Diseases Flashcards
Disesase across all body systems
Anosmia
A loss, severance, or damage of the olfactory nerve that causes the loss of the sense of smell
Otitis Media
The inflammation of the middle ear cannal involving the eardrum. Causes cold like symptoms with hearing loss. Common in young children.
Otitis Externa
Inflammation of the external ear canal. Known as swimmers ears.
Conductive Hearing Loss
Hearing loss from disruption of the mid and outer ear. (Physical damage)
Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Damage to the neural structure of the ear that causes hearing loss
Tinnitus
Condition of hearing ringing in the ears caused by wax blockage, hormones, or a brain tumor.
Otosclerosis
Hardening of the ear due to new bone formation of the inner ear ossicles. Caused by prior measles, stress fractures, or immune disorders
Rhinitis
Inflammation of the nasal cavity mucosal lining causing congestion and a runny nose (rhinnorhea)
Dacryostenosis
An obtruction to the nasolacrimal duct. It’s caused by impropper development.
Cataract
Clouding of the normal clear lens of the eye causing distorted vision. Caused by age or trauma
Diabetic Retinopathy
Dialation of the retinal veins that causes swelling and blood to leak into the retina. Caused by diabetes mellitus.
Glaucoma
Increased pressure in the eye that leads to vision loss. Caused by a backup of fluid in the eye. Most common cause of blindness.
Macular Degeneration/ Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Progressidve damage to macula portion of the retina. Causes loss of central vision.
Nystagmus
Involuntary repetitive movements of the eyes.
Retinal Detachment
When the retina gets pulled away or seperated from it’s normal position. Can lead to blindness.
Strabismus
The eye rotates due to mismatched eye coordination. Four types: esotropia (medial), exotropia (lateral), hypertropia (superior), and hypotropia (inferior)
Osteoporosis
Bone loss that makes the bone to become thinner over time
Arthritis
immflamation of the joint
Osteroarthritis
Breakdown of cartillatge and bone causing immflamation and pain
Rheumatoid arthritis
Autoimmine immflamatory disease where the immune system attacks itself, causing pain in the joints
Gout
Inflammatory arthritis causes by a build up of uric acid crystals in a joint
Myasthenia Gravis
chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease that causes weakness in the skeletal muscles
Fibromyalgia
Complicatated disease that causes fatigue, widespread pain, GI problems, and headaches.
Osteomyelitis
Bone infection causes Staphyloccocus bacteria in the bloodstream from another part of the body
