Body systems Flashcards
Staph infection of hair follicle
Boil
Inflammation of skin
Dermatitis
Viral infection that causes painful blistering rash
Shingles
Red dry itchy skin with vesicles
eczema
Scaly plaques of extra skin
Psoriasis
Closed sac that contains air, fluids, semi-solid material
Cyst
Contagious infected cut
Impetigo
Malignant growth of skin
Skin cancer
Autoimmune disease causing hardening of skin/connective tissue
Scleroderma
Non cancerous growth that may be mistaken for mole
Seborrheic keratosis
Abnormal heart rhythm
arrhythmia
Heart does not pump properly so blood backs up
Congestive heart failure
Coronary arteries become thick narrow and filled with plaque
Coronary artery disease
Blood back up into lungs
Left sided heart failure
Inflammation of vein
phlebitis
Blood backs up into body causing edema in feet
Right sided heart failure
Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to heart muscle
Angina pectoris
Heart muscles dies due to lack of oxygen
myocardial infarction
Blood pressure consistently greater than 140/90
Hypertension
Blood clot
thrombus
Blood in urine
Hematuria
inflammation of urinary bladder
cystitis
Kidney stones
Renal calculi
Renal failure caused by decreased blood flow to kidneys
Acute kidney failure
Scant amount of urine
Oliguria
Inflammation of kidney and renal pelvis
Pyelonephritis
Renal failure caused by destruction of nephrons
Chronic kidney failure
Difficult or painful urination
Dysuria
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
COPD
Recurrent episodes where Bronchial walls swell and fill with mucus
Chronic bronchitis
Infection of lungs
Pneumonia
Alveoli enlarge lose elasticity so air becomes trapped
Emphysema
difficulty breathing
Dyspnea
Bacterial lung infection spread through airborne droplets
Tuberculosis
Seasonal viral respiratory infection
Influenza