sx 2 Flashcards
episodes of cramping or aching abdominal pain relieved by defecation, change in bowel habits w/predominant diarrhea or constipation or alternation, bloating, abdominal distention, tenesmus, gastroesophageal reflux, nausea, feeling of lump in throat
irritable bowel syndrome
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, weakness, profuse sweating, fever, distention, abdominal tenderness, septicemia, shock, death
peritonitis
painless, rectal pain, itching, protrusion, bleeding after defecation, mucous discharge from rectum, feeling of incomplete defecation, difficulty cleaning anal area, painful anal lump
hemorrhoids
loss of appetite, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, abdominal distention, edema, bleed and bruise easily, frequent nosebleeds, jaundice, skin dry and pruritus, small red spidery marks on face and body, testicular atrophy, gynecomastia, loss of chest hair, impaired memory, confusion, drowsiness, hepatic failure, death
cirrhosis of liver
asymptomatic, abnormal findings on blood and urine tests, abrupt onset of headache, anorexia, malaise, fever, nausea, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice, yellowing of sclera of eyes, abdominal discomfort, myalgia, liver enlargement
viral hepatitis
asymptomatic, sx of liver disease, upper abdominal pain, weight loss, early satiety, palpable abdominal mass, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, jaundice, thrombocytopenia, elevated bilirubin, low albumin, electrolyte abnormalities, elevated serum alpha-fetoprotein
cancer of liver (HCC)
asymptomatic, colicky pain/biliary colic, pain in RUQ radiation to right upper back scapula, nausea, vomiting, severe pain, flatulence, clay-colored stools, jaundice, transient elevations of bilirubin/line phosphate/AST/ALT
cholelithiasis (gallstones)
acute colicky pain, pain in URQ and radiates to right lower scapular region, nausea, vomiting, guarding of URQ muscles, shallow respirations, fever, jaundice, clay-colored stools, dark urine, pruritus, peritonitis, resolve spontaneously
cholecystitis
sudden onset of severe abdominal pain radiating to back, nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain worsened by waking or lying supine but better sitting and leaning forward, diaphoretic, tachycardic, shallow rapid respirations, low BP, increased body temp, tender abdomen gen in upper quadrants, no guarding and rigidity, reduced bowel sounds, mild jaundice
acute and chronic pancreatitis
abdominal pain, weight loss, jaundice, nausea, vomiting, acholic stools, steatorrhea, ascites, abdominal tenderness, palpable gallbladder, glucose intolerance, weakness, fatigue, diarrhea, elevated bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase concentrations
pancreatic cancer
emaciation, obestiy, loss of energy, diarrhea, drastic weight change, skin lesions, loss of hair, poor nails, generalized edema, delayed healing, greasy stools, muscle wasting, enlarged glands, hepatomegaly, abnormal blood and urine tests
malnutrition
irritability, loss of hair, anorexia, enlargement of liver and spleen, jaundice, skin changes, psychiatric disorder, increased pressure in brain, tinnitus, pruritus, swelling of optic nerve, abnormal bone growth
vitamin a toxicity
calcificatino of soft tissue, poor appetite, weakness, kidney damage, excessive thirst and urination, mental changes
vitamin D toxicity
dyspnea, flushing, cardiovascular complications, RBC hemolysis, jaundice, brain damage
vitamin K toxicity
nausea, diarrhea, acidification of urine,, flushing, hyperglycemia, liver damage, photosensitivity, peripheral nerve dmage
vitamin C toxicity
abdominal discomfort, bloating with gas, abnormal bowel movements, chronic diarrhea, yellowish gray greasy looking stools, weight loss, anemia, SOB, sx of vitamin and mineral deficiency
malabsorption syndrome
weight loss, anorexia, abdominal cramping, diarrhea, flatulence, abdominal distention, intestinal bleeding, weakness, muscle wasting, dermatitis herpetiformis, large pale greasy foul-smelling stool, malnutrition and malabsorption
celiac disease (gluten enteropathy)
rumbling stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea with abdominal pain, cramps, malaise, fever, dehydration
food poisoning
thinning hair, poor wound healing, dental changes, amenorrhea, cold intolerance, constipation, bloating, abdominal distress, hyperactivity, hypotensive, bradycardia, hypothermia, feelings of sadness, insomnia, purging
anorexia nervosa
compulsive exercise, swollen salivary glands, broken blood vessels in eye
bulimia
nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, hoarseness, sneezing, watery eyes, coughing, headache, slight fever, chills, discharge is greenish yellow and thick
common cold (upper respiratory tract infection)
