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Stack #109557
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| steatosis | fatty degeneration, or intracellular accumulation of lipids |
| Algor mortis | cooling of the body after death |
| Rigor mortis | stiffening of the body after death |
| Livor mortis | pooling of the blood in dependent portions of the body after death |
| cardinal signs of inflammation | rubor, dolor, tumor, calor |
| Rubor | hyperemia due to vasoactive amines |
| Dolor | pain |
| Tumor | due to accumulation of exudates |
| Calor | heat caused by hyperemia |
| lymphangitis | inflammation of the lymph channels |
| lymphadenitis | infection of the lymph node |
| friction rub | shaggy layer of fibrin which causes sticking and pain |
| abscess | an eaten out hole that fills up with pus that will not heal and until drained |
| empyema | an abscess that opens up into the pleural space |
| sinus | a deep abscess that drains to the surface |
| furnucle/boil | a surface skin abscess |
| carbuncle | deeper suppuration drains to the surface through multiple openings |
| cellulitis | deep suppuration within tissue |
| septicemia/sepsis | bacteremia that is sustained and produces systemic symptoms of fever, malaise, and prostration |
| effusion | fluid that collects in a cavity or potential space |
| ascites | accumulation of fluids in the peritoneal space |
| anasarca | massive, generalized edema |
| Exudate in the lungs | either infection or cancer (tumor) |
| Transudate in the lungs | usually caused by CV problem such as heart failure |
| DIC | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, lose clotting/platelets and bleed from everywhere |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thromobosis, if a clot forms here and breaks loose, will result in pulmonary embolism |
| aneurism | weakening of the muscular area of the artery; a bulge forms |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| achalasia | constriction of the Lower Esophageal Sphincter |
| cephalic phase | increased gastric with thought of food |
| gastric phase | presence of food in antrum causes release of gastrin |
| intestinal phase | proteins and other partially digested foods in the duodenum causes release of hormones that inhibit gastric juices and decreases gastric emptying |
| Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | caused by pancreatic tumor that secretes excess amounts of gastrin |
| paptic ulcer disease | erosion of the lining of the stomach (or esophagus,duodenum) due to exposure to stomach acids (HCl, pepsin) |
| essential hypertension | 95% of hypertension, without an obvious cause |
| hepatic encephalopathy | due to excess ammonia from liver cirrhosis |
| hypertensive encephalopathy | due to edema in the brain from metastatic hypertension |
| Irregular rate | rhythmic, maybe every fourth beat dropped |
| Irregular irregular rate | no rhythm at all, atrial fibrillation |
| endocarditis | effects the valves in the heart |
| Four types of shock | Cardiogenic, Hypovolumic, Vascular/Distributive, Obstructive |
| Cardiogenic | something going bad with the heart (acutely) |
| Hypovolumic | donated too much blood/lose significant amount of blood, heart pumps like made but not enough volume to pump |
| Vascular/Distributive | Caused when blood vessels lose their tone, blood pressure drops |
| Obstructive | Tumor blocking the aorta, for example |
Created by:
nlmoore