Diseases and Disorders Flashcards
A cancerous lump or swelling in the testicle, a feeling of heaviness in the scrotum
Testicular Cancer
Abnormal amount of body fat
Obesity
Abnormal curvature of the spine
Scoliosis
Abnormal loss of transparency of lens
Cataracts
Abnormally high intraocular pressure due to a build-up of aqueous humor inside the ant chamber
Glaucoma
Acute infectious disease due to toxin growing anaerobically at the site of injury.
Tetanus
Acute infectious disease due to toxin growing anaerobically at the site of injury
Rubella
Acute, contagious respirator infection characterized by sudden onset, fever,chills,headache
Influenza
Acute, contagious, febrile disease characterized by inflammation of the paratid and salivary glands
Mumps
Body is deficient of iron which impairs the body’s ability to make normal hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Breaking a bone
Fractures
Calculus or crystalline masses present in the pelvis of the kidney
Kidney Stones
Cancer of the ovaries
Ovarian Cancer
Cancer of the prostate, second most common cancer among men in the U.S
Prostate Cancer
Cancer of the uterine cervix
Cervical/uterine cancer
Cancer of the bronchial tree
Lung Caner
Chronic disease of middle aged persons with elongation and enlargement of ones and exremeties
Acromegaly
Chronic disease of weight bearing joints; destruction of articular cartilage, bone spurs, impairment
Osteoarthritis
Chronic disorder of carbohydrate metabolism with hyperglycemia and glucose; deficient insulin
Diabetes mellitus
Chronic disease of the liver characterized by formation of desne connective tissue in hepatic cells
Colorectal Cancer
Chronic nervous disease caused by fine slowly spreading tremor muscular weakness and rigidity.
Decubitus Ulcers
Chronic pain in muscles and soft tissues surrounding joints
Fibromyalgia
Chronic pulmonary disease characterized by increase in the size of the alveolar clusters
Emphysema
Chronic, organic mental disorder a form of pre-senile dementia due o atrophy
Alzheimer disease
Completely unexpected and unexplained death of and apparently well or virtually well infant
SIDS
Concretion formation in the gallbladder or bile duct
Gallstones
Condition caused by a partial or complete occlusion of one or more coronary arteries
myocardial infarction
Condition in which the patient has a higher blood pressure than that judged to be normal
Hypertension
Condition of being abnormally small
Dwrfism
Congenital condition due to lack of thyroid secretion; arrested physical and mental development
Cretinism
Congenital defect in the walls of the spinal canal caused by the lack of union between the laminae.
Spina Bifida
Deafness resulting from damage to the nerves or to the organ of corti.
Sensorineural Deafness
Decrease in the amount of circulating RBC’s lost because of hemorrhage or bleeding
Hemorrhagic Anemia
Defect in the cusp of a heart valve results in te leakage of blood tough closed valve
Murmur
Dietary deficiency of vitamin B12 or the loss of the inrinsic factor from the lining of the stomach
Pernicious Anemia
Distorted vision or blindness due to growth fo new blood vessels over the macula lutea
Macular Degeneration
Excessive production of thyroid hormones to increase metabolism
Hyperthyroidism
Failure of the kidneys to perform their essential functions
Renal Failure
Farsightedness
Hyperopia
Fatty porridge like build up of plaque within the lumen of a blood vessel that reduction vessel diameter
Arteriosclerosis
Form of arteriosclerosis which is characterized by the formation of fatty plaques in the arteries
Atherosclerosis
Form of nephritis which the lesions primarily involve the glomeruli
Glomerulonephritis
General term describing any disease process that results in reduction of bone mass
Osteoporosis
Hereditary blood disease with greatly increased coagulation time due to lack of clotting factors
Hemophilia
Highly communicable disease characterized by spots on buccal mucosa/maculopapular erputions.
Measles
Highly contagious form of hepatitis and is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
Hepatitis A
Highly contagious for of hepatitis, transmitted by the direct exchange of contaminated blood
Hepatitis B
Hypersecretion of the GH during childhood resulting in a person who grows to a very large size
Gigantism
Imbalance in the extrinistic muscles of the eye that produces a squint.
