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Common Chronic And Acute Condition: 18 Flashcards

1
Q

Acute illness

A

The illness has a rapid onset

Can be treated immediately

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2
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Chronic illness

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Is long-term illness

Ex: diabetes

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3
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Scabies

A

Skin infection caused by tiny mite

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4
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Wound

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Injury

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5
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Dermatitis

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Inflammation or swelling of skin

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Arthritis

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Inflammation or swelling of the joints that causes inflammation

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7
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Autoimmune Illness

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Illness that causes the body’s immune system to attack normal tissue in the body

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Osteoarthritis

A

Degenerative joint disease (DJD)

Caused by degenerative arthritis

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Rheumatoid arthritis

A

Joints become red ,swollen and very painful

It affects any age

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10
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Osteoporosis

A

Bones lose density

Support these types patients with pillows

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11
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Closed fracture

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Is a broken bone that does not break the skin

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Open fracture

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Broken bone that penetrates the skin

Mostly likely to wear a cast

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13
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Muscular dystrophy (MD)

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A progressive disease that causes a variety of physical disabilities

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14
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Amputation

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Is a surgical removal of some or all body parts

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Phantom sensation

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A person feels that the body part is still there

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Phantom limb pain

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Occurs when the person feels pain in a limb

17
Q

CVA or Stroke

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Cerebrovasular

Occurs when a person has blood clots

18
Q

Parkinson’s disease

A

A disease that causes a section of the brain to degenerate

It affects the muscles

So patients use a shuffling gait

19
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Multiple sclerosis (MS)

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Affects the central nervous system

Most common in child-bearing age

20
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Paraplegia

A

Lose of function of the lower body and legs

21
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Quadriplegia

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Loss of function in the legs ,trunk and arms

22
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Epilepsy

A

Brain disorder

23
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Cataract

A

Lens of the eye

24
Q

Glaucoma

A

A disease leading to blindness

25
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Diabetes retinopathy

A

Damage to the retina

26
Q

Hypertension

A

Blood pressure measures of 130/80 or higher

27
Q

Angina pectoris

A

The heart is not getting enough oxygen and causes chest pain

The patients w/t this to stop whatever they are doing

28
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Myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack

A

Blood flow to the heart is blocked

29
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Hyperthyroidism

A

Too much thyroid hormone

30
Q

Hypothetically

A

Body lacks thyroid hormones

31
Q

Chlamydia

A

Is an organisms introduced into the mucous membranes of the reproductive tract

32
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Kaposi’s sarcoma

A

Is a rare type of skin cancer

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