Final Review 3 Flashcards
Refers to an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland
Goiter
Advanced hypothyroidism, known as _________, is rare. When it occurs it can be life threatening, it is triggered by illness, infection, trauma, central nervous system suppression and exposure to cold.
Myxedema
Clinical manifestations of myxedema
Hypotension
Respiratory depression
Extreme hypothermia
Areflexia
Seizure
Lethargy
Coma
Refers to a deficiency of the adrenal cortex hormones (glucocorticoids, mineral corticoids, and androgens) usually as result of insidious, progressive hypofunctioning of the adrenal cortex.
Addison’s disease
It can be caused by damage resulting from autoimmune conditions (the most common cause), infections (tuberculosis, HIV, fungal infections, meningitis), hemorrhage and tumors.
Addison’s disease
May be a result of excessive dietary carbohydrate intake as well as insufficient or inappropriate diabetic pharmacology
Hyperglycemia
Refers to a group of conditions characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both.
Diabetes mellitus
As result of diabetic retinopathy, is the leading cause of blindness
DM
Result from bleeding between the dura and skull, usually caused by arterial tear.
Epidural hematoma
The typical symptom pattern of an ________ is a brief loss of consciousness, followed by a short period of alertness, then loss of consciousness again.
Epidural hematoma
Is a debilitating neuroinflammatory disease that involves an abnormal immune mediated process directed against the CNS, causing progressive and irreversible demyelination of brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerve neurons
MS
The inflammatory damage occurs in diffuse patches throughout the nervous system and slows and stops nerve impulses.
MS
Meningitis is an inflammation of
Meninges of the brain
Another name for a stroke is
Cerebral vascular accident
A brief interruption of brain function frequently caused by a fall or trauma to the head
Concussion