Strabismus
Inability of the male of achieve or maintain an erection
Imotence
Inability of the red bone marrow to produce RBC’s which have been destroyed
Aplastic Anemia
Inability to retain urine, feces, or semen through the loss of sphincter control
Incontinence
Increase in the number of erythrocytes in the blood
Polycythemia
Infection of the genital and anorectal skin and muccosa
Genital Herpes
Infection of the small, air filled cavity in the temporal bone
Middle ear infection
Infection of the urinary tract by microorganisms
Urinary Tract Infections
Infectious disease characterized by inflammatory infiltrations, formation of tubercles necosis, etc
Tuberculosis
Infectious, chronic venereal disease characterized by marked lesions on any organ tissue
Syphilis
Inflammation of the bladder usually occurring secondary to ascending urinary tract infections
Cytitis
Inflammation of the lungs resulting in fluid build up withing the alveoli and lowered gas exchange
Pneumonia
Inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord
Bacterial Meningitis
Inflammation of the vermiform appendix
Appendicitis
Inflammatory disease of the central nervous system; myelin sheath is degenerated around nerves
Multiple Slerosis
Inflammatory disease of the sevaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin (pustules)
Acne
Leading cause of cancer death among women in the U.S
Breast Cancer
Localized abnormal dialation of a blood vessel- usually an artery- due to a congenital defect/weakness
Aneurysm
Loss of elasticity of the lens due to advancing age with resulting inability to focus clearly on objects
Presbyopia
Loss of hearing related to the impairment of the conduction of sound waves through the ear
Conductive Deafness
Malignant neoplasm of the colon or rectum
Colorectal Cancer
Most common of sexually transmitted disease
Chlamydia
Nearsightedness
Myopia
Non Progressive for of paralysis resulting from developmental defects in the brain or birth trauma
Cerebral Palsy
Open sore or lesion of the skin or muccous membrane accompanied by sloughing of tissue
Ulcers
Pain in the anterior compartment of the tibia
Shin Splints
Plyuria and plydipsia caused by inadequate secretion of ADH by the posterior pituitary gland
Diabetes Insipidus
Precense of abnormally high number of mono nuclear leukocytes in the blood
Mononucleosis
Presence of endometrial lining outside the uterus
Endometriosis
Pressure sore or bed sore, it is an ulcer, initially of the skin, due to prolonged pressure
Decupidus Ulcers
Recurrent paroxysmal disorder or cerebral function with sudden brief attacks of altered consious
Epilepsy
Results from the abnormal destruction of erythrocytes
Hemolytic Anemia
Results from the abnormal destruction of erythrocytes
Leukemia
Ringing, roaring or clicking in the ears
Tinnitus
Rupture or herniation of the nucleus populous of the intebetebral disc.
Herniated Disc
Sensation of spinning movement in which the world is revolving or the person is revolving in spave
Vertigo
Sexually transmitted disease that causes persistent redness, burning and itching of the vulva
Trichomoniasis
Slow growing, destructive tumor. Occurs mostly in people over 40, fair-skinned and blonde
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Specific, contagious, inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by bacterium
Gonorrhea
Stroke
Cerebrovascular Accident
Swelling condition resulting from hypo function for the thyroid gland
Hypothyroidism/Myxedema
Syndrome marked by muscular weakness/atrophy/spsticity/hyperflexia; Lou Gehrigs disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Syndrome of opportunistic infections that occur as the final stage of infection by HIV
AIDS
This disease occurs in the fetus if the fetus is Rh+ while the mother is Rh-
Hemolytic Disease
This is a tumor that grows from the melanocytes
Malignant Melanoma
This is a invasive tumor with potential for spreading. It arises from the epidermal layer
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Trauma to a muscle or the musculo-tendinous units from violent contraction or excessive strech
Muscle Strain
Virus that includes more than 100 types, over 30 of which are sexually transmitted
Human Papilloma Virus
Wart of the genitalia caused by the Human Papilloma Virus
Genital Warts
Wasting away and atrophy of muscles
Muscular Dystrophy