Disease Basics
Diseases spreading at normal rate.
Endemic
Bacterial skin infection causing redness and warmth.
Cellulitis
Joint is pushed outside its normal ROM causing joint and ligament damage is known as _____.
a sprain
Low RBC or hemoglobin is known as_____.
anemia
Fluid buildup in the alveoli causing SOB is known as____.
ARDS
Worldwide disease outbreak is known as__________.
Pandemic
Dermatitis
Bone density loss that makes bones weaker.
Osteoporosis
Hardening of the arteries due to fatty deposits causing narrowing of vessels.
Atherosclerosis
Airway inflammation associated with wheezing.
Asthma
What agency monitors outbreaks?
CDC
A hereditary chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes itchiness and redness.
Eczema
Autoimmune joint disease associated with systemic joint pain.
Rheumatoid arthritis
Decreased ability for the heart to pump adequately
CHF
Chronic airway inflammation often from smoking.
COPD
A test that uses magnetic fields.
MRI
Skin cancer from UV damage that can be treated with liquid nitrogen.
Basal Cell Skin Cancer
Genetic progressive muscle weakness is known as______.
Muscular Dystrophy
A clotting factor deficiency
Hemophilia
Inflammation causing runny nose & sneezing
Rhinitis
A radiation test that requires radioactive tracers to assess body function.
Nuclear medicine
Skin cancer associated with excessive exposure to UV which symptoms include ABCD.
Melanoma
This is associated with repeated stress of the tibia and connective tissues.
Shin splints
These treatments are associated with which condition? Fibrolytics, Angiogram and stenting, Bypass surgery if severe
Myocardial infarction
Airway infection causing mucus and cough.
Bronchitis