headache over one or both eyes especially after waking up, pain and tenderness above eyes intensifies when bending down, pain in cheeks and upper teeth, drainage thick greenish yellow mucopurulent liquid
sinusitis
sore throat w/dryness, burning sensation, sensation of lump in throat, chills, fever, dysphonia, dysphagia, cervical lymphadenopathy, red and swollen mucosa of pharynx with or w/o tonsillar exudate
pharyngitis
neck mass, nasal obstruction w/epistaxis, serous otitis media, headache, hearing loss, tinnitus pain, impaired function of cranial nerves
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
hoarseness, aphonia, fever, malaise, painful throat, dysphagia
laryngitis
dysphonia, stridor
laryngeal tumor
persistent hoarseness, dysphagia, hemoptysis, chronic cough, referred pain to ear, stridor, airway obstruction
laryngeal cancer
substernal retraction, cyanosis, physical exam, diminished breath sounds, mediastinal shift toward side of collapse
atelectasis
sudden onset of dyspnea and chest pain, tachycardia, apprehension
pulmonary embolism
cough, fever, SOB, chills, sweating, chest pains, cyanosis, blood in sputum, shallow and rapid respiration
pneumonia
malaise, headache, cough, fever, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, chills, myalgia, diarrhea, anorexia
legionellosis (legionnaires disease and pontiac fever)
coldlike sx, nasal congestion, otitis media, coughing in mild upper respiratory tract, fever, malaise, lethargy, coughing, wheezing, and dyspnea
respiratory syncytial virus pneomina
asymptomatic, dyspnea, febrile, loss of energy, spleen and lymph nesdo enlarged
histplasmosis
inflammation of upper and lower membranes, severe protracted cough, fever, headache, sore throat, generalized malaise, fever, chills, weakness, sweating
influenza
fever, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, chills, fatigue, diarrhea, vomiting, pneumonia, death
H1N1 (swine flu)
deep persistent productive cough, thick yellow to gray sputum, SOB, wheezing, slightly elevated temperature, pain in upper chest aggravated by cough, scattered or occasional rales
acute bronchitis
slight cough in mornings, obstructive and asthmatic sx, wheezing, flares, soughing, SOB, wheezing
chronic bronchitis
chronic cough with large quantities of purulent foul smelling sputum, hemoptysis, dyspnea, wheezing, fever, malaise, chronic halitosis
bronchiectasis
wheezing, productive cough, difficulty breathing, airway closure, severe anxiety
asthma
enlarged alveoli, dyspnea, increasing difficulty breathing, tachypnea, wheezing, cough, barrel chest from using accessory muscles to force out air, SOB, purses list to assist exhaling, circumoral cyanosis, sx of right ventricular heart failure, digital clubbing
pulmonary emphysema
dyspnea on exertion, dry cough becoming productive and similar to chronic bronchitis, increasing effort for inspiration, pulmonary hypertension, tachypnea, general malaise, recurrent respiratory tract infection, regular exposure to dust
pneumoconiosis
unilateral sharp needlelike pain increasing with inspiration and coughing, cough, fever, chills, shallow rapid and restricted inspirations, pain radiating to shoulder or abdomen
pleuritis
severe SOB, sudden and sharp chest pain, falling blood pressure, rapid weak pulse, shallow and weak respirations, cyanotic, anxious, mediastinal shift to unaffected side
pneumothorax
pale and clammy skin, weak and thready pulse, falling BP, chest pain, labored and shallow respiration, gasping, similar sx to pneumothorax
hemothorax
severe pain, dyspnea, cyanotic, extremely anxious, segment of chest moves inward during inspiration and outward during expiration (paradoxical breathing)
flail chest
asymptomatic, weight loss, reduced appetite, listlessness, vague chest pain, dry cough, loss of energy, fever, productive cough with purulent sputum, blood streaking, hemoptysis, fever, night sweats
pulmonary tuberculosis
lymphadenopathy, fever peaking in afternoon, general malaise, anorexia, chills, sore throat, fever, headache, fatigue, cervical and generalized lymphadenopathy, tonsils coated w/debris, mild transient hepatitis, atypical lymphocytosis
infectious mononucleosis (glandular fever)
sudden onset of severe hypoxemia, progressive hypercapnia, acidosis, atelectasis, sudden and severe dyspnea with rapid and shallow respirations, inspiratory intercostal and suprasternal retractions, cyanosis, mottled skin, no improvement with supplemental oxygen, rales, rhonchi, wheeze, history of trauma/septicemia/shock/insult to lungs or body
adult respiratory distress syndrome
dry cough, SOB, mild chest pain, fatigue, fever, weight loss, swollen ankles, joint pain, organ specific sx, granulomas in lungs
sarcoidosis
cough with or w/o sputum, changes in character of cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, chest pain gen dull intermittent on side of tumor, weight loss, headache, weakness, change in mental status, seizures, asymptomatic
