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 |