Integumentary System
This is the condition in which all the body's systems are balanced and working together to maintain internal stability.
What is homeostasis?
Patients that have a higher fluid intake than fluid output may be put on this type of diet.
What is a fluid-restricted diet?
This is the most common type of diabetes in the US.
What is Type II diabetes?
These are the involuntary contractions in the digestive system that help to move food/substances throughout the GI tract.
What is peristalsis?
This organ filters waste products and excess water from the blood.
What is the kidney?
These are areas of the bod where bones lie close to the skin.
What are bony prominences?
This is the medical term for difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphagia?
This is when the pancreas produces no or too little insulin and is often diagnosed during childhood.
What is Type I diabetes?
This part of the body ensures that food and liquids enter the esophagus and that oxygen enters the lungs.
What is the epiglottis?
This bacterial infection is more common in women than men and can cause pain or burning during urination.
What is urinary tract infections (UTI)?
This is yellow, green, brown, and/or white drainage that may have an odor to it.
What is purulent drainage?
People who have kidney disease might be put on this type of diet.
What is a low-protein or renal diet?
This gland is located at the top of the kidney.
What is the adrenal gland?
This organ mixes food with acid and pepsin to create chyme.
What is the stomach?
This is a urinary catheter that is removed immediately after the urine is drained.
What is a straight catheter?
Ringworm is an example of this type of infection.
What is fungal infection?
This is swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues.
What is edema?
This gland and its hormone regulates metabolism. A lack in this hormone causes body processes to slow down.
What is the thyroid gland?
This is a chronic condition in which the liquid contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus.
What is Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
This part of the body carries waste products and excess water from the kidneys to the bladder.
What is the ureter?
This disease is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
What is shingles or herpes zoster?
This is when a solution of nutrients goes directly into the blood stream, bypassing the digestive system.
What is parenteral nutrition (PN) or total parenteral nutrition (TPN)?
This is when the body is unable to get enough energy from glucose and instead uses fat, leading to high levels of ketones in the blood.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis?
This is a chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestines whose symptoms include cramping diarrhea, pain on one side of the abdomen, rectal bleeding loss of appetite and weight loss.
What is ulcerative colitis?
This is the basic cellular unit of the kidneys.
What is the nephron?