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Common Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trombus | Blood clot |
| Phlebitis | Inflammation of vein |
| Anemia | Low red blood cells |
| Atherosclerosis | Fatty deposits on walls of arteries that reduce blood flow |
| Arteriosclerosis | Walls of the arteries become thickand harden |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Peripheral vascular disease | Decrease in flow of blood to extremities and brain |
| Angina Pectoris | Chest Pain |
| Varicose Veins | Enlarged, twisted veins usually in legs |
| Congestive heart faliure | Circulatory congestion caused by weak pumping of the heart muscle |
| Myocardial Infection (MI) | Heart attack due to blockage in coronary arteries |
| URI- Upper Respiratory Infection | Infection of nose, throat, larynx, trachea |
| Pneumonia | Inflamation or infection in the lungs |
| Emphysema (Cronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - COPD ) | Aveoli become streched and stiff preventing adequate exchange of oxegen and carbon dioxide |
| Asthma | Spasma of bronchial tube walls causing narrowing of air passages usually due to allergies |
| Allergy | Reaction to substances that leads to sight or severe response by body |
| Influenza | Highly contagious URI |
| Pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura surrounding the lungs |
| Bronchitis | Inflammation of the bronchi |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant tumors in the lung that destroy tissue |
| Osteoporosis | Porous bone that breaks easily |
| Fracture | Break in bone |
| Simple | Bone broken, skin intact |
| Compound | Bone broken, penetrates skin |
| Comminuted | Bone broken, fragments in tissue |
| Greenstick | Incompleate break |
| Arthritis | Inflamation of the joints |
| Amputation | Removal of all or part of limb |
| Sprain | Streched or torn ligaments or tendons |
| Bursitis | Inflammation of bursa causing pain on movement |
| Paralysis | Loss of voulentary movement due to neurological damage such as stroke or trauma |
| Multiple sclerosis | Weakness of muscles due to loss of covering on nerves that control them |
| Atrophy | Muscle mass decreases in size |
| Contracture | Permanent shortening of muscle; joints become ankylosed (frozen) |
| Muscle Strain | Damage caused by trauma |
| Myalgia | Muscle pain |
| Torn Muscle | Tear caused by trauma |
| CVA - Stroke or Cerebrovascular accident | Damage to part of brain due to blood clot or hemorrhage cutting off blood supply |
| Alzheimer's Disease | Common cause of organic disease |
| Parkinson's Disease | Progressive nervous disease associated with distruction of brain cells |
| Multiple Sclerosis | Loss or covering around nerve fibers interfering with nerve impulses to and from brain |
| Cataract | Lens of eye loses its transparency |
| Glaucoma | Increased pressure in the eye due to an excess of aqueous humor |
| Conjunctivitis | Inflammation of the eyelid lining |
| Sty | Tiny abscess at the base of an eyelash |
| Otitis media | Infection of the middle ear |
| Deafness | Partial of complete hearing loss |
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