Absolute Contraindications and Conditions which require Modifications (page 5)

Question 1

_____________ – A coma induced by extremely high blood sugar levels, from eating wrong type of foods & not getting exercise or taking insulin as required

Answer 1

Diabetic Coma

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 2

______________ – Condition induced by not eating enough, exercising too much or having too much insulin for amount of sugar in their blood

Answer 2

Insulin Shock

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 3

____________ is the inability of the liver to carry out, one or more, of its essential functions.

Answer 3

Liver Failure

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 4

____________ is the inability to breath or extreme difficulty breathing, due to poor air quality or physical exertion in those that are susceptible

Answer 4

Severe Asthmatic Attack

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 5

Medical term for all or partially collapsed lung; a condition in which the lung cannot expand

Answer 5

Atelectasis

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 6

___________________ – Trauma to the head or neck affecting blood flow to the brain including but not limited to, stroke

Answer 6

Cerebrovascular Accident

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 7

Identify at least 6 complications of diabetes that if it accompanies diabetes it may require first aid or medical attention.

Answer 7

Gangrene

Post-CVA (Unstable)

Post myocardial infarction (Unstable)

Advance Heart Disease

Unstable High BP

Eclampsia

Hemophilia

Hemorrhage

Severe Atherosclerosis

Severe, undiagnosed headaches (over 50 y/o)

Shock

Significant Fever

Systemic Contagious/ Infectious Condition

**Some highly metastatic cancers not judged terminal **

Question 8

_____________ - Heart attack (due to lack of oxygen/blood to the heart muscle)

Answer 8

Myocardial Infarction

(Absolute Contraindication - General Condition)

Question 9

___________ - A chronic systemic disease marked by inflammation of multiple synovial joints

Answer 9

Rheumatoid Arthritis

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 10

__________________ - A chronic auto-immune inflammatory disease involving multiple organ systems and marked by periodic acute episodes. Its name is derived from the characteristic erythematous “butterfly” rash over the nose and cheeks

Answer 10

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 11

______________ – Pregnancy where fertilized ovum attaches outside the uterus, usually in a fallopian tube

Answer 11

Ectopic Pregnancy

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 12

_______________ - A blood clot in one or more of the deep veins of the legs (the most common site), or the veins of arms, pelvis, neck, axilla or chest. The clot may damage the vein or may embolize to other organs (e.g., the heart or lungs)

Answer 12

Deep Vein Thrombosis

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 13

___________ is the condition wherein there is inflammation of a vein in conjunction with the formation of a thrombus (adhering blood clot)

Answer 13

Thrombophlebitis

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 14

This condition is described as a localized abnormal dilatation of a blood vessel, usually an artery; due to a congenital defect or weakness in the wall of the vessel (life threatening would be in a vessel that impacts one or more vital organs)

Answer 14

Aneurism

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 15

This condition is described as a chronic progressive inflammatory disorder that involves primarily the joints between articular processes, costovertebral joints and sacroiliac joints

Answer 15

Ankylosing Spondylitis

(Absolute Contraindication)

Question 16

This is a pain syndrome characterized by an abnormal response of the nerves of the face or an extremity, marked by pain, autonomic dysfunction, vasomotor instability and tissue swelling (usually initiated by trauma)

Answer 16

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 17

This pain syndrome is described as intense burning pain accompanied by trophic skin changes, due to injury of nerve fibers

Answer 17

Causalgia

(Absolute Contraindication - Local Condition)

Question 18

This condition is described as any nonprogressive but often changing, motor impairment syndromes secondary to lesions or anomalies of the brain, arising in the early stages of its development

Answer 18

Cerebral Palsy

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 19

_________ is paralysis in one side of the body usually due to brain damage

Answer 19

Hemiplegia

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 20

___________ is a condition having temporary, repetitive or sustained disruptions in nerve impulse conduction, causing symptoms such as muscular weakness or numbness, due to destruction of myelin sheaths of neural axons

Answer 20

Multiple Sclerosis

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 21

This condition is described as a degenerative disease of the central nervous system that produces movement disorders in the elderly population

Answer 21

Parkinsons Disease

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 22

This condition is characterized by the inability of the heart to circulate blood effectively enough, to meet the body’s metabolic needs

Answer 22

Congestive Heart Failure

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 23

___________ is a chronic pulmonary disease marked by an abnormal increase in the size of air spaces, distal to the terminal bronchiole, with destruction of the alveolar walls; also pathological distention of interstitial tissues by gas

Answer 23

Emphysema

(General Condition req. Modification)

Question 24

_____________ – overuse or imbalance of jaw muscles which may result in teeth grinding (bruxism) or locked jaw

Answer 24

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 25

This is a type of fracture usually due to stress, such as shin splints in runners

Answer 25

Stress Fracture Site

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 26

This condition is characterized by intermittent attacks of pallor or cyanosis of the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers, as the result of inadequate arterial blood flow

Answer 26

Raynaud’s phenomenon

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 27

A condition that causes shoulder pain with restricted movement even though there is no obvious intrinsic shoulder disease

Answer 27

Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 28

This condition is characterized by infection of the uterus, fallopian tube and adjacent pelvic structures when not associated with surgery or pregnancy

Answer 28

** Pelvic Inflammatory Disease **

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 29

What type of edema maintains the depression produced when pressing firmly by the finger?

Answer 29

Pitting Edema

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 30

_________ is described as sudden unilateral facial paralysis

Answer 30

Bell’s Palsy (CN VII affectation)

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 31

Disease of CN V marked by brief attacks of severe lightning-like stabs along the distribution of one or more of its branches (usually along the maxillary nerve). The attacks last from a few seconds to 2 minutes and may be triggered by touch, cold, chewing, brushing teeth, smiling, or
talking.

Answer 31

Trigeminal Neuralgia (between attacks)

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 32

This condition is characterized by recurring stiff neck associated with muscle spasm, classically causing lateral flexion contracture of the cervical spine musculature

Answer 32

Spasmodic Torticollis

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 33

This is a a condition where an intervertebral disc has slipped, in a** **direction causing sensitivity or pain

Answer 33

Acute Disc Herniation

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 34

This is a condition marked by abdominal pain (often relieved by the passage of stool or gas); disturbances of evacuation (constipation) diarrhea, or alternating episodes of both); bloating and abdominal distention; and the passage of mucus in stools

Answer 34

Flare-up of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

(Local Condition req. Modification)

Question 35

This condition is described as an increased pressure in the portal vein caused by an obstruction of the flow of blood through the liver

Answer 35

Portal Hypertension

(Local Condition req. Modification)