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Respiratory
Cardiac
Neuro
Endocrine
Gastro
100
The term for difficulty breathing
What is dyspnea
100
These arteries supply blood to the heart muscle
What are coronary arteries
100
Can be caused by intoxication, head injury, hypoxia, stroke or metabolic disturbance
What is altered mental status
100
Chemical messengers in the body released by glands
What are hormones
100
If damaged, these organs can spill their content
What are hollow organs
200
What is chronic retention of carbon dioxide. Too much oxygen can stop the breathing process?
What is hypoxic drive
200
Build-up of calcium and cholesterol in the arteries
What is atherosclerosis
200
Type of stroke caused by occlusion
What is an ischemic stroke
200
Autoimmune disease related to metabolism typically developed during childhood
What is Type 1 diabetes
200
Identified by LRQ pain and rebound tenderness
What is appendicitis
300
Disease caused by the loss of elastic material around the air spaces
What is Emphysema
300
Exercise, smoking, diet as related to heart disease
What are controllable factors to reduce coronary artery disease
300
Seizures that last more than 30 minutes and continue without regaining consciousness
What is status epilepticus
300
Condition marked with kussmaul respirations and sweet breath or acetone smelling breath
What is DKA
300
Can be experienced by alcoholics, without prompt treatment, death can occur quickly due to blood loss
What are esophageal varices or Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
400
This disease is typically seen in children. One of the signs is drooling.
What is epiglottitis
400
Untreated hypertension (systolic greater than 140 mm Hg) can lead to?
What is stroke or dissecting aortic aneurysm
400
Components of the Cincinnati Stroke Scale
What are facial droop, arm drift, speech
400
If this metabolic disorder is left untreated, patients usually become initially combative, can become unresponsive, and could possibly die
What is hypoglycemia
400
Position most patients with abdominal pain want to be transported in
What is on their side with their knees flexed
500
Accumulation of air in the plural space can be either spontaneous or caused by trauma
What is Pneumothorax
500
The heart no longer functions due increased heart rate and enlargement. Dependent edema may be present. Fluid may back up into the lungs.
What is Congestive heart failure (CHF)
500
Behavior with lethargy and confusion. Patient can sometimes be combative. Typically occurs after a seizure.
What is a postictal state
500
These build up when fat is metabolized because glucose is unavailable
What are ketones
500
What the kidneys regulate
What is BP, blood pH, rids the body of toxins