fall under COPD-
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Chronic bronchitis
Emphysema
Smoking
(NOT pneumonia)
What is
COPD
(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
is one of the most common lung diseases. Having COPD makes it hard to breathe. Two forms:
Chronic Bronchitis
�resulting from constantly inflamed and irritated airways in your lungs
Emphysema
�resulting from damage to small air sacs and airways in your lun
What is a lethal arrhythmia?
Ventricular Fibrillation
What is Arterial Fibrillation (AF)
The most common type of arrhythmia. It is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat. The heart can beat too fast, slow, or with irregular rhythm.
Disorganized electrical signals cause the
heart's upper chambers
to fibrillate. The BLOOD POOLS in t
What is Arterial Tachycardia (AT)
Is a condition that causes your heart to beat 100 to 300 times each minute. (normal heart rate at rest is 60 to 80). There is a problem with the heart's electrical system.
What is Bradycardia
Abnormally
SLOW heart rate (less than 60 BPM).
Bradycardia often starts in the sinus node.
What is Ventricular Fibrillation
The heart beats with
RAPID
, erratic electrical impulses causing ventricles to flutter/quiver stops the heart from pumping blood to other parts of the body. Fatal
What common drug is used to treat bipolar mood swings?
Lithium Carbonate
What is the vision-related pathology caused by diabetes?
Retinopathy
What is Retinopathy?
A disease of the retina that results in impairment or loss of vision
Penicillin is effective in the treatment of..
Lyme Disease
Strep Throat
Syphilis
What antibiotic is not effective in treating influenza?
Penicillin
what bacterium causes impetigo?
Streptococcus Pyogenes
What is Streptococcus Pyogenes
Is a spherical, Gram-positive bacterium, the cause of group A streptococcal infections.
How can impetigo be spread?
Thru autoinoculation (self implanting or self infection)-a cell transferred from on person to another.
What is a diagnostic test for Meningitis
Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis
What is Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection.
Marked by intense headache, fever, sensitivity to light, and muscular rigidity, leading (in severe cases) to convulsions, delirium, and death.
What is Meninges?
The three membranes:
Dura Mater
Arachnoid
Pia Mater
that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.
What disease is the malignancy of the lymphatic system?
Hodgkin's Disease
What is Aplastic Anemia
A condition in which the bone marrow does not make enough new blood cells.
What is Huntington's Disease
A hereditary disease of the
Cerebral Cortex
that includes muscle spasticity and mental impairment leading to dementia.
What is Lou Gehrig's Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) a disease of the
cells in the brain and spinal cord
that control voluntary muscle movement.
What is Bell's Palsy
The paralysis of the facial nerve (7th cranial nerve), causing muscular weakness in one side of the face
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome
A disorder that occurs when the body's
Immune/defense system mistakenly ATTACKS part of the Nervous system
, that leads to nerve inflammation that causes muscle weakness and paralysis of the limbs.
What bacterial disease is transmitted by way of a tick victor?
Lyme Disease
What is Legionnaires' Disease
A severe form of pneumonia �a lung inflammation cause by the bacterium legionella. From inhalation of the bacteria. Not person to person
What is tuberculosis?
An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs.
What stage is a necrosis extending down to the underlying fascia is the characteristic of a decubitus ulcer.
Stage three
What causes Scabies, a highly contagious condition that produces intense pruritus and rash?
Itch mites
Diuretics can be used for what type of conditions?
Congestive Heart Failure
Mitral Stenosis
Pulmonary Edema
What is Congestive Hear Failure?
A weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues.
What is Mitral Stenosis
A disorder in which the mitral valve does not fully open, which restricts the flow of blood.
What is Pulmonary Edema
An abnormal
buildup of fluid in the lungs
, that leads to shortness of breath. Often caused by congestive heart failure.
What are 3 examples of direct transmission of a disease?
Coughing or sneezing
Droplet spread
Physical contact
What is the most common type of skin cancer?
Basal cell carcinoma
What is Basal Cell Carcinoma?
A cancer that grows on parts of your skin that get a lot of sun.
What is Oat Cell Carcinoma
An aggressive
small cell lung cancer
What is the most deadly type of cancer?
Malignant Melanoma
What is Malignant Melanoma?
A neoplasm of melanocytes or a neoplasm of the cells that develop from melanocytes.
What is Squamous Cell Carcinoma
A common form of skin cancer that develops in the thin, flat squamous cells, that make up the outer layer of the skin.
What is Pneumothorax
The presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.
What are 3 manifestations of Pneumothorax?
Severe chest pains
Dyspnea
Shock
What is Dyspnea?
Difficult or labored breathing.
What is cancer that is derived from epithelial tissue?
Carcinoma
What is Carcinoma
A cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs.
What is Adenoma?
A benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue
What is Lipoma?
A benign tumor of fatty tissue
What is Sarcoma?
a malignant tumor of connective or other nonepithelial tissue.
A Sex-linked genetic disease involves what?
A defect on a chromosome
A Stapedectomy is a common treatment for what?
Otoscleriosis
What is Otoscleriosis?
An abnormal growth of bone near the middle ear. It can result in hearing loss.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
When the immune system attacks a fatty material called myelin, which wraps around your nerve fibers to protect them. It can affect the brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves.
What is Atherosclerosis
A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
What is scoliosis
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
S or C shaped curve.
In systemic circulation, what vessels carry oxygenated blood?
The left ventricle
What are the Renal Arteries?
Arise off the side of the abdominal aorta, immediately below the superior mesenteric artery, and supply the kidneys with blood.
What is the right Vena Cava
The inferior vena cava (or IVC), also known as the
posterior vena cava
, is *the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the right atrium of the heart.
What is the order of blood flow through the heart to the lungs in order for gas exchange to occur?
Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs
Diastole occurs when?
the ventricles fill
What is Diastole?
the phase of the heartbeat when the
heart muscle relaxes
and allows the chambers to fill with blood
What is the most fatal type of lung cancer?
Small cell cancer
What is Small Cell Cancer called?
Oat Cell Cancer
What is Large Cell Cancer?
The cell is larger than normal cells. Examples include lung cancer and lymphoma.(more advance stage)
Where does gas exchange take place in the lungs?
The Alveoli
How is O2 carried in the blood?
It is bound to the hemoglobin
Which anatomical parts are involved in reparatory and digestive systems? Larynx, nasal cavity, pharynx or trachea.
...
What component of the acute care health record "documents demographic information about the patient"?
Consultation reports.
Consents, authorizations, and acknowledgments.
Registration record.
Clinical observation.
Registration record
The preceding components of the acute care health record have the functions of:
Registration record
- "Documents demographic information about the patient."
Clinical observation
- "Provides a chronological summary of the patient's illn
Which of the following statements about the ICD-10-CM Tabular List is
not
accurate?
Check all answers that apply
-The IDC-10-CM Tabular List contains categories, subcategories, and codes.
- Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes are letters o
Correct answer:
These two statements are NOT accurate
*Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes are letters only.
*Subcategories are 6 or 7 characters.
Characters for categories, subcategories, and codes may be either a letter or a number.
Subc