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Terms Flashcards

1
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Illness

A

Condition of a person with a disease

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Disease

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Pathological condition of the body that presents a group of symptoms particular to it

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3
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Pathology

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The study of the disease that can cause abnormalities in the structure

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4
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Subjective symptoms

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Ex sore throat can’t be measured

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5
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Objective symptoms

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Ex high temp can be measured

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6
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Lesion

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Cut

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7
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Symptom

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Can be measured (subjective) and is something pt describes

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8
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Idiopathic

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Unknown cause

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9
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Iatrogenic

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Causes by treatment

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10
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Inflammatory

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The initial response of body tissue to local injury

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11
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Infarction

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(Heart) produced by arterial supply or venous drainage

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12
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Hemorrhage

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Discharge from blood vessel

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13
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Hematoma

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Accumulation of blood trapped within body tissue

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14
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Atrophy

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Reduction in the size or # of cells in an organ or tissue

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15
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Hypertrophy

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Increase in the size of the cells of the tissue or organ

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16
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Hyperplasia

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Increase in the # of the cells in a tissue or organ

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17
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Neoplasia

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Unformed abnormal proliferation of cells (cancer)

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18
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Cancer

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Malignant neoplasms

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19
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Grading

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Degree of malignancy 1-4

20
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Staging

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The extent to which he tumor has spread
Tnm. Metastasis
Tumor size
Node involvement

21
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4 types of cancer

A

Carcinoma - epithelial tissue
Sarcoma - connective tissue
Leukemia - blood
Lymphoma - lymphatic

22
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Endotrachal tube (et tube)

A

5 to 7 cm above carina

23
Q

Central venous catheters

A

Inserted into subclavian vein to measure cvp

24
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Swan ganz catheter

A

Meauring pcw and cvp with inflatable balloon at tip

25
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Pacemaker

A

Maintains heart rhythm

26
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Cystic fibrosis

A

Hereditary disease excessively viscous mucus by All the exocrine glands ..effects pancreas and increase technique pg 41

27
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Hyaline membrane disease

A

Idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome, loss of surfactant in lungs in premature newborns pg 42

28
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Croup

A

Swelling of the airway viral infection of 43

29
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Pneumonia 3 types

A

Aspiration
Alveolar
Bronchopneumonia

30
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Aspiration pneumonia

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Esophagus function is lost pg 45

31
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Alveolar pneumonia

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Effects alveoli (inflames) solid or radio plague pg 44

32
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Bronchopneumonia

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In children effects bronchi (inflames) increase technique and looks patch like pg 44

33
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Atelectasis

A

Pg 72 partial collapse of lung pg 76 pressure air in pleural cavity chest tube

34
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Pleural effusion

A

Fluid in pleural cavity pg 77 chest tube. You need to increase technique

35
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Emphysema

A

More air and can’t get air out pg 74 & 75 alveoli less

36
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Osteoporosis

A

Bone loss …test for bone density test…metabolic bone disease increase fx compression ..decrease technique

37
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Osteomyelitis

A

Bone infection …in diabetes pt bc of ulcers …infection eats bone pg 109

38
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Paget’s disease

A

Metabolic disease …bone is re absorbed with thicker bone ( looks like cotton balls)

39
Q

Osteoarthritis

A

In active ppl narrowing jt space and bone spurs (inflammatory)

40
Q

Rheumatoid arthritis

A

Inflammatory systemic disease mostly in women …arthritis to small jt spaces

41
Q

Osteopetrosis

A

Increased Bone density

42
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Osteogenesis imperfecta

A

Very thin bones bone density decreased low technique

43
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Hip dysphasia

A

Incomplete acetabulum formation

44
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Achondroplasia

A

Short stature …congenital and hereditary

45
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Osteachondroma

A

Benign projection of bone with cartilaginous cap that arises in childhood or the teen age years

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