Respiratory Disorders
Soccer player becomes coughing and anxious mid-game. Accessory muscle breathing is present. A rescue inhaler is available.
What is Asthma Exacerbation?
An autoimmune disorder characterized by a diffuse toxic goiter presenting with increased heart rate, heart palpitations, difficulty concentrating, shakiness, nervousness, gastrointestinal disturbances, and eyelid retraction.
What is Grave's Disease?
An infant is provided a round of vaccinations and begins to develop a fever in the hours following. The parents provide the infant with Tylenol. What is the effect of Tylenol on the new vaccination?
What is decreases efficacy?
An individual with a lesion below T1 that affects the lower extremities, has full use of upper extremities and may or may not have trunk control.
What is paraplegia?
Gymnast exhibits rapid breathing, hand tingling, and dizziness due to anxiety.
What is Hyperventilation?
An athlete presents with sweating, palpitations, hunger, tremors, confusion, nausea, headaches, fatigue, slurred speech, inappropriate behavior, and incoordination during practice. What are they likely suffering from?
What is hypoglycemia?
A patient is presenting with signs and symptoms, such as pain disproportionate to wound severity, rapidly changing skin surface, fever, respiratory difficulty, and confusion. She most likely has
What is necrotizing fasciitis?
A dangerous technique used by athletes with SCI to gain an advantage over an opponent or to improve race times.
What is boosting?
Basketball athlete has sore throat, fatigue, and productive cough. Vitals normal; lungs clear.
What is Upper Respiratory Infection?
A rare metabolic condition affecting the fluid balance in the body and resulting in excessive urination (polyuria) and thirst (polydipsia).
What is Diabetes insipidus?
Infectious mononucleosis is contracted when an athlete comes into contact with which of the following via infected saliva or airborne droplets?
What is Epstein-Barr virus?
What is a stage II sore?
Lacrosse player hit in ribs now has sharp unilateral chest pain and difficulty breathing. Decreased breath sounds on one side.
What is Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)?
A patient presents with sudden onset abdominal pain in the epigastric area and radiating to the back with severe nausea, vomiting, and fever. This patient is exhibiting signs of
What is acute pancreatitis?
A patient presents with fever, cough, sore throat, body ache, headache, and fatigue. How long is this person contagious and able to spread the virus to others?
What is 1 d before symptom onset; 7 d following?
A congenital spinal cord disability in which the neural tube fails to completely close during 4-6 wks of fetal development.
What is spina bifida?
A volleyball player is complaining of shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. She has been experiencing a productive cough with dark sputum.
What is Pneumonia?
When a diagnosis of hypothyroidism is confirmed, treatment begins with
What is replacement with levothyroxine?
__________ emphasize(s) that all human waste should be treated as if it were infectious and health care workers and patients must be protected in every situation where they are exposed to bodily fluids to protect from bloodborne pathogens.
What are Universal precautions?
A chronic neurological disorder caused by a lesion in the brain that affects movement and posture.
What is cerebral palsy?