12-25 Flashcards
Coarctation of the aorta
Congenital heart defect, constriction or narrowing of aorta
Cardiomyopathy
Disease of the heart, muscle, large, thick or stiff heart muscle increased overload and left side of heart
Dislipidemia
Metabolic disorder with abnormal levels of lipids in the blood, such as cholesterol
Hemophilia
Inherited bleeding disorder not enough clotting factors to stop bleeding
Sickle cell anemia
Genetic blood disorder that affects red blood cells, causing rigid sickled c shaped
Intussusception
Part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine, cutting off blood supply, blocking food and fluids
Nephrotic syndrome
Chronic kidney condition that produces too much protein in the urine. edema, fatigue decreased appetite, dark urine
Acute Otitis media (AOM)
Middle ear infection that causes inflammation and fluid buildup
Pertussis
“Whooping cough” bacterial infection, highly contagious polymerase chain reaction test
Oseltamivir medication
Medication for flu, serious, side effects, seizures, hallucinations confusion
Cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorder that causes thick mucus to build up in the lungs, pancreas and other organs sweat test sodium levels due to lowering of the sodium and affected patient
Croup
Infection of the upper airway barking like cough, labored breathing
Ineffective endocarditis
An infection of the endocardium caused by blood-borne bacteria that settles in the heart lining
Kawasaki disease
Rare childhood illness causes inflammation of the blood vessels and a high fever weaken the coronary muscles
Ventricular septal defect
Hole in the heart that is present at birth allows low oxygen blood to pump back into the lungs increase his blood pressure requires lungs to work harder