Lymph and Edema Lab

Question 1

aneurysm

Answer 1

ballon like swelling of wall of a, v, or heart. generally a result of congential defect in wall or degenerative disease or infection

Question 2

ascites

Answer 2

abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of serous fluid

Question 3

atheroscleoriss

Answer 3

most common form of arteriosclerosis, depsoits in walls of arteries

Question 4

brudzinski sign

Answer 4

flexion of hip when neck is flexed from a supine position. occurs in pt with meningeal inflammation

Question 5

bruit

Answer 5

explained audible swishing sound or murur over an a or vascular ogran

Question 6

claudication

Answer 6

condition resulting from muscle ischemia due to decreased arterial blood flow to area, characterized by intermittent pain and limping

Question 7

fluctuant

Answer 7

wavelike motion felt when palpating node

Question 8

kernig’s sign

Answer 8

sign of meningeal irritation evidenced by refelx contraction an dpain in hamstring muscles when attempting to extend the leg after flexing the hip

Question 9

matted

Answer 9

group o fnodes that feel connected and appear to move as a single unit

Question 10

shotty nodes

Answer 10

small nontender nodes that feel like bbs

Question 11

thombophelibiti

Answer 11

inflammation of wall of a vein associated with thrombus formation