diseases Flashcards

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silicosis

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silica from sand rock or glass. sandblasters at risk. rock quarry disease

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asbestosis

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asbestos leads to mesothelioma. malignant tumor

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3
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siderosis

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iron dust

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4
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byssinosis

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cotton dust. Brown lung

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5
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anthracosis

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black lung disease from coal miners. Caplan syndrome= anthracosis +RA

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histomycosis/histoplasmosis

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endemic fungus around Mississippi or Ohio vallets. Ohio valley fever aka miss. valley fever

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coccidiomycosis

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endemic fungus in deserts of Southwest. aka San Joaguin valley fever. Valley fever in other states

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blastomycosis

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endemic fungus on Eastern seaboard. florida to nova scotia

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asthma

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sputum analysis yeilds Curschmann’s spirals or chrcot leyden crystals

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Cystic fibrosis

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affects chloride channels. Sweat test. mother notices 1st tastes salt. salty baby syndrome. affects GI and respiratory mucus linings and exocrine secretions. susceptible to pseudomonas aeruginosa. lung transplant required

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hemosiderosis

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iron in lungs due to bleeding

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12
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pulmonary fibrosis

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honeycomb lung

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tuberculosis

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caseous necrosis in lung. gohn complex/lesion. granulomas. epitheloid histiocytes. If spread to spine Potts disease. if vertebra collapses from TB gibbus deformity. Giant epithelial cells

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14
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wegener’s granulomatosis

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vasculitis of lung and kidney

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15
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emphysema

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alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency

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azotemia

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decreased tubular excretion of nitrogen (increased nitrogen in blood)

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hydronephrosis

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most commonly caused by prostate problems or ureter stones

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kidney stones

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nephrolithiasis. most common stone calcium oxalates. kidney stone pain pattern= starts in back and radiates to flanks. once stone in ureters, pain localize in groin

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nephritis syndrome

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RBCs and small amounts of protein in the urine Eg acute glomerulonephritis (strep pyogenase)

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nephrotic syndrome

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pre-ecclampsia= HEP, hypertension, edema, proteinurea (massive). ecclampsia=HEP+convulsions +coma =potentially fatal

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polycystic kidney

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moth eaten appearance

22
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shock

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acute tubular necrosis

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Wilms

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nephroblastoma. mixed tumor of kidney in children (malignant)

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Addison’s

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decreased cortisol. hypoadrenia. low BP. hyperpigmentation d/t excess ACTH >^MSH. fatiuge

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conn’s

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excess aldosterone (zona glomerulosa). hypertension. water retention

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Cushing’s

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excess cortisol (Zona fasciculata). Hyperadrenia. Moon face, buffalo hump, purple straie, central obesity

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Goiter

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Hyperplasia of thyroid cells due to lack of iodine

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Graves disease

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hyperthyroidism, causes exophthalmoses (bulging eyes), heat intolerance, weight loss, rapid HR, hair loss. T3&T4 from follicular cells. calcitonin from parafollicular cells

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hashimotos

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autoimmune cause of hypothyroidism

30
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Myxedema

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hypothyroidism. cretinism in the child. cold intolerance, weight gain, slower HR, loss of lateral 1/3 of eyebrows, slow mental faculties (eg memory, common sense) mental retardation