Question | Answer |
What is a common cold? | An acute infection causing inflammation of the upper respiratory tract |
Influenza is also known as what? | flu |
what is the flu cause by? | viruses |
What are signs and symptoms of the flu? | fever, chills, croup in children, malaise, muscular aching, headache, nasal congestion and cough |
what is the progosis of the flu? | good with proper care |
CFS is known as what? | Chronic Fatigue syndrome |
what is the treatment for CFS? | supportive |
AIDS stands for what? | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
When were AIDS first diagnosed? | in 1981 |
What is the treatment for AIDS? | there is no effective treatment |
Measles is known as what? | Rubeola |
Rubella is known as what? | german measles |
What is the etiology of rubella? | it is caused by the rubella virus, the virus has an incubation period of 14 to 21 days |
What are mumps. | acute contagious disease characterized by fever and inflammation of parotid glands |
how long does the course of chickenpox run. | 2 to 3 weeks |
What is a neoplasm? | new formation or new growth that serves no useful purpose |
What is a swelling or enlargement and may be used interchangeably with neoplasms? | tumors |
What type of tumor grows slowly and their cells resemble normal cells of tissue from which tumors originated? | benign tumor |
how many cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in the US? | 1 million |
What are the four most frequently diagnosed kinds of cancer? | prostate, breast, lung and colorectal cancer |
what is the most common type of cancer in males? | prostate |
what is the most common type of cancer in women? | breast |
what kind of cancer is cancer that the cells have no yet spread from site of original tumor? | localized |
what is the largest group of cancer? | carcinomas |
what are 3 preventive measures to not get cancer? | don't smoke, limit alcoholic intakes, protect from sun exposure |
what is known as a live tissue sample taken for microscopic examination? | biopsy |
define TMN | T-size and extent of tumor, M- number if area lymph nodes involved, N- metatasis of tumor |
what are 3 treatments of cancer? | surgery, chemo, and radiation |
what is the burning of cancer tissue with electric current? | electrocautery |
what is another name for immunotherapy? | biotherapy |
what are the most common side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs? | nausea, vomiting,anorexia, leukopenia and loss of hair |
what type of surgery removes all the cancerous tissue and hopefully cures the patient? | specific surgery |
what type of surgery is done to prevent the development of cancer? | preventive surgery |
what 3 categories are neoplasms divided into? | carcinomas, sarcomas, and blood and lymph neoplasms |
what is known as a loss of structural differentiations in malignant neoplasms? | anaplasia |
what is cerebral palsy? | a bilateral, symmetrical nonprogressive paralysis |
what is the treatment for cerebral palsy? | no cure |
what is the prognosis of cerebral palsy? | varies |
what is the etiology of pyloric stenosis? | unknown but disease may be hereditary |
what is hydrocephalus? | a condition marked by too much cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles o the brain |
what is the diagnosis of hydrocephalus? | abnormally large head |
what is talipes varus? | inversion or inward bending of the foot |
what is talipes valgus? | eversion or outward bending of the foot |
what is talipes equinus or plantar flextion? | toes are lower than the heel |
what is talipes calcaneus or dorsiflexion? | toes are higher than the heel |
what is the diagosis of club foot? | obvious at birth |
what are the 3 forms of hip dysplasia? | unstable hip dysplasia, incomplete dislocation, and complete dislocation |
what is a migraine headache? | a recurrent, frequently incapacitating type of headache characterized by intense, throbbing pain often accompanied by nausea and vomiting |
what is the prevention of a migraine headache? | no specific prevention |
what is a cerebral concussion? | immediate loss of consciousness, lasting from a few seconds to a few minutes |
what is the treatment of cerebral concussion? | quiet bed rest |
what is a cerebral contusion? | a serious injury in which the tissue along or just beneath the surface of the brain is bruised |
what is hemiplegia? | loss of voluntary muscular control and sensation on one side of the body only |
what is paraplegia? | loss of voluntary motion or sensation of the trunk and lower extremities |
