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Survey of Diseases W
Mr Walters XR101
Question | Answer |
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A fracture in which a bone fragment is driven into another is an | Impact fracture |
Chicken Pox, Inflenza and the common cold are all caused by submicroscopic organisms known as: | Virus |
The Form of arthritis which degenerates weight-bearing joints is termed | osteoarthritis |
Osgood-Schlatter's Disease affects the ? | Tibial Tubercolcity |
A bony tumor outgrowth termed an osteochondroma is also referred to as an | exostosis |
Chronic bronchitis is often the forerunner of this disorder charcterized as dyspenea and overaerated lungs | emphysema |
products of infection, as found in the alveoli of a pneumonia patient, form a fluid called | exudate |
a fracture which occurs at right angles to the long axis of the bone is a | Transverse fracture |
the transfer of a disease from one organ or region to another, such as malignant cells transferring from a primart site of a secondary site is called | metastosis / metastaic |
Which conditions could not be seen on a chest x-ray | sore throat, Upper respitory |
a fracture in which the fractured bone is sparated into more than one fragment is a | comminuted |
A fracture cause my increased pressure on a particular area such as in a joggers foot is a | Stress Fracture |
free air located in the pleural space may cause the lung to collapse. This airless state is termed | atelectasis |
What idiopathic bone condition occurs mostly in young people? | Osgood-Schlatters |
A fracture invovling the medial and lateral malleoli as well as the posterior tibia is | Tri malleolar |
When x-raying for a possible fractured extremity | AP and Lateral include both joints |
A forced disruption of an articulation is termed | dislocation |
Hyperparathyroidism results in | loss of calcium, demineralizationof bone/bone cyst, loss of bone density,over activity of parathryroid |
a disease process increasing the lucency of a bone requires this technical adjustment | Decrease exposure time, decrease technique |
a hereditary disease causing thick, ticky mucus which plugs to bronchial tubes is called | cystic fibrous |
An effustion of serous fluid into the chest cavity requires an icrease in exposure factors and is called | Pulmonary Edema |
An open fracture with fragments protruding through the skin surface is a | Compound/open fracture |
An impacted fracture in the wrist and knee areas which demonstrate periosteal bulging | Torus |
The later decubutis postion of the chest is commonly used to demonstrate | pleural infusion, pneumothorax |
Surgical repair of a fracture is termed | open reduction |
a fracture occuring at the site of a muscle origin is a | avulsion/chip |
An incomplete fracture in causing bowing of the long bone in a child is | greenstick |
A fracture occuring in the wrist area involving the distal radius is a | Torus or Colles |
Pneumoconiosis relates to | Dust in the lungs |
Congenital club foot is also known as | talipes equinovarus |
A condition characterized by loss of bone density is referred to as | Osteoporosis |
Osteomyelitis is commonly characterized as | Hyogenic pus, bone infection, result of bacteria |
Urate deposits in the joints are a major sign of | Gout |
When the lungs are inflamed and the aveoli fill with mucus, fluid or blood, the readiographic appearance in the lung field is called | consolidation |
A fracture which can result in the area of an osteolytic bone metastasis is a | pathological |
A fracture occurring superior to the elbow joint is a | supracondylar |
The term which best describes overdistention of tissue with air is | emphysema |
Another name for respitory distress syndrome of the newborn is | Hylaine membrane disease |
An S-shaped fracture with fragments twisted apart is of what type | Spiral |
A ___ __ fracture is in children involves the growth plate region of the bone | Salter type |
Which of the following chest pathologic conditions would require a decrese in technique from a "normal" chest? | emphysema |