Clinical Conditions Flashcards
What is pleural effusion?
Pleural effusion (transudate or exudate) is an accumulation of fluid in the chest or on the lung
What is pulmonary oedema?
- Pulmonary oedema is a condition wherein fluid accumulates in the lungs
- It is often a consequence of congestive heart failure
What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease in which mineralised bone is decreased in mass to the point that it no longer provides adequate mechanical support
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
- Osteogenesis imperfecta is a group of genetic disorders that mainly affect the bones.
- It results in bones that break easily and is due to abnormal Type I collagen
What is Perthes’ disease?
- Perthes’ disease is a rare childhood condition that affects the hip occurring when the blood supply to the head of the femur is temporarily disrupted
- Without adequate blood supply, bone cells die (avascular necrosis)
What is orthopnea?
Orthopnea is shortness of breath (dyspnea) that occurs when lying flat, causing the person to have to sleep propped up in bed or sitting in a chair
What is haemothorax?
A hemothorax is a type of pleural effusion in which blood accumulates in the pleural cavity
What is scurvy?
- Scurvy is a disease resulting from a lack of vitamin C
- Early symptoms include weakness, feeling tired, and sore arms and legs
What is muscle hypertrophy?
Muscle hypertrophy involves an increase in size of skeletal muscle through a growth in size of its component cells
What is pneumothorax?
Pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall
What is emphysema?
- Emphysema is where air becomes trapped in the alveoli during exhalation due to the destruction of alveolar walls and permanent enlargement of air spaces
- Results from smoking or alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
What is lymphoedema?
Lymphoedema is swelling (especially in subcutaneous tissues) as a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes and the accumulation of large amounts of lymph in the affected region
What is pyrexia?
Pyrexia is elevated body temperature
What is pneumonia?
- Pneumonia is the inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria wherein the lung consolidates as the alveoli fill with inflammatory cells
- Most common causative bacterium is Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is oedema?
Oedema is an accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells, tissues or serous cavities