The common cold is a group of minor illnesses caused by?
almost 200 viruses
stasis of blood flow from immobility, injury to a vessel, or predisposing to clot formation increases the risk of?
pulmonary enbolism
a collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, resulting in a collapsed lung.. describes a condition called?
pneumothorax
____ is a destructive disease of the alveoli and the adjaent capillary walls resulting in chronic dyspnea, cough, and the characterisic barrel chest?
emphysema
____refers to obstruction diease of the lungs, including chronic bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
COPD
Treatment of pneumonia includes?
organisms- specific antibiotics for bacterial pneumonia
T/F: lunge cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide for both men and women?
True
This disease most often affects young children. It is most common in the midweastern states and occurs during the winter months. Patients will present cold like flue symptons and progress rapidly. Treatment could be inhalation therapy and hospitilization. This describes which disease process?
RSV
T/F:
influenza is transmitted via inhalation of airborne mucous discharge?
True
A patient present witha deep persistant cough involving thich yellow/gray mucous wheezing and pain in the upper chest wall is suffering from?
bronchitis
T/F:Pulmonary tuberculosis can be spread during the active and inactive phase of the disease?
False
types of emboli
bacteria, air, tissue, fat
approx. 75% of pneumonia causes are of bacterial origin?
false
T/F:isoniazid is the first line of treatment for TB and may also be given to those who have been exposed to the disease?
True?
T/F:Thrombolitic drugs
true
T/F: the mediastinum contains the heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, and the lymph nodes?
true
The tricuspid valve is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart?
false right
the mitral or bicuspid valve is located between the left atrium and ventrical?
true
the pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood back to the left atrium from the lungs?
true
the condition where fat contating substances are depostited on the coronary artery lumen causing a narrowing is?
coronary artery disease
the procedure where a catherter with a ballon is threaded into the coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called?
angioplasty
the condition of where the patient experiences chest pain?
angina pectoris
T/F patients with coronary heart diease always experiences pain?
false not always?
Myocardial infarction is the death of mycardial tissue caused by achemia?
true
painless enlargemnt of lymph nodes severe itching fever fatigue is a symptom of?
lymphoma
the patient experiencing crushing chest pain dyspnea buring sensations and saphoress is usually suffering from?
MI
reed sternberg cells in lymatic tissues is a diagnosis of?
hodgkin disease
symptoms of cardiovascular diease includes?
ALL OF THE ABOVE/
proper function of the urinary system?
urinalysis and blood test
the urinary system is responsible for?
all of the above
CRF is typicallly reversible and has a sudden onset?
false (ARF)
ARF is typically irreversable and has a gradual onset?
false CRF
elevated serum creatninte and BUN levels would be a indication of renal failure?
true
the condition of the kidney caused by pressure from uring that cannot flow past an obstruction in the urinary tract is called?
hydronephrosis
the treatment of renal calculi might include?
relief and pain, lithotripsy, surgical intervention, increased fluid intake
Lithotripsy is a procedure used to examine the urinary tract?
false
pyelonephritis is most common type of kidney diease
true
weakening of pelvic floor muscles and the urethral structures as a reslut of trauma, children, hormonal changes of aging, obesity or certain medication may precipitate?
stress incontinence (enuresis)
Dialysis filters out unwanted elements from the blood, usualy removed by healthy kidneys, thus
the body proper fluid, electrolyes and acid base balice is maintained
cystitis and urethritis are most commonly caused by?
e. coli
an inherited disorder characterized by multiple cysts causing inlargment of kidneys and renal inpairments?
polycystic kidney disease
there are various possible causes of male and female infertility including STD?
true
there is not cure for viral STDS?
true
Cervical cancer
had not identifying risk factors, has a vaccination to aid in prevention ( all of above)
the pathologic outcome of endometriosis includeds?
all of above
benign pancreatic hyperplasia causes?
a weak streamt of urine with instable empty of the bladder
diagnostic elvaluation for prostatic cancer includes?
all of the above
the leading cause of death attributed to the female reproductive system
ovarian cancer
risk factors that place women at a higher risk for cancer of the breast include?
age diet family history late preg. (ALL OF THE ABOVE)
the absence of menstrual periods, whether temp. or perm. is call dysmenorhea?
false
epistaxis
nose bleeds
upper respiratory tract infection
common cold
laryngitis
hoarseness and aphonia
hemoptysis
coughing or spitting up blood
ateleclasis
collapsed lung
pneumonia
inflammation of the lungs
trachycardia
fast or rapid heart beat
bradycardia
slow heart beat
arteriosclerosia
hardening of the arteries
atheroclerosis?
fat deposits
cardiac temponade
fluid trapped in pericardial sac
congestive heart failure
inablity of the heart to pump blood efficientlsy to tissue
shock
collapsed of the cardiovascular
syncope
fanting
circumoral cyanosis
blueness of lips
anerysm?
weakened dialted vessel walls
staghorn
stone in shape of renal pelvis
ESWL
uses shocke wave to break stone
glomerlunephritis
inflammation and swelling of glomeruli
renin
increased blood pressure
erythropoietin
stimuliated red blood cell production
hematura
blood in urine
oliguria
small amount of urine excreted
uremic frost
urea cystalis on skin
cardiac arrest
cessation
renal colic
sudden severe pain
orchitis
infection of the testes
cericocele
distned veins of testicles
amenorhea
absense of menstration
hyperamesis graviderum
severe morning sickness
influenza is a ver contagious viral infection. an annual booster shot can be received bc disease can reoccur annually there are many strains of viruses that can cause the flu. s/s can include inflammation in the upper and lowere respiratory tract fever or cold like symtoms, to diagnose the flue a throuat culture is taken treament can be an annual sohot to prevent the diease treament with the flu could be rest fluids and drugs
MI is AKA as heart attact it is the death of myocardial tissue caued by isheamimia cause of mi can include family hx of heart attact diet and lifestyle s/s can include chest pain fainting irregular heart beat most of the signs and symptons go unnoticed until there are 75% occlusion of the coronary artery. diagnosis can include patient history. and images of the chest ecg. after calling 911 the person can chew on one 5 grain/ 325 mg aspirin tablet. other treatments can consist of angioplasty, and surgery
