CARDIOVASCULAR
(The Pump)
(The Pump)
This fist-sized muscular organ pumps blood throughout the entire body.
What is the HEART?
These are the two main sponge-like organs in the chest used for breathing.What are the LUNGS?
What are the LUNGS?
This is the main control center of the body, located safely inside the skull. What is the BRAIN?
What is the BRAIN?
This muscular pouch churns your food and mixes it with strong acid to break down.
What is the STOMACH?
There are 206 of these rigid structures in an adult human body, which give us our shape and protect our organs.What are BONES?
What are BONES?
These specific vessels carry oxygen-rich blood away from the heart.
*hint: "A" for away
What are ARTERIES?
This common, chronic condition causes a patient's airway to narrow, swell, and produce extra mucus, often leading to a whistling or "wheezing" sound. What is ASTHMA?
What is ASTHMA?
Using the B.E.F.A.S.T. acronym (balance, face droop, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time to call), a BHW can quickly identify this emergency where a blood block blood to the brain. What is a STROKE (Ischemic Stroke)
What is a STROKE (Ischemic Stroke)
A patient comes to you complaining of a burning feeling in their chest after eating spicy food, commonly known as heartburn. this is the medical acronym for this condition.What is GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)?
What is GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)?
These are places where two bones meet (like your knee or elbow) that allow your body to bend and move.What are JOINTS?
What are JOINTS?
When the BHW checks a patient's BP and it reads 140/90 mmHg or higher on multiple days, the patient may have this chronic condition.
What is HYPERTENSION (high blood pressure)?
If a child in the community has a fast breathing rate, a high fever, and a cough with thick yellowing phlegm, a BHW should suspect this lung infection. What is PHEUMONIA?
What is PHEUMONIA?
These long, wire-like structures send electrical signals back and forth between your brain and your muscles so you can feel and move. What are NERVES?
What are NERVES?
If a young patient has sever, sharp pain that started around the belly button and moved to the lower right side of their abdomen, they need immediate hospital referral for this emergency.What is APPENDICITIS?
What is APPENDICITIS?
An elderly grandmother in your sitio complains of stiff, painful knees every morning due to "wear and tear" of her joint cartilage. She likely has this condition.What is OSTEOARTHRITIS?
What is OSTEOARTHRITIS?
If a senoir citizen in your barangay complains of sudden, crushing chest pain radiating to their left arm and jarw, they might be experiencing this medical emergency.
What is a HEART ATTACK (Myocardial Infarction)?
These are microscopic, balloon-like air sacs where oxygen is traded for carbon dioxide into the blood. What are ALVEOLI?
What are ALVEOLI?
This long bundle of nerves is protected by your backbone and acts as the "highway" for messages traveling from the brain to the rest of the body. What is the SPINAL CORD?
What is the SPINAL CORD?
This is the longest part of the digestive tract where most of the actual nutrients from your body are absorbed into your body.What is the SMALL INTESTINE?
What is the SMALL INTESTINE?
These strong, rubbery bands of tissue connect bone to bone to keep your joints stable (and are what you stretch or tear during a sprain).What are LIGAMENTS?
What are LIGAMENTS?
This is the medical term for the "silent killer" process where fatty plaques build up and narrow the inside of the artiers.
What is ATHEROSCLEROSIS?
If a patient in your barangay has been coughing for more than two weeks, sweating at night, and losing weight, you must refer them to the health center to be tested for this disease. What is TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
What is TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
This is the remarkable ability of the brain to rewire and create new pathways after an injury like a stroke, which is why physical therapy is so important. What is NEUROPLASTICITY?
What is NEUROPLASTICITY?
This large organ acts as the body's chemical factory and filter, cleaning toxins from the blood and producing bile to help digest fat. What is the LIVER?
What is the LIVER?
This is the very first stage of bone healing after a fracture, where a large blood clot forms around the broken ends to clear out debris.
What is HEMATOMA?