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Body systems Flashcards

1
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Staph infection of hair follicle

A

Boil

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2
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Inflammation of skin

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Dermatitis

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3
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Viral infection that causes painful blistering rash

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Shingles

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4
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Red dry itchy skin with vesicles

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eczema

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5
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Scaly plaques of extra skin

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Psoriasis

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6
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Closed sac that contains air, fluids, semi-solid material

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Cyst

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7
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Contagious infected cut

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Impetigo

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8
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Malignant growth of skin

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Skin cancer

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9
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Autoimmune disease causing hardening of skin/connective tissue

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Scleroderma

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10
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Non cancerous growth that may be mistaken for mole

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Seborrheic keratosis

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11
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Abnormal heart rhythm

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arrhythmia

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12
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Heart does not pump properly so blood backs up

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Congestive heart failure

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13
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Coronary arteries become thick narrow and filled with plaque

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Coronary artery disease

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14
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Blood back up into lungs

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Left sided heart failure

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15
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Inflammation of vein

A

phlebitis

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16
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Blood backs up into body causing edema in feet

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Right sided heart failure

17
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Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart muscle

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Angina pectoris

18
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Heart muscles dies due to lack of oxygen

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myocardial infarction

19
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Blood pressure consistently greater than 140/90

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Hypertension

20
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Blood clot

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thrombus

21
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Blood in urine

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Hematuria

22
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inflammation of urinary bladder

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cystitis

23
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Kidney stones

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Renal calculi

24
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Renal failure caused by decreased blood flow to kidneys

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Acute kidney failure

25
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Scant amount of urine

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Oliguria

26
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Inflammation of kidney and renal pelvis

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Pyelonephritis

27
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Renal failure caused by destruction of nephrons

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Chronic kidney failure

28
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Difficult or painful urination

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Dysuria

29
Q

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema

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COPD

30
Q

Recurrent episodes where Bronchial walls swell and fill with mucus

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Chronic bronchitis

31
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Infection of lungs

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Pneumonia

32
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Alveoli enlarge lose elasticity so air becomes trapped

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Emphysema

33
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difficulty breathing

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Dyspnea

34
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Bacterial lung infection spread through airborne droplets

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Tuberculosis

35
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Seasonal viral respiratory infection

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Influenza

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