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MCC/CC
Major Complication/co-morbidity conditions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abscess | Skin wound/infection, occur more in people w/ poor circulation;treatment:antibiotics |
| Abscess of Bartholin's gland | Localized pain in region of duct; treatment: antibiotic therapy |
| Acidosis, repiratory/metabolic/lactic | Retention of CO2, hypoventilation, dyspnea, drowsiness, malaise, nausea |
| Alcohol withdrawal syndrome | Delirium tremens, nausea, vomitting; treatment: Benzodiazeprines-lithium |
| Alkalosis, metabollic/respiratory | WEakness, respiration slow & shallow, uremia, parethesias of extremeties |
| Anemia due to acute blood loss | Sudden blood loss ff rupture of ulcer, truama, hemophilia |
| Aneurysm of aorta with rupture | Fatal, pain in lower back, groin |
| Angina Pectoris | heaviness in chest |
| Anorexia Nervosa | Fear of obesity |
| Arrest Cardiac | Cessation of cardiac action |
| Ascites, Malignant other | Serous fluid effusion and accumulation |
| Atelectasis | Lung collapse |
| Bacteremia | Bacteria in the blood |
| Brochiectasis w/ acute exacerbation | irreversible dilatin of bronchi due to chronic infection |
| Bronchtis, obstructive chronic | Bronchitis with airway obstruction |
| Cachexia | Malnutrition & general ill health marked by emaciation & weakness |
| Cardiomyopathy | Palpitations and/or dyspnea; treatment: digoxin, diuretics |
| Cellulitis | Skin/wound infection secondary to DM;treatment- antibiotics |
| Cholangitis | Pain in right upper quadrant of abdomen, prolonged, anorexia |
| Convulsion, febrile | sudden violent involuntary contraction of group muscles;treatment may include neurontin, dilantin, anticonvulsant drug |
| Cor pulmonale, acute | Progressive dyspnea, results from COPD;treatment-broncho dilators - digoxin,vasodilators |
| Cystitis, acute | Inflammation of urinary bladder & ureter characterized by urgency, pain , hematuria; treatment: Cipro, |
| Disease Addison | Anorexia, headache weakness;treatment- glucocoticoid |
| Disease, hypertensive heart & kidney, malignant | history of kidney disease, headache, fatigue; treament- Nitrostat |
| Disease, hypertensive heart, malignant w/ heart failure | Atherosclerosis; hx of uncontrolled blood pressure & oliguria |
| Pleural effusion | Fluid in the pleura,treatment: lasix or digoxin |
| Endometritis (acute) | Salpingitis and vaginal discharge;treatment antibiotics |
| Fibrillation, ventricular | Life threatening cardiac emmergency; loss of pulse, respirations & BP; treatment- Lidocaine, Calan, Cardiaem and Digitalis |
| REnal Failure, acute REnal Failure Chronic Stage IV/V ESRD | Lethargy, fatigue, anorexia, nausea, dyspnea, weakness, thrist |
| Acute Respiratory Failure | Increase sputum production, cough and SOB |
| Fistula of bladder | Urinary incontinence, dysuria and vaginal irritation |
| Atrial Flutter | Palpitation, weakness, dizziness;treatment: digoxin, quinidine, calan, cardizem, digitalis |
| Pathological Fracture | Fracture due to: osteoporosis, neoplasm& osteomalacia |
| Hamatemesis | Vomitting of blood or "coffee ground material";treatment- vassopressin |
| GI Hemorrhage | Vomitting of blood, black and tarry stool |
| Infected hydrocele | Inflammation of spermatic cord or testis |
| Hydronephrosis | Colicky, dull aching flank pain, hematuria in 10% of cases, pyuria, fever |
| Hyponatremia | Loss than normal soium in the blood, due to inadequate excretion of water |
| Paralytuc/adynamic ileus | Vomitting, cramps, pain, abdominal distention |
| Infarction, acute myocardial any site | Deep severe substernal pain with radiation to back, jaw or left arm; treatment:lidocaine, calan, quinidine |
| Urinary tract infection | Dysuria or burning pain on urination |
| Ischemia, coronary acute & sub acute | Arteriosclerosis heart disease, elevated cholesterol, treatment: nitroglycerin, lidocaine, pronestyl, digoxin, quinidine |
| Malnutrition | Emaciation |
| Melena | Black tarry stools with digested blood |
| Myocarditis, acute | Inflammation of the myocardium caused by viral, bacterial or fungal infection |
| Myositis, infective | Pain in muscles, possible fever and chills w/ muscle swelling |
| Orchitis with abscess | Inflammation and infection of testes |
| Pericarditis, acute | Sharp precordial or substernal pain, radiating to the neck; treatment - aspirin |
| Pancreatitis, acute | Dammage to the biliary tract by alcohol, infectious disease, trauma or certain drugs |
| Peritonitis | Inflammation of the peritoneum; treatment - doxycycline, cefoxitin, clindamycin |
| Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of femoral vein | Inflammation of the vein generally followed by a clot |
| Pneumonia,unspecified | Lung infection |
| Pneumothorax | Collapse of lung |
| Prostatitis, acute | Inflammation of the prostate gland |
| Petit mal seizure w/ intractable epilepsy | Momentary loss of memory w/ twitching |
| SEpticemia | Chills, skin eruptions, fever, nausea, leukocytosis, vomitting, diarrhea |
| Shock, cardiogenic | REsulting from a myocardial infarct, end stage cardiomyopathy or a malfunction pof a mitral valve |
| Septic shock | Onset of abrupt chills, nausea, vomitting & diarrhea |
| Tachycardia, paroxysmal, ventricular | Associated with ischemic heart disease |
| Ulcer decubitus | Bedsore or pressure ulcer |
| Esophageal varices | Hematemesis can sometimes be an indication of an esophageal bleed |
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