what is quadriplegia? | paralysis of all the four extremities and usually the trunk |
what are the signs and symptoms of spinal cord injuries? | loss of motor and sensory functions in the legs and trunk. bowel, bladder, and sexual function also may be lost |
what is known as inflammation of the brain, especially of the cerebral hemisphere, cerebellum, or brain stem? | encephalitis |
what is brain abscess? | collection of pus, usually found in the cerebellum or the frontal lobes of the cerebrum |
What is the prevention for brain abscess? | prompt treatment of any infections |
TIAs stands for what? | Transient ischemic attacks |
what is the treatment for TIAs? | treatment depends on the location of the area and the underlying cause |
what is the cause of epilepsy? | idiopathic |
what are the signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease? | onset is slow and insidious |
what is the expulsion of seminal fluid prior to complete erection or immediately following the beginning of sexual intercourse? | premature ejaculation |
what is known as the occurrence of pain in women during sexual intercourse? | dyspareunia |
what is the prognosis for dyspareunia? | good with adequate treatment, proper education, and sensitivity on the part of the woman's sexual partner. |
what is gonorrhea? | a contagious bacterial infection of the epithelial surfaces of the genitourinary tract |
what is the cause of gonorrhea? | the bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae |
what is known as a highly infectious, chronic sexually transmitted disease characterized by lesions that may involve any organ or tissue? | syphilis |
what is the cause of syphilis? | the bacterium treponema pallidum |
what is known as the protozoal infestation of the vagina, urethra, or prostate? | trichomoniasis |
what is epididymitis? | inflammation of the epididymis due to infection |
what is prostatic cancer? | malignant neoplasm of the prostate tissue |
what are the symptoms of orchitis? | testicular swelling or tenderness with acute pain |
what is the prognosis of prostatic cancer? | the earlier the cancer is detected the better |
PMS stands for what | premenstrual syndrome |
what is the etiology of PMS? | not clearly understood |
what are signs and symptoms of PMS? | irritability, sleeplessness, fatigue, depression, headaches, and vertigo |
what is known as pain associated with menstruation? | dysmenorrhea |
what is the prevention of dysmenorrhea? | correction of any hormonal imbalance may be helpful |
what is the prevention of pelvic inflammatory disease? | no known prevention |
what is menopause? | the cessation of menses and ovarian function with a resultant decrease is estrogen levels |
menopause occurs naturally in who? | women between the ages of 40 and 50 |
what is the prevention of spontaneous abortion? | it can not be prevented |
what is premature rupture of membranes? | early rupture of the amniotic sac |
what is premature labor? | early onset of rhythmic uterine contractions after fetal viability but before fetal maturity |
what is the prevention or premature labor/ premature rupture of membranes? | good prenatal care |
what is the most common stomach ailment, consists of the inflammation and erosion of the gastric mucosa? | gastritis |
what is gastroenteritis? | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
what is the prevention of Crohn's disease? | no known prevention of cure |
what is the treatment of crohn's disease? | symptomatic and supportive |
what is known as inflammation of the para nasal sinus? | sinusitis |
what is the prevention of sinusitis? | involves prompt treatment of any respiratory tract infection |
what is pneumonia? | acute inflammation of the respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveolar sacs, and alveoli of the lung |
what is the diagnosis of pneumonia? | a chest x-ray is taken in most suspected cases |
what is pleural effusion? | excess of fluid between the parietal and visceral pleural membranes enveloping each lung |
what is the prognosis for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? | its guarded |
what is asthma? | respiratory condition marked by recurrent attacks of labored breathing accompanied by wheezing |
what is the prognosis for asthma? | good with proper attention |
what is the prevention for asbestosis? | involves avoidance of asbestos dust |
what is known as the completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal and healthy infant usually 10 to 12 weeks old? | sudden infant death syndrome |