Major symptoms Flashcards

1
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Folliculitis

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Pimples

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2
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Sty

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Infection of eyelash follicle

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3
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Boil

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Skin abscess

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4
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Impetigo

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Isolated crusty pustules that rupture

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5
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Scalded skin syndrome

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Skin appears very red and peels

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6
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Erysipelas

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Reddish patches with raised margins

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7
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Necrotizing fascitis

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Flesh-eating bacteria

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8
Q

Otitis externa

A

“Swimmer’s ear”

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9
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Comedonal acne

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Mild acne

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10
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Inflammatory acne

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Moderate acne

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11
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Nodular cystic acne

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Nodules or cysts-scars remain

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12
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Warts

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Benign lesions

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13
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Small pox

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Pustular lesions, organ damage

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14
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Chicken pox

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Vesicles that fill with pus, rupture, then scab

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15
Q

Shingles

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Vesicles with burning/stinging pain

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16
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Cold sores

A

Cold sores

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17
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Measles

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Macular rash-large red spots; Koplik spots

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18
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German measles (rubella)

A

Macular rash-small red spots

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19
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Tinea capitis

A

Ringworm of scalp (dandruff)

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20
Q

Tinea cruris

A

Jock itch (ringworm of groin)

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21
Q

Tinea pedis

A

Athlete’s foot

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22
Q

Tinea unguium

A

Toenail fungus

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23
Q

Thrush

A

Fungal infection in newborn’s mouth

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24
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Pediculosis

A

Head lice

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25
Q

Meningococcal meningitis

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Rash that doesn’t fade when touched; death within few hours of onset of symptoms

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26
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Listeriosis

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Flulike symptoms, can lead to miscarriage or stillborn babies when infecting the pregnant

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27
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Tetanus

A

Muscles cannot relax

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28
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Botulism

A

Flaccid paralysis for 1-10 days; death due to respiratory or cardiac failure

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29
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Tuberculoid leprosy (early stage)

A

Loss of skin sensation, discoloration of the skin

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30
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Lepromatous leprosy (untreated)

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Disfiguring nodules all over body (necroting tissue)

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31
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Poliomyelitis

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Paralysis of respiratory muscles and extremities

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32
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Rabies

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Hydrophobia, foaming at the mouth

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33
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Arboviral encephalitis

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Chills, headache, fever, mental confusion, coma, permanent neurological problems, polio-like symptoms, fatal encephalitis

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34
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Zika

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Fever, headache, joint/muscle pain, microcephaly in infants

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35
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob dz/Mad cow dz

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Psychiatric and behavioral symptoms, spongiform degeneration of the brain

36
Q

Subacute endocarditis

A

Fever, weakness, heart murmur

37
Q

Acute endocarditis

A

Rapid destruction of heart valve

38
Q

Rheumatic fever

A

Arthritis, fever, heart valve damage, St. Vitus dance

39
Q

Anthrax

A
  • Cutaneous –> escher
  • GI –> ulcerative lesions
  • Respiratory –> flu-like symptoms, death in 24-36 hours
40
Q

Gangrene

A

Tissue necrosis

41
Q

Plague

A

Buboes, fever, hemorrhaging leading to blackened skin; 50-75% mortality

42
Q

Lyme disease

A

Bulls-eye rash, flu-like symptoms, arthritis

43
Q

Epidemic typhus

A

Fever 2+ weeks, subcutaneous hemorrhaging

44
Q

Rocky Mt. Spotted Fever

A

Macular rash on palms and soles

45
Q

Mononucleosis

A

Persistent infection of throat/mouth, swollen length lymph node

46
Q

Yellow fever

A

Flulike symptoms plus jaundice

47
Q

Dengue fever

A

Fever, severe muscle/joint pain, rash

48
Q

Ebola

A

Major blood and fluid shedding, 90% mortality

49
Q

Hanta

A

Lungs fill with fluid due to kidney failure

50
Q

Malaria

A

Cyclical fever and chills; 2-3 day cycles

51
Q

Streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat)

A

Local inflammation, fever, tonsillitis

52
Q

Scarlet fever

A

Spotted, strawberry-like tongue, skin rash

53
Q

Diphtheria

A

Leathery membrane on throat

54
Q

Otitis media

A

Middle ear infection

55
Q

Common cold

A

Sneezing, nasal secretion, congestion

56
Q

Whooping cough (Pertussis)

A

Prolonged sieges of coughing with gasps between the coughs

57
Q

Tuberculosis

A

Tubercules in alveoli

58
Q

Pneumococcal pneumonia and H. influenzae pneumonia

A

Alveoli fill with RBCs, neutrophils, and fluid

59
Q

Mycoplasma pneumonia

A

“Walking pneumonia”

60
Q

Legionellosis

A

105 F fever, cough, pneumonia

61
Q

Influenza

A

Chills, fever, muscle aches

62
Q

COVID-19

A

Pneumonia, blood vessel damage, internal blood clots

63
Q

Dental caries

A

Tooth decay

64
Q

Gingivitis

A

Bleeding while brushing

65
Q

Periodontitis

A

Inflammation of gums

66
Q

Trench mouth

A

Painful chewing, halitosis

67
Q

Food poisoning

A

Self-limiting vomiting

68
Q

Shigellosis

A

Up to 20 bowel movements in one day, cramping, fever

69
Q

Salmonellosis

A

Moderate fever, diarrhea

70
Q

Typhoid fever

A

104 F fever, spread through feces

71
Q

Cholera

A

Rice-water stools, dehydration

72
Q

Peptic ulcers

A

Gastric and duodenal ulcers

73
Q

Pseudomembranous colitis

A

Colitis/diarrhea, bowel perforation

74
Q

Mumps

A

Inflammation of parotid glands

75
Q

Hepatitis A

A

Loss of appetite, fever, chills, jaundice

76
Q

Hepatitis B

A

Loss of appetite, joint pain, chronic is associated with increase chance of liver cancer

77
Q

Hepatitis C

A

Cirrhosis or liver cancer

78
Q

Viral gastroenteritis

A

Low grade fever, week of diarrhea and vomiting

79
Q

Giardiasis

A

Sulfur odor in breath and stool

80
Q

Tapeworms

A

Cysticercosis, weight loss

81
Q

Urinary tract infection

A

Pain in urination/cloudy urine; urethritis, cystitis, pyelonephritis

82
Q

Gonorrhea

A

Pus-containing discharge from urethra

83
Q

Nongonococcal urethritis

A

Generally asymptomatic, sometimes PID in women

84
Q

Syphilis

A

Chancre (primary stage), rashes (secondary stage), gummas (tertiary stage)

85
Q

Genital herpes

A

Lesions and vesicles

86
Q

Genital warts

A

Warts on genitals

87
Q

Yeast infection

A

Itching/yellow, cheesy discharge, yeasty odor from vagina