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- author "me"
- tags "Test 2 "
- description "Cardiology"
- fileName "Test 2 cardio"
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- What are agranulocytosis?
- Severe reduction in the number of granulocytes. WBCs Decrease in 200/mm3
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What does this person have?
Flu like symptoms
Symptoms of infection
Ulceration of the mucous membranes.
Agranulocytosis
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What are two broad spectrum antibiotics?
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What is leukemia?
Abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually WBCs
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What type of leukemia is rapid onset?
Acute leukemia
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What type of leukemia pt live longer
Chronic leukemia
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Infection number 1 for nanda diagnosis?
Leukemia
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Leukemia AML age effected?
Teen to mid 20s
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Leukemia with ALL age effected?
Kids
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If they have extreme elevation in WBCs and anemia?
Leukemia
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The two types of chemo mostly used?
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What is multiple myeloma?
Malignant neoplastic immunodeficiency disease of the bone marrow. Breakdown of bone causes pathological fractures
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Clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma?
- Bone pain
- Infection
- ANEMIA
- RENAL FAILURE due to calcium
- PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES
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What disease do you have to treat pain, fluid increase and make the patient keep moving and get out if bed?
Multiple myeloma.
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What is CRAB?
- C calcium elevated
- R renal failure
- A anemia
- B bone lesion
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Lymphatic system functions
- Maintenance of fluid balance
- Production of lymphocytes
- Absorption and transportation of lipids from the intestine to the bloodstream.
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What are the three parts of the lymphatic systemm?
- Lymphatic...
- ...vessels
- ...fluid
- ...tissue
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What is lymph fluid?
Pale yellow, moves from the plasma through the capillary walls and becomes interstitial fluid.
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What is lymph nodes?
Scattered through the body and contain dense patches of lymphocytes and macrophages.
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What are lymph organs?
The tonsils, adenoids, spleen and the thymus.
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What does the thymus do? When does it decreasee?
- T cell develop
- Helps develop immune system
- Produces hormone that growth and activity of lymphocytes throughout the body
- Large when a child and decrease with age
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What are tonsils?
- Produce lymphocytes and antibodies
- Trap bacteria
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What does the spleen do?
- Stores 500ml of blood
- Forms lymphocytes and monocytes.
- Forms plasma
- Destroys RBCs
- Removes bacteria by phagocytosis
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What is a lymph?
- A specialized fluid formed in the tissue space.
- Transported by way of thr lymphatic vessels and reenters the circulatory system.
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What is lymphangitis?
Inflammation of one or more lymphatic vessels.
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Fine red streaks from affected area chills/fever and myalgia are from?
- Lymphangitis
- Enlarged lymph nodes
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What is used to treat lymphangitis?
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What is lymphedema?
Accumulation of lymph in the tissue.
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What are signs and symptoms of lymphedema?
Massive edema and tightness of the affected extremity.
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What is a lymphangiography?
Its to differentiate from venous disorder.
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What are treatments for lymphedema.
- Diuretics
- Antibiotics
- Compression pump
- Elastic stockings
- Monitor diet
- Meticulous skin care
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What is non-hodgkins lymphoma?
- Neoplastic disorder of lymphoid tissue.
- Effects b-cells
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Pt has anemia, painless enlarged cervical lymph nodes she has?
Non-hodgkins lymphoma.
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What is a bone scan?
Hot spots showing of cancer cells with nuclear injection
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