wrongs Flashcards

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spondylolisthiasis

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condition where there is partial forward dislocation of one vertebrate over the one under it

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ankylosing spondylitis

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chronic inflammatory disease of idiopathic orgins resulting in fusion of the spine

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pleurisy

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inflamation of the parietal pleura

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pertusis

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whooping cough - a bacterial infection characterized by a high picthed whoop sound

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severe acute respiratry syndrome

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a viral infection by coronavirus. Results in pneumonia

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respiratory syncytial virus

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shingles

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condition via the reactivation of the latent varicella zoster virus. Results in vesicular skin lesions along the path of the spinal and cranial nerves

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tremor

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quivering, purposeless movements of the skeletal muscles in the elderly or peopel with neurodegernative disorders

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blepharochalasis

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tinnitus

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abnormal sound in the ear due to disease or truma

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infectious myringitis

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viral infection of the eardrum

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otitis media

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13
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otosclerosis

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abnormal boney growth at the oval window of the middle ear

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tetany

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contious muscle spasms

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15
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hyperthyroidism

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excessive secretion of thyroid hormone.

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hypothyroidism

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Defecient of thyroid hormone.
in childhood: cretinism that results in stunted growth
adulthood: myxedema thast results in facial and orbital swelling

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hyperparathyroidism

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excessive parathyroid hormone release results in hypercalcemia, polyuria,

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hypoparathyroidism

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deficient parathryid hormone. Results in irritability, hypocalcemia, cramps, tetant

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delirium

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state of confused, unfocused, irrational agitation. In mental disorders, confusion and agitation is accompanied by disorientation, fear, illusion, hallucination, delusion

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dementia

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mental disorder chrarcterized by progressive loss of memory, personality alteration, stupor, confusion, and disoreiation

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psychosis

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imapred or dissassocation from reality, accompanied by hallucination, delusion, disoreintion,

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athetosis

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slow, involuntary, contious writing movements of the extremities