Disease and Conditions
What is a disease?
What is when an organ or body system incorrectly functions and exhibits particular signs and symptoms?
What is the number one intervention a CNA can do to prevent a patient from developing a pressure ulcer?
What is turn the patient every two hours?
What is tinnitus?
What is ringing, buzzing, roaring, whistling, or hissing in the ear?
What is aphasia?
What is aphasia affects a person's ability to express and understand written and spoken language?
What is otitis media?
What is an ear infection?
What is a condition?
What is are a particular physical or mental state of health or disease? "I have a heart condition"
True or false shingles is an infectious disease that can be passed to another person?
What is false?
What is atrophy?
What is the decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue?
What is Angina?
What is chest discomfort or pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle?
What is dysphagia?
What is dysphagia is difficulty swallowing foods or liquids?
What is the difference of mortality and morbidity?
What is mortality is the number of deaths caused by a disease/condition and morbidity is the number of people that have the disease/condition?
What is osteoporosis?
What is a skeletal disorder characterized by weakened and brittle bones?
To prevent muscle atrophy _________________ exercises can be performed if ordered to build up strength
What is range of motion exercises?
What occurs when a completely blocked artery causes ischemia and damages the heart muscle?
What is a myocardial infarction (MI)?
What is is when a person has a(n) ________, the body produces antibodies that attack the body's own tissues instead of fighting infection
What is an autoimmune disease?
What is a nutritional disease?
What is a disease caused by a deficiency or excess in a person’s diet? Example would be scurvy
What sets a closed fracture apart from an open fracture?
What is open fractures cause damage to surrounding tissues and muscles, while closed fractures do not break the skin?
What is a disease characterized by the gradual decline and deterioration of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord?
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)?
If a patient starts to experience angina, what should be the initial recommended action?
What is advising the patient to rest and cease any exertion?
What is the diagnosis for a patient who is suffering from low blood sugar and is experiencing sweating, shakiness, and weakness?
What is hypoglycemia? (low blood sugar)
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?
What is a sign is a piece of objective, factual information indicating a disease or condition and a symptom is a piece of subjective information about a condition or disease based on a person’s feelings or opinions?
What is a condition of joint inflammation, is a common cause of chronic pain, and can lead to permanent joint changes?
What is arthritis?
What condition causes the immune system attack to myelin, the protective material that surrounds nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord?
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
What is the procedure in which a metal mesh is placed to push plaque away to restore blood flow is in the coronary arteries?
What is percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)?
What is a key symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease?
What is heartburn or indegstion?