Unit 3: Chapter 11
The Breakdown
Abbrevations
Diseases
Do You Get It?
100
High blood pressure
What is hypertension
100
the meaning of the prefix or Combining form electr/o
What is Electrocity
100
CCU
What is Coronary Care Unit
100
A viral infection, caused by a group of herpes viruses, that may produce cold sores, genital inflammation, or conjunctivitis
What is Herpes Simplex
100
"We're going belly up!" a person lying face upward
What is SUPINE
200
a machine that continuously records the heart's rhythms.
What is Holter monitor
200
the meaning of the suffix -edema
What is Swelling
200
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
What is CPR
200
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
What is Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDs)
200
"Don't shoot the messenger!" A nerve carrying impulses from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.
What is Motor Nerve
300
a congenital heart disease that includes four specific defects Hint: The four defects are: Pulmonary artery stenosis, Ventricular septal defect, Shift of the aorta to the right, and Hypertrophy of the right ventricle
What is Tetralogy of fallot
300
the meaning of the suffix -cyte
What is Cell
300
MRI
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging
300
a chronic hereditary blood disease,in which abnormal hemoglobin causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped and nonfunctional, characterized by enlarged spleen, chronic anemia, lethargy, weakness, joint pain, and blood clot formation.
What is Sickle Cell Anemia
300
"A vampire's job" the act of drawing or removing blood from the circulatory system through a cut (incision) or puncture in order to obtain a sample for analysis and diagnosis.
What is Phlebotomy
400
Blockage of arteries carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys and other organs
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease
400
the meaning of the Combining form My/o
What is Muscle
400
Transient Ischemic Attack
What is TIA
400
a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries.
What is Coronary Artery Disease
400
"Opportunity is knocking, but do you wanna answer?" Infectious disease associated with AIDS; toxoplasmosis, tuberculosis, herpes simplex, and pneumocystis carnii pneumonia (PNP)
What is Opportunistic Infections
500
Blood Clot (Thrombus) forms in a large vein, usually in lower limb
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis
500
the meaning of the suffix -paresis
What is Weakness
500
Sz
What is Seizure
500
A malignant but often curable disease of lymphatic tissues typically causing painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.
What is Hodgkin's Disease
500
"The kiss of death" The virus that is transmitted through saliva, so you can get it through kissing, but you can also be exposed through a cough or sneeze, or by sharing a glass or food utensils with someone who has it
What is Mononucleosis (MONO)
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