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Key Terms Chpt. 51
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Increase in blood alkalinity, loss of corbon dioxide from the blood. | Alkalosis |
| Weakness, numbness or paralysis on one side of the body. | Hemiplegia |
| A person who connot respond to any sensory stimulation. | Unconscious |
| Caused by severe hypoglycemia and results in tremors, sweating and nervousness. | Insulin shock |
| Pain in the chest that may radiate into the jaw, neck or arm. | Angina pectoris |
| Lasts 2-5 mins, person becomes unconscious and body jerks. | Convulsion |
| Poorly defined, single swollen areas. | Angioedema |
| Hardening of the arteries. | Arteriosclerosis |
| Small branches of bronchiole tubes that divide into alveolar sacs. | Bronchioles |
| Blood clot that blocks normal flow of blood to brain. | Cerebral embolism. |
| Rupture of a blood vessel. | Cerebral hemorrhage |
| When blood supply to the brain is interupted. | Cerebral infarction |
| Weakening of the heart. When the heart is not able to pump the blood throughout the body. | Congestive heart failure |
| Insufficient insulin production in the pancreas leading to high levels of glucose in the blood. | Diabetes mellitus |
| Patient goes into a coma and dies if not treated. Caused from extreme case of hyperglycemia. | Diabetic acidosis |
| Excessive amounts of fluid in body tissue, swelling. | Edema |
| A recurrent disorder of cerebral function, due to excessive neuronal discharge. | Epilepsy |
| Redness or inflammation of the skin. | Erythema |
| Lasts 2-5 minutes, person is unconscious, body jerks, stiffens, jerks and twitches. | Grand mal seizure |
| Too much glucose in the blood. | Hyperglycemia |
| Abnormally rapid and deep breathing resulting in decreased carbon dioxide levels. | Hyperventilation |
| Too little glucose or sugar may cause change in personality, may feel hungry. | Hypoglycemia |
| Heart attack - when coronary arteries are blocked or severly narrowed. | Myocardial Infarction |
| A temporary interruption in the supply of blood to the brain symptoms include weakness, dizziness and loss of balance. | Transient ischemic attacks |
| When teeth are forced into the alveolous. | Traumatic intrusion |
| Patients legs are slightly higher than head. | Trendelenburg position |
| Clutching the throat with the hands. | Universal distress signal |
| Condition characterized by a patient who remains conscious during seizure, recalling details of the event. | Jacksonian epilepsy |
| Also known as postural hypotension- When an individual looses consciousness or level of conscionsness, when he or she sits upward rapidly. | Orthostatic hypotension |
| Hives. | Uticaria |
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