Conditions Flashcards
Inflammation of the brain
Encephalitis
Condition where you can have either emphysema or chronic bronchitis
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)
Will present as severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and will be accompanied by
- A sense of terror
- Symptoms of CP
- Paresthesia’s (numbness of the extremities)
- Carpal Pedal Tetany (stiffness of the hands and feet)
- Presyncope and Syncope
Hyperventilation Syndrome
Build up of excess fluids in the pleura space outside the lungs
Pleural Effusion
Infection of the Alveoli with signs and symptoms of;
- Chest pain when you cough or breathe
- Confusion
- Cough with green or rust phlegm
- Fatigue
Pneumonia
Collection of fluid in the alveoli
Pulmonary Edema
Condition that causes a small or large occlusion in the blood vessels of the lungs enough to reduce blood flow and cause hypotension
Pulmonary Embolism
Usually caused by allergy, smooth muscle contraction and excess mucus production in the smaller airways
Asthma
A bulge in the side of a blood vessel. Can occur anywhere but the 2 most important are Cerebral and Aortic
Aneurysm
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle
MI (Myocardial Infarction)
Chest pain that is usually brought on by exercise and usually stops when the patient is at rest or takes medication to control it
Stable Angina
Chest pain that can happen at any time, even when the patient is relaxed or sleeping and does not always go away when a patient takes medication
Unstable Angina
Inflammation of the endocardium
Endocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the sac around the heart
Pericarditis
The heart’s decreased ability to pump blood. The left ventricle is enlarged, dilated and weak.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Disease that causes the heart muscle to enlarge or “hypertrophy”, causing thickening of the heart muscle, left ventricle stiffness, mitral valve changes and cellular changes
Hypertrophic Cardiomypoathy
Condition where blood or fluids fill the space between the sac that encases the heart and heart muscle and prevents the heart from expanding and filling completely.
Pericardial Tamponade
Seizure caused by sudden spike in core body temperature, usually caused by infection
Febrile Seizures
In pediatrics >6months <5y/o
Seizures that occur when there is widespread seizure activity in both the left and right hemispheres of the brains
Generalized “Petite Mal” Seizures
Seizures that are mistaken for daydreaming
Absence Seizures
Seizures that cause a sudden decrease in muscle tone, causing a person’s body to go limp, slump or collapse
Atonic Seizures
Seizures that cause a person’s muscles to stiffen and they lose consciousness, their eyes roll into the back of their head, their muscles spasm and jerk.
Tonic Clonic “Grand-Mal” Seizures
Seizures that cause muscle spasm and jerking, progressing from one side of the body to the other
Jacksonian March Seizures
Seizures where the seizure activity is limited to one hemisphere of the brain
Focal Seizures
Focal seizures with retained awareness
Simple Partial Seizure
Focal seizures with loss of awareness
Complex Partial Seizure
Stroke caused by a blockage in either small or large blood vessels within the brain
Ischemic Stroke
Temporary occlusion of an artery within the brain, causing stroke like symptoms that may subside within 24 hours
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Strokes that are just aneurysms and can be caused by a weakening of blood vessel walls in the brain
Hemorrhagic Strokes
Inflammation of the lining of the brain that is usually caused by a viral infection that may resolve in a few days.
Meningitis
Cushing’s Reflex
- Hypertension
- Bradycardia
- Diminished respiratory effort
