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Disease Conditions Chapter 5-9

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List symptoms of otitis media.   Symptoms may vary by type, drainage, pressure in ear, impaired hearing, pain, fever, chills, N&V and dizziness  
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2. List two types of glaucoma   Open angle and closed angle  
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3. What is the most common cause of cataract formation?   age  
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4. Is there a cure for macular degeneration?   No  
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5. What is the difference between otitis external and otitis media?   Media is middle ear, externa is external ear canal  
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6. What is the most common treatment of mastoiditis?   Antibiotics  
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7. List two skin cancers that commonly occur on the external ear.   Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma  
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8. What is another name for urticaria?   Hives  
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9. List two causes of urticaria.   Allergy to food or insect bites, infection, sunlight, extreme temperature, idiopathic,  
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10. List two symptoms of cellulitis.   Erythema (redness) of skin, edema (swelling), tender and hot to touch, fever, and malaise. May develop red streak if it spreads.  
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11. List two locations that tinea infections occur.   Capitis (scalp), corporis (skin), unguium (nails), pedis (foot), cruris (groin)  
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12. List two other terms for “pressure ulcer”.   Bed sore, decubitus (decub) and pressure injury (not mentioned in book – this is new terminology)  
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13. Which skin cancers are considered nonmelanoma skin cancers?   BCC and SCC  
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14. List two treatments for malignant melanoma.   Complete excision with wide margins, lymph node dissection if positive nodes, immunotherapy and targeted chemo.  
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15. List two symptoms of fibromyalgia.   Muscle and soft tissue pain around the joints, fatigue, disturbed sleep, poor concentration, irritability and depression. Extreme tenderness in certain pressure points of the body.  
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16. Which two joints are most commonly affected with osteoarthritis?   Hip and knee  
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17. What is the drug of choice for treatment of Lyme disease?   doxycycline  
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18. Name two conditions that may predispose a person for increased risk to develop osteomyelitis?   Diabetes, PVD and prosthetic hardware  
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19. Name two heart or vascular conditions that may be characteristic of Marfan syndrome.   Valve disorders, aneurysms, skeletal deformities and eye problems such as subluxation of lens, retinal detachment and cataract.  
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20. Name a diagnostic tool used to diagnosis osteoporosis.   DEXA scan  
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21. Name two ways in which a fractured hip can be surgically repaired.   ORIF (open reduction with internal fixation), insertion of pin or intramedullary device or joint replacement (usually hemiarthroplasty)  
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22. Name two medications used to treat GERD   Omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, or esomeprazole, ranitidine, and famotidine.  
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23. What type of intervention may be necessary to treat bleeding esophageal varices.   Replacing lost blood volume, endoscopic sclerotherapy and ligation of varices.  
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24. Name one esophageal condition that is a precursor to esophageal cancer.   Barrett’s esophagus  
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25. Is gastritis an acute or chronic condition?   Can be either or both  
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26. Is Crohn’s disease curable?   No  
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27. What is the hallmark sign of ulcerative colitis?   Frequent and bloody diarrhea  
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28. Gastroenteritis can be due to many different causes. List two.   Bacteria, parasites, viral, contaminated food, spicy food, alcohol, caffeine, medications.  
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29. List another name of C diff.   Pseudomembranous enterocolitis  
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30. Define HCC (Hepatocellular carcinoma).   Primary liver tumor (neoplasm) that usually occurs in the setting of chronic liver disease (such as cirrhosis and hepatitis C)  
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31. Name two chronic diseases in which malnutrition might occur.   Cancer, diabetes, COPD, CHF, and AIDS.  
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32. What type of food poisoning has been associated with raw eggs?   Salmonella  
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33. Name two treatments for pulmonary embolism.   Oxygen and anticoagulation, thrombolytic therapy, (not mentioned in text but in rare cases thrombectomy is performed).  
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34. List two symptoms of pneumonia.   Symptoms may vary – cough, fever, SOB, chills, sweating, CP, cyanosis and hemoptysis.  
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35. What is H1N1 influenza (Swine Flu)?   Novel influenza A is a respiratory illness that was first detected in April 2009 and is different than the usual seasonal flu. Can be confirmed by lab testing.  
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36. COPD is a broad category. List two specific types of COPD.   Emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, pneumoconiosis, asthma and cystic fibrosis  
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37. What is the difference between hemothorax and pneumothorax?   Hemo is blood and pneumo is air collection within the pleural cavity.  
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38. Does a positive Mantoux text (PPD) confirm that a patient has pulmonary tuberculosis?   No, final confirmation is a positive sputum culture for tubercle bacillus.  
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39. What is a common metastatic site for primary lung cancer?   Brain, liver and bone  
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40. What do the abbreviations NSCLC and SCLC stand for?   Non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer  
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