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Vocab 2 Flashcards

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Thrombosis

A

Blood clot in either arterial or venous system

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Thromboembolism

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A blood clot in a vessel floating in blood stream

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Tonic-Clonic Seizure

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Seizure that features rhythmic back and forth motion of extremities and body stiffness

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Tuberculosis

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Chronic bacterial disease

Affects lungs, brain, kidney

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Ventricular fibrillation

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Rapid, electrical impulses in ventricle instead of atrium
Inadequate blood flow
Cardiac arrest

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Ventricular tachycardia

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Disorganized, twitching of ventricles, no blood flow, cardiac arrest

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Virulence

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Strength of a pathogen

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Visceral Pleura

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Membrane that covers lungs

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Status epilepticus

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Condition which seizures recur every few minutes lasting longer than 30 minutes

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Solid organs

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Bleed a lot
Chemical work of body in here
Liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys

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Seizure

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Generalized, uncoordinated muscular activity associated with loss of con. And convulsions

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13
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Referred pain

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Pain felt in another area of the body other than where the cause of pain is.

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Red blood cells (erythrocytes)

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Cells that carry O2 to body’s tissues

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15
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Pulmonary Edema (PE)

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Build up of fluid in lungs usually due to CHF

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Preload

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Pre-contraction pressure in the heart as volume of blood builds up

17
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Postictal state

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After a seizure… “reboot” stage

18
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Polyuria

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Peeing a lot in a given period of time.

Diabetes- wasting of glucose in urine

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Polyphagia

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Excessive eating

Diabetes- the inability to use glucose can make one feel hungry

20
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Polydipsia

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Excessive thirst

Reasonable fluid in body. Result of excessive urination

21
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Poison/Toxin

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Substance whose chemical action could damage structures or impair function when introduced into the body

22
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Pneumothorax

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Partial or complete accumulation of air in the pleural space. (Tear sometimes causes this)

23
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Pneumonia

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Inflammation/infection of the lung form a bacterial, viral, or fungal case

24
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Pertussis

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(Whooping Cough)
Airborne bacterial infection that affects mostly children younger than 6. Pt’s will be feverish, and have a whoop sound on inspiration after a coughing attack.
Highly contagious through droplet infection

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Perfusion

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Adequate O2 to all body

26
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Parietal pleura

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Thin membrane that lines the chest cavity

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