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What is testicular torsion
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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What is sepsis
1)Pathophysiology ✅
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment

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1) a life threatening organ dysfunction
2) infection symptoms alongside reduced urine output, hypotension, confusion, high NEW2 SCORE,

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What is cancer
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment ✅

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1) gene mutations - causing abnormal bad cells
2) depend on type
3) radio/ chemo therapy

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What is neutropenic sepsis

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Sepsis due infection and helped by weakness of body immune system - due to cancer therapy causing faster development of sepsis

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What is metastatic spinal cord
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment ✅

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1) complication of cancer - cancer cells causing compression on spinal cord

2) incontinence, lumbar pain, pain on movements.
3) blue light

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What is superior Vena cava syndrome
1)Pathophysiology
2)Common symptoms
3) treatment ✅

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1) complication of cancer (normally lung) cause compression of Vena cava

2) dilation/ blueness of chest veins, poor perfusion symptoms

3) blue light

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What is type 1 diabetes
1) pathophysiology
2) symptoms

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What is type 2 diabetes
1) pathophysiology
2) symptoms

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What is adrenal crisis

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What is sickle cell crisis

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Gene mutations affects Hemoglobin - makes them rigid - causes changes in RBC - making them sickle cell shaped “C”.
Poor oxygen delivery
Life span of RBC is lower - anemia
Increases change of Coagulation
Jaundice - billirubinbfrom breakdown of hemoglobin in RBC explosion
- lack of RBC production, illness,

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Skin - what is skin abscess

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What is cellulitis

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What is a DVT

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What is AKA ( Acholic keystone acidosis

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  • pre nutritional deficit ( poor diet intake = lack of hormone production = body doesn’t store glucose and doesn’t breakdown glucose ( neutral)
  • glucose ( alcohol affect kreb cycle ( glucose cant regenerate ATP properly causing anaerobic respiration= lack in fuel for cell = fat store activated)

Dehydration - poor fluid intake + vomiting and increase urination = lack of fluid in blood = ketone make blood acidic faster )

Suger low or normal
Keytones high

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