Thursdays Quiz Flashcards
Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth?
Patent ductus arteriosus
Disease originating in the arteries surrounding the heart?
Coronary artery disease
Rapid, but regular contractions of the heart
Flutter
Narrowing of the aorta
Coarctation of the aorta
Very rapid, random inefficient & irregular contractions of the heart
Fibrillation
Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects?
Tetralogy of fallout
Failure of proper conduction
Heart blocker
Sall holes in the wall between atria
Septal defects
Heart is unable to pump blood
Congestive heart failure
Inflammation of the inner linning of the heart
Endocarditis
Chronic brain disorder with seizures
Epilepsy
Degenerative disorder of motor neurons in spinal cord
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons In the CNS
Multiple sclerosis
Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum
Huntington disease
Congenital defect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of the vertebra
Spina bifida
Abnormal accumulation of CSF in the ventricle of the brain
Hydrocephalus
Brain disorder marked by gradual progressive mental deterioration
Alzheimer’s disease
Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder charactorized by weakness of muscles
Myasthenia gravis
Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia.
Parkinson’s disease
Paralysis (loss of motor functions)
Palsy
Fresh red blood from the rectum
Hematochezia
Gas expelled from the stomach through mouth
Education
Lack of appetite
Aneroxia
Gas from the anus
Flats
Fat in feces
Seatorrhea
Unpleasant sensation in the stomach
Nausea
Yellow skin and white eyes
Jaundice
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Ascites
Difficulties swollowing
Dysphagia
Passage of loose watery stool
Diarrhea
Rumbling noises produced by movement of gas or fluid through the gastrointestinal tract
Borborygmus
Difficulty passing stool
Constipation
Black tarry stool
Melena
Nosebleed
Epistaxis
Acute viral infection of Infants and children with laryngeal obstruction and strider
Croup
Chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection in the bronchial tree
Bronchiectasis
Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretion in respiratory tract.
Cystic fibrosis
Chronic inflammatory disorder of bronchi with airway obstruction, bronchial edema and increased mucus production
Asthma
Collapsed lung
Atelectasis
Inflammation of the bronchi (type of COPD)
Chronic bronchitis
Acute infection of the throat and upper respitory tract caused by corynebacterium
Diptheria
Whooping cough infection of the pharynx larynx and trachea marked by spasms of coughing
Pertussis
Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
Emphysema
