Types Of Medical Emergencies

Question 1

Respiratory

Answer 1

Asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis

Question 2

Cardiovascular

Answer 2

Heart attack, congestive heart failure,

Question 3

Neurologic

Answer 3

Seizure, stroke, syncope

Question 4

Gastrointestinal

Answer 4

Appendicitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis

Question 5

Urologic

Answer 5

Kidney stones

Question 6

Endocrine

Answer 6

Diabetes mellitus

Question 7

Hematologic

Answer 7

Sickle cell disease, hemophilia

Question 8

Immunologic

Answer 8

Anaphylactic reaction, food allergy

Question 9

Toxicologic

Answer 9

Substance abuse, food or plant poisoning

Question 10

Psychiatric

Answer 10

Alzheimer disease, schizophrenia, depression

Question 11

Gynecologic

Answer 11

Vaginal bleeding, sexually transmitted disease, pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 12

Emphysema

Answer 12

A disease of the lungs in which there is extreme dilation and eventual destruction of the pulmonary alveoli with poor exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide; it is one form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Question 13

Bronchitis

Answer 13

An acute or chronic inflammation of the lung that may damage lung tissue; usually associated with cough and production of sputum and, depending on its cause, sometimes forever

Question 14

Asthma

Answer 14

An acute spasm of the smaller air passages, called bronchioles, associated with excessive mucus production and with swelling of the mucous lining of the respiratory passages.

Question 15

Syncope

Answer 15

A fainting spell or transient loss of consciousness, often caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain.

Question 16

Diverticulitis

Answer 16

Bulging out of intestinal rings in small pockets at weak areas in the muscle walls, creating abdominal discomfort.