Exam 2: Diseases and Dysfunctions Flashcards
Vertigo
sensation that you, or the environment around you, is moving or spinning, problem with the way balance works in the inner ear
Nystagmus
involuntary rhythmic motion of the eyes, caused by disease affecting inner ear balance mechanisms or the back part of the brain (brainstem or cerebellum)
Barotrauma
ear damage caused by pressure differences between the middle ear and the outer ear, caused by increased air or water pressure
Presbycusis
complex and multifactorial disorder characterized by symmetrical progressive loss of hearing over many years
Meniere disease
Otitis Media
Strabismus
Amblyopia
Cataracts
Retinopathy
Open angle glaucoma
Closed angle glaucoma
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Multiple Myeloma (plasma cell myeloma)
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Thrombocytopenia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Hemophilia A
Hemophilia B
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Hepatic disease
Vitamin K deficiency in Infancy
Acquired Vitamin K deficiency
Anemia
Relative (Dilutional) Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia
B12/Folate deficiency anemia
Thalassemia
Aplastic anemia
Chronic renal failure
Sickle Cell anemia
Antibody mediated drug Rxn
Spherocytosis
Primary polycythemia