Infectious Diseases
You patient has a bulls eye rash. You document this as
erythema chronicum migrams (ECM)
Your patient has been depressed for over 2 years, and just does not function well. The diagnosis for this would be...
persistent depression
define alternative medicine
medical treatment being used instead of traditional medicine
bacteria in the blood
bacteremia
What did Professor Steiner say her favorite movie was?
Steal Magnolias or Sweet Home Alabama
T or F, you treat lyme disease with an antiviral medication
false, caused by bacteria
your patient is diagnosed with the flu. You know if diagnosed early enough, this can be treated with...
antiviral medication such as Tamiflu
define neurotomy
dissection or division of a nerve
disease caused by treatment of another disease
iatrogenic
what is the most commonly diagnosed mental health disorder
anxiety
What does MRSA stand for
Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
You educate your patient that E Coli 0157:h7 is transmitted by
contaminated food/water, particularly ground beef
muscle pain/tenderness
pain from damage to tissues
nociceptive pain
Personality disorder described as- "attention seeking, self destructive, excessively emotional"
borderline personality disorder
name the 3 forms of anthrax
1) cutaneous 2) inhalation 3) intestinal
You educate your patient with bipolar disorder that the length of time they will need to spend on medication for treatment is how long
for life
define adjuvant analgesic
a medication whose primary purpose is not generally used for pain
nerve pain that is difficult to treat
neuropathic pain
what is the most common symptom of schizophrenia
hallucinations
H1N1 comes from a virus mutated from what
pig/swine
Your pt has chronic pain that is usually well controlled, but today has flared up. This is known as
Breakthrough pain
define intrathecal
the space around the spinal cord
the surgical division of one or more of the lateral nerve pathways emerging from the spinal cord
cordotomy
the part of the brain where emotions are stored
amygdala