lung cancer
asymptomatic, pain of angina pectoris,l burning squeezing crushing and radiating pain to arm neck or jaw, nausea, vomiting, weakness, changesor no changes in ECG
coronary artery disease
sudden onset of left-sided chest pain during or shortly after exertion, pain radiating to left arm or back, dyspnea, pain stopped by stopping activity or nitroglycerin, blood pressure increase, arrhythmia
angina pectoris
sudden severe substernal or left-sided chest pain, pain crushing/burning/vague discomfort, feeling of massive constriction of chest, pain radiate to left or right arm/back/jaw, pain not relieved by rest or nitroglycerin, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, diaphoresis, denial, severe anxiety, feeling of impending doom, nausea, asymptomatic
myocardial infarction
unresponsive with no respiratory effort and no palpable pulse
cardiac arrest
chest pain and SOB after stressful or exciting event
broken heart syndrome (takotsubo cardiomyopathy)
headache, epistaxis, lightheadedness, syncope, asymptomatic
essential/primary hypertension
severe headache, blurred vision, dyspnea, sudden onset of sx
malignant hypertension
insidious onset, gradually increasing dyspnea, cardiac and respiratory rate increase, anxious, neck veins distend, edema in ankles, liver and spleen enlargement, peripheral edema, pulmonary congestion, more pronounced respiratory difficulties
congestive heart failure
dyspnea, distended neck veins, edema of extremities, liver enlarged and tender
cor pulmonale
dyspnea, coughing, orthopnea, increased cardiac and respiratory rate, blood frothy sputum, blood pressure falls, skin cold and clammy, sx gen at night after pt lies down
pulmonary edema
sx of CHF, dyspnea, fatigue, tachycardia, palpitations, chest pain, peripheral edema, hepatic congestion, syncope, cardiac murmurs
cardiomyopathy
fever, malaise, chest pain fluctuating with inspiration/heartbeat, dyspnea, chills, anxiety, pounding heart sensation, detectable friction rub or grating sound heard on auscultation, tachycardia
pericarditis
palpitations, fatigue, dyspnea, fever, arrhythmia, tenderness in chest
myocarditis
fever, chills, night sweats, weakness, anorexia, fatigue, vegetative growths on cardiac valves, ischemia, cardiac murmur
endocarditis
fever, polyarthritis, joint pain, edema, redness, limited range of motion, carditis, cardiac murmurs, cardiomegaly, CHF, weakness, malaise, anorexia, weight loss, rash on trunk, abdominal pain, small nodules on tendon sheaths in knees/knuckles/elbows, sx 1-5 weeks after URI
rheumatic fever
dyspnea, tachycardia, edema, nonproductive cough, cardiac murmurs
rheumatic heart disease
exertional dyspnea, fatigue, cough, palpitations, hemoptysis, cyanotic
mitral stenosis
dyspnea, fatigue, heart murmur
mitral insufficiency
asymptomatic, chest pain, dyspnea, dizziness, fatigue, syncope, severe anxiety
mitral valve prolapse
palpitations, tachycardia, skipped heartbeat, bradycardia, syncope, fatigue
arrythmia
> 100 bpm, regular, P wave uniform
sinus tachycardia
< 60 bpm, regular, P wave uniform
sinus bradycardia
rate depends on underlying rhythm, normal P wave, different morphology from other P waves
premature atrial contraction
150-250 bpm, rhythm normal, sudden onset
atrial tachycardia
atrial rate > 350 bpm, ventricular rate < 100 bpm controlled or > 100 bpm rapid ventricular response
atrial fibrillation
rate depends on rate of underlying rhythm, P-R interval > 0.2 seconds
first degree heart block
intermittent block w/progressive longer delay in conduction until one beat is blocked, atrial rate normal, ventricular rate slower than normal, rhythm irregular
second degree heart block (wenckebach heart block)
ventricular rate slow (1/2 or 1/4 atrial rate), rhythm regular, P waves normal QRS complex dropped every second third or fourth beat
classic second degree heart block
atrial rate normal, ventricular rate 20-40 or 40-60 bpm, no relationship between P wave and QRS complex
third degree heart block
single ectopic beat arising from ventricle followed by compensatory pause
premature ventricular contraction (single focus)
rate dependent on underlying rhythm, rhythm either irregular or regular, P wave absent before ectopic beat
multifocal arrhythmia
150-250 bpm, rhythm usually regular, focus of pacemaker normally single, palpitations, dyspnea, anxiety, chest pain
ventricular tachycardia
unconscious, no peripheral pulse palpable, no heart sounds, no BP
Ventricular fibrillation
pale cold and clammy skin, rapid weak and thready pulse, rapid breathing, altered level of consciousness, BP drops, anxiety, irritable, restless, feeling of impending doom, dizziness, extreme thirst, profuse sweating, pupils dilate, eyes dull and lusterless, shaking, trembling
shock
sx of shock after MI/severe heart failure/certain arrhythmias/acute valve failure
cardiogenic shock