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Week 4 Terms
Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Angina | The attack of chest pain caused by insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart. |
| Arrhythmia | An irregular heartbeat. |
| Arteriosclerosis | Thickening and hardening of the arteries. |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of the joints. |
| Asthma | Effects a patient's breathing by restricting the airways and oxygen supply due to inflammation, swelling, and irritation. |
| Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) | Mental disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate levels of attention, concentration, activity distractability, and impulsivity. |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | A mental disorder characterized by constant impulsive behavior, difficulty in concentration, and hyperactivity that decreases social, academic, or occupational functioning. |
| Bronchitis | Acute inflammation of the bronchial tubes in the lungs. |
| Cardiovascular Disease | Refers to conditions of the heart and circulation system. |
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | A potentially fatal condition of the cardiovascular system wherein the heart has lost it's ability to pump blood in and out. |
| Dementia | Progressive memory loss as well as learning and thinking disorders; often leads to Alzheimer's disease. |
| Diabetes | Failure of the body to produce insulin, which is essential for digestion and for retrieving energy from food, in the pancreas. |
| Edema | Abnormal swelling of the body, caused by an increased build-up of fluids in tissues and organs. |
| Emphysema | Irreversible disease (long term smoking) in which there has been severe damage to the alveoli (tiny air sac) in the lungs, resulting in a decrease in the exchange of gases; symptoms are wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, and difficulty in breathing. |
| Gastroesophageal Reflux disease (GERD) | Occurs when food is not completey digested and is forced back up the esophagus; the food is very acidic and irritates the esophasus causing heartburn and other symptoms. |
| Hemorrhage | Severe and uncontrollable bleeding. (Can be internal or external). |
| Hyperlipidemic | High Cholesterol |
| Hypertension | Long-term high blood pressure |
| Inflammation | Redness, swelling, pain, or heat in the body tissue(s) caused by physical injury, infection, or irritation. |
| Nausea | Feeling of sickness to the stomach, usually accompanied by the urge to vomit. |
| Osteoporosis | Loss of bone density; it can be the result of calcium deficiency, menopause, certain endocrine diseases, avanced age, medications, or by other risk factors. |
| Spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction. |
| Virus | Very small infectious organism that requires a living cell to reproduce. |
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