Pathologies Flashcards
Which of the following is least likely to cause lymphadenopathy?
a. viral infection
b. atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery
c. metastasis of cancer
d. autoimmune disease
b. atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery
Giant cell arteritis is usually diagnosed by taking a biopsy of which vessel?
superficial temporal artery
You notice a bulging of the internal/external jugular vein. You suspect its caused by increased blood pressure at the right atrium or right ventricle of the heart. What is it?
Jugular venous distention
What might jugular venous distention indicate?
cardiovascular disease
A patient has swollen, enlarged lymph nodes. What might it be?
Lymphandenopathy
Lymph nodes (in the case of lymphandenophathy) may be enlarged due to disease such as:
infection
autoimmune
malignant
What kind of damage may occur during lymph node biopsy or radical neck dissection?
Damage to spinal accessory nerve, CN 11
Damage to what nerve results in decreased function of trapezius muscle?
CN 11
A patient complains of chronic pain of upper neck/occiput. You suspect this nerve is a cause/contributor:
lesser occipital nerve
A patient complains of chronic pain of upper neck/occiput. You might consider this pathology name:
occipital neuralgia
When the brachial plexus or subclavian artery is compressed through injury at the inter scalene triangle it may lead to neuromuscular problems of the upper extremity. This is called:
thoracic outlet syndrome
Atherosclerosis commonly occurs at the carotid bifurcation. And embolus due to atherosclerosis can travel through the internal carotid artery downstream and occlude smaller vessels of the brain. This is called:
internal carotid artery and ischemic stroke
Thrombotic means
stuck in place
Embolic means
circulating
This disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels, especially branches of external carotid artery.
giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis is diagnosed by biopsy of:
superficial temporal artery
The internal jugular vein is a good site to place a central:
venous catheter
Catheter placed in the internal jugular vein can be used to:
- administer medications/fluids
- monitor central venous pressure
The presence/absence of cancer cells in lymph nodes is important for staging ____. Staging provides information for:
malignancy; prognosis and treatment options
Cancer can metastasize via
lymphatic vessels
You notice a lump at the midline of your patients neck. They are also having difficulty breathing and swallowing. You suspect:
- thyroglossal duct cyst
- they are weird for coming to a chiropractor for shoulder pain when they are gasping for breath
An enlargement of improperly functioning thyroid gland is called:
goiter
Goiter is associated with a deficiency in:
iodine
Primary lesions of thyroid gland are often:
nodular
This pathology may be caused by stroke, trauma, infection or lesion. (Bell’s palsy is facial paralysis without definitive cause.)
facial nerve paralysis
Inflammation of parotid gland
parotitis
Cause of parotitis:
infectious
autoimmune
blockage
Salivary gland stones are also called salivary:
calculi or sialoliths
This kind of stone is composed of mineral salts and is the most common in the duct of the submandibular gland:
salivary gland stones
You give your client a piece of cake so that you can talk about metabolism. They immediately get excited and then look like they are in excruciating pain. They tell you that their mouth hurts whenever it waters, you suspect:
salivary gland stones
Your client has severe headache, swelling around their eyelids and their eye movement is not normal. You suspect:
cavernous sinus thromosis
A blood clot within the cavnernous sinus caused by infection is called:
cavernous sinus thromosis
The most common cause of epidural hematoma is tearing of the:
middle meningeal artery
Hematoma means
buildup of blood in epidural space
