Cardiovascular
What gives blood its red color
list three lymph organs
what is spleen, thymus, tonsils, lymph nodes appendix?
the two main purposes of the urinary system
what is create fluid balance in the body and discrete wastes from the blood?
explain how you would tell where a GI bleed is based on the colour of stool
bright red would show a bleed closer to the end of the GI tract, VS melena and tarry stool indicate a bleed in the upper GI tract
how many lobes in the right and left side of the lungs
what is right side has three lobes, left has two?
the three layers of the heart and which is the muscular layer
what is pericardium, myocardium and endocardium. Myocardium is the muscular section of the heart?
What does the pancreas excrete and what cells produce this
what is glucagon and insulin and the cells that create this are the islets of langerhans?
the inner part of the kidney (there a millions)
what is nephrons?
liver function VS pancreas function
asthma VS pneumonia
what is asthma is the narrowing of the airways due to stress factors, environmental factors etc. Pneumonia is the fluid build up with pus and infection of the alveoli
MI VS CHF (HF on the right side of the heart results in what)
What is myocardial infarction, tissue death to heart muscle due to lack of oxygen. Congestive heart failure is the hearts inability to pump blood resulting in backflow of blood. If right sided heart failure occurs we will see edema in the lower legs?
having to high and to lo of thyroid hormone in the body, and how do we treat to much thyroid hormone
what is hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. Surgically removing all or partial thyroid and radioactive iodine?
renal calculi
what is kidney stones?
three parts of the SI
duodenum, jejunum and the ileum
three parts grouped under COPD
emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma
angina VS CAD
what is angina is chest pain as a result of decrease blood flow to the heart (lack of 02 to the heart resulting in chest pain). Coronary Artery Disease is the narrowing and thickening of artery walls. There can be build up in the arteries which results in angina pain?
T1 diabetes VS T2 diabetes
what is T1 diabetes occurs in teens, children and young adults. It is IDDM. The body does not produce enough insulin. t2 diabetes is NIDDM, the pancreas secretes insulin but the body cannot use it?
acute vs chronic kidney failure and treatment for kidney failure
what is acute kidney failure is a quick onset caused by decrease blood flow to the kidneys. Chronic renal failure is the kidneys cannot keep up with the bodies needs and kidneys and nephrons are destroyed over the years. Treatment is dialysis?
explain gallbladder disease and the medical term used for it
cholelithiasis, bile pieces within the gallbladder become hard
emphysema VS bronchitis
emphysema is the loss of elastic tissue in the alveoli, bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi
Explain the blood flow of the heart, starting at the right atrium (can exclude valves)
What is right atrium to right ventricle, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle aorta, arteries to body, capillary exchange and veins return back to the heart with inferior vena cava from the lower body and superior vena cava from the top of the body?
treatment for hyper VS hypoglycemia
hyperglycemia requires insulin to decrease blood sugar level. Hypoglycemia requires sugar to increase blood sugars.
name four types of catheters and their length of time or purpose
indwelling catheter (more long term), in and out (short period of time, used for urinary retention or obtaining sterile specimen), suprapubic (inserted into the bladder through the abdominal wall, most often longer term), condom catheter (not invasive and can vary in time).
diverticular disease VS crohns disease
diverticular disease is small pockets within the LI that become inflamed and infected. Crohns disease is an autoimmune disease that results in inflammation of the GI tract, this is chronic.
device used to indicate how much air we are intaking
incentive spirometry