Terminology
An abnormal disturbance of the function or structure of the human body as a result of some type of injury
What is disease?
Derived from epithelial tissue
What is carcinoma?
Where is a common location for a Bouchard node?
Where are the fingers?
Infected liquid or pus in the pleural space
What is empyema?
What is an endotracheal tube?
Observable changes in cells and symptoms
What are manifestations?
Derived from connective tissue
What is sarcoma?
Ewing sarcoma arises from___________
Where is the medullary canal?
Bronchogenic carcinoma accounts for what percent of all lung tumors.
What is 90%?
Tube inserted into the chest wall to drain fluid or air
What is a chest or thoracostomy tube?
The study of disease
What is pathology
Larger than 2 cm in diameter; radiolucent area with nidus
Usually affects the MTP of the great toe; caused by excessive uric acid levels
What is gouty arthritis?
What is cystic fibrosis?
Used for injection of massive volumes of fluids and/or medications
What is a CVP or central venous pressure line?
Diseases present at birth
What are congenital?
Smaller than 2 cm; contains a nidus
What is an osteoid osteoma?
Most common type of arthritis
What is osteoarthritis/degenerative arthritis?
The pathogens that can cause pneumonia
What are viruses, bacteria and fungi?
Catheter placed for chemotherapy injections; put in the subclavian vein
What is a Hickman or Port-A-Cath?
The number of lives altered by a particular disease
What is morbidity rate?
Most common primary malignancy; arises from osteoblasts; poor prognosis due to lung metastasis
What is osteosarcoma?
The failure of fingers and toes to separate at birth
What is syndactyly?
Inhaled foreign inorganic dust that is retained permanently in the lungs and can cause irreversible damage
Catheter that monitors pulmonary arterial pressure
What is a Swan-Ganz catheter?