SKIN CONDITIONS & WOUNDS
This skin infection is caused by a mite called Sarcoptes scabiei that burrows under the outer layer of skin.
scabies
__________, also called a cerebrovascular accident or brain attack, occurs when blood supply to a part of the brain is blocked or a blood vessel in the brain leaks or ruptures.
CVA
Stroke
What is the medical term for high blood pressure?
Low blood pressure?
hypertension
hypotension
This chronic disease occurs when the pancreas produces no insulin, too little insulin, or does not properly use insulin.
diabetes
This disease is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
AIDS
This general term refers to inflammation or swelling of the joints that causes stiffness, pain, and decreased mobility.
arthritis
Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), which is the same virus that causes the common childhood disease called _______________.
chickenpox
When assisting residents who have had a stroke, nursing assistants should never refer to the affected side as the 'bad side' but should use these two terms instead:
weak side
affected side
COPD is a chronic, progressive, and incurable disease that refers to both chronic bronchitis and e_______, which is often the result of smoking.
emphysema
Which type of diabetes is usually diagnosed in children or young adults?
type 1 diabetes
What is the adjective used to describe noncancerous tumors?
benign
This type of arthritis commonly occurs in the elderly because it is related to aging.
osteoarthritis
This type of dermatitis commonly occurs along with allergies including asthma or chronic hay fever. It causes skin rashes and dry, itchy, inflamed skin, and is also known as eczema.
atopic dermatitis
This progressive, incurable disease causes a section of the brain to degenerate as neurons that produce dopamine begin to break down and die, causing stiff muscles, slowed movement, stooped posture, shuffling gait, pill-rolling tremors, masklike facial expression, and slurred speech.
Parkinson's disease
What is the medical name for heart attack?
MI
myocardial infarction
True or False
A resident with diabetes is probably on a high-glucose diet.
False
What is the adjective used to describe cancerous tumors?
malignant
Name three STIs discussed in chapter 18.
chlamydia
syphilis
gonorrhea genital herpes
HPV infection
HIV
This type of dermatitis is a skin condition that commonly affects the lower legs and ankles. It can lead to severe skin problems such as open ulcers and wounds.
stasis dermatitis
This progressive disease affects the central nervous system when the myelin sheath that covers the nerves, spinal cord, and white matter of the brain breaks down over time, causing symptoms like blurred vision, fatigue, tremors, poor balance, trouble walking, weakness, numbness, tingling, and incontinence.
MS
multiple sclerosis
This chronic, episodic disorder occurs when the respiratory system is hyperreactive to irritants, infection, cold air, or allergens, causing the bronchi to constrict.
asthma
True or False
It is common for type 2 diabetics to have problems with their legs and feet.
True
This cancer therapy uses energy from lights or lasers. It can cause burns.
radiation therapy
This condition causes the bones to become porous and brittle.
osteoporosis
Name one fungal infection.
athlete's foot
jock itch
ringworm
Name the two types of paralysis that can result from spinal cord injuries.
paraplegia
quadriplegia
This highly contagious bacterial lung disease has symptoms including fatigue, loss of appetite, coughing, and shortness of breath. It requires an N-95 mask.
TB
tuberculosis
If a residents' body systems slow down, could they have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism?
hypothyroidism
This cancer treatment is usually administered intravenously.
chemo
chemotherapy
This type of arthritis is an autoimmune disease.
rheumatoid arthritis