System Problems Flashcards
What is kidney stones? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
Cause- no known reasons, but can form when calcium, uric acid are high levels in urine
Symptoms- blood in urine, shivers, urgent feeling, nausea
Treatment- surgery, endoscope removal
What is kidney tract infection? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
Causes - when conditions that reduce urine flow, bacteria can travel easily up the uterus
Symptoms- burning sensation when passing urine, pain, cloudy urine, wanting to pee more
Treatment- drinking lots of fluids, avoiding acidic food and drink, taking urinary alkalise
What are the cardiovascular diseases ?
Angina, atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, heart attack, hypotension
What is angina ? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
What? Vessels in blood are slightly blocked
Causes- during physical activity or when heart has to increase heaviness in chest
Treatment- drugs to prevent, reduce pain, ppl can live relatively normal lives with angina
What is atherosclerosis ??
What? Fat deposits on the inside of the arteries walls
Results in- high attacks or strokes
Treatment- healthy diet, being physically active, stress management
Arteriosclerosis ?? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
What- plaque build up in the arteries, ageing, high chlorestoral
Results in - degeneration of artery walls and hardening and loss of elasticity,moan
Treatment - chlorestoral lowering medication, diuretics, platelet blocking medication, converting enzymes
Heart attack?? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
When blood flow to the heart stops, heart is not being pumped oxygen
Results in- fatal, damaged area of heart affected
Treatment- transplant, therapy, blood thinners
Hypotension? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
High blood pressure
Caused by- high salt diets, alcohol
Results in- heart pumping harder and causing damage to the arteries,accumulation of fatty deposits in the arteries
Treatment - diet change, don’t smoke, exercise
What are the two respiratory diseases ?
Asthma
Emphysema
What is asthma ?Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
What? Allergic responses to foreign substances that enter the body- feathers, dust, pollen
Effects- the muscles around the bronchi spasms which narrows the airways and makes it hard to breathe
-also secrets excessive mucous
Treatment- asthma puffers
Emphysema - Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
Disease, long term exposure to irritating particles In the air, some ppl are exposed to high amounts
Effects- causes damage to the alveoli, can reduce SA, lungs constantly inflated
-make it hard to breathe and gas exchange
THERE IS NO CURE!!
What are the kidney diseases?
Kidney failure, kidney disease, urinary tract infection
What is kidney failure? Causes, symptoms and treatment ??
Causes- traumatic injury with blood loss, dehydration, damage to kidneys, damage from drugs
Symptons- tiredness, loss of appetite, headache, urine change
Treatment- dialysis, kidney transplant
