chest and thoracic

Question 1

call 911 when

Answer 1

- severe chest pain
cant breathe
is turning blue
has pain with vomiting sweating
passes out

Question 2

adrenal gland medulla

Answer 2

• makes adrenaline and noadrenaline

- control fight or flight repsonse

Question 3

adrenal gland cortex

Answer 3

makes cortisol

aldosterone

androgens and estrogen

Question 4

Addison’s disease

Answer 4

• adrenal insufficiency occurs when the adrenal gland is not producing enough hormones
• potentially fatal is the patient does not receive hormones in pill form

Question 5

Cushing’s disease

Answer 5

• too much cortisol

Question 6

adrenal fatigue

Answer 6

• applied to a collection of nonspecific symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, nervousness, sleep disturbances and digestive problems

Question 7

signs of adrenal insufficiency

Answer 7

-fatigue
body aches

-unexplaines weight loss

• low blood pressure
• lightheadedness
• loss of body hair
• skin discoloration
• anxiety and SOB

Question 8

iris contraction test

Answer 8

• sit in a darkened room.
  take a flashlight and shine it across your eye
• in a hypoadrenal state, your pupil will not be able to hold onto its contraction for more than 2 minutes and thus will begin to dilate despite light repeatedly shining on it

Question 9

raglunds test

Answer 9

• check BP while laying down for 5 minutes
• then stand up and conduct the test again
• normally you should experience an almost immediate rise in blood pressure.

adrenal fatigue sufferers will see no change in their BP, or even a slight fall

Question 10

pancreas

Answer 10

• converting the food we eat into fuel for the body’s cells
• digestion with multiple enzymes
• regulates blood sugar with insulin and glucagon

Question 11

pancreatitis

Answer 11

• inflammation of the pancreas that occurs when pancreatic enzyme secretions build up and begin to digest the organ itself

Question 12

pancreatic cancer

Answer 12

pretty lethal

Question 13

acute pancreatitis sign and symptoms

Answer 13

-upper abdominal pain
abdominal pain that radiates to your back
- abdominal pain that feels worse after eating

-fever, rpaid pulse, nausea, vomiting, tenderness when touching abdomen

Question 14

chronic pancreatitis signs and symptoms

Answer 14

upper abdominal pain
losing weight without trying
- oily smelly stools

Question 15

what questions should you ask for pancreatic problems?

Answer 15

- smell
digestion
trouble with certain foods
gallbladder issues
-stomach pain, backpain?

Question 16

Symptoms of shingles

Answer 16

• pain, burning nombness or tingling
• sensitivity to touch
• red rash that begins a few days after the pain
• fluid-filled blisters that break open and crusts over
• itching

Question 17

spleen

Answer 17

• similar in structure to a large lymph node
• acts primarily as a blood filter
• functions in immunity

-destroys old and damaged cells 8th an d9th rib 31/4 of the way protected by floating rib

Question 18

ruptured spleen

Answer 18

this can occur following an injury and cause life-threatening internal bleeding

-sometimes, the spleen will burst at the time of the injury; other times, it will burst days or weeks later.

Question 19

enlarged spleen

Answer 19

this can occur due to a variety of conditions, such as infectious mono, blood cancers bacterial infections, and liver disease

Question 20

sickle cell disease

Answer 20

this is an inherited form of anemia, red blood cells are abnormally shaped and clock the flow of blood , causing damage to organs, including the spleen

Question 21

thrombocytopenia

Answer 21

if the spleen becomes enlarged, it may store too many platelets, meaning that there ar enot enough in the rest of the body’s circulatory system. without platelets available to help blood clot, the primary symptoms to thrombocytopenia is bleeding

Question 22

lung cancer

Answer 22

• chronic, hacking, raspy cough
• blood in mucuc
• respiratory infections that keep coming back
• SOB
  -wheezing
  -lasting chest and upper back pain
  -horseness
  -swelling of the neck and face
  -pain and weakness in the UE
  -fatigue
  trouble swallowing
  -weight loss
  HA and Body ache

Question 23

pancreatic cancer symptoms

Answer 23

jaundice
abdominal pain
bak pain
bloating
nausea
vomiting
weight loss
dark urine
light color stool
enlarged lymph nodes
itching

Question 24

liver cancer

Answer 24

• pain swelling or tenderness in the upper right section of the abdomen

-weight liss
loss of appetite
jaundice
itching all over the body
swollen legs
nausea
white stools

Question 25

stomach cancer

Answer 25

ondigetsion
feeling bloated
heartburn
nausea
loss of appetite
stomach pain
blod ins tool
vomiting
 weight loss
trouble swallowing
jaundice
constipation or diarrhea
weakness and  fatigue

Question 26

hepatitis

Answer 26

“inflammation of the liver” and it can lead to ultimate liver damage or failure

• most common causes of hepatitis s the hepatitis viruses

Question 27

fatty liver syndrome two types

Answer 27

• alcoholic

- nonalcoholic

Question 28

nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Answer 28

results largely from metabolic syndrome
-a condition marked by high blood pressure, high levels of bad cholesterol, insulin resistance and large amounts of belly fat

Question 29

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

Answer 29

• NASH mean you have inflammation in your liver

Question 30

cirrhosis

Answer 30

• formation of fibrous scar tissues in the liver => stops normal blood flow ruins function
• cannot be reverse

Question 31

causes of cirrhosis

Answer 31

mostly due to prolonged alcoholism
fatty liver disease
hepatitis B and C

tobacco smoking
certain drugs