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| referred to the left shoulder pain due to blood accumulation in peritoneal cavity=splenic rupture, renal stones, ectopic pregnancy |
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| Where can you find the Murphy's sign of the gallbladder? |
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| By percussing the midclavicular line |
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| What are some tests and signs for appendicitis? |
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iliopsoas muscle test
obturator test
cutaneous hypersensitivity
rosvings sign
mcburney's sign |
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| What is the rosvings sign? |
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| It is found by palpating in left lower quadrant and pain is found in right lower quadrant |
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| A third eye starting from the umbilicus towards the right side of the body |
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| Acute inflammation of vermiform appendix |
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| Acute or chronic inflammation of wall of gall bladder |
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| Inflammation of diverticula |
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| Breaks in mucosa of dudonum |
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| Implantation of blastocyte outside of the uterus, generally in the fallopian tube |
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| Inflammation of mucosal lining of the stomach |
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| Backflow of gastric acid to the esophagus |
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| gastrophageal reflux disorder |
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| blockage of normal movement of bowel contents |
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| Inlammation of the pancreas |
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| How many rib pairs are there? |
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| What are the functions of the nasal cavity? |
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| It warms, humidifies, filters air. |
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| What is the function of a pharynx? |
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| Passageway b/w nose and larynx, mouth, esophogus. |
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| What is the function of the larynx? |
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| What is the function of the trachea? |
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| Aiway between larynx and bronchi |
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| What is the purpose of the bronchi? |
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| Airway with primary, secondary, tertiery branches |
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| What is the purpose of bronchioles? |
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| Transitional airways, some gas exchange occur |
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| what is the function of alveolar ducts and sacs? |
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| What is the purpose of the pleura? |
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| It lines the lungs, reduces ffriction and helps maintaing negative pressure. |
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| An infant has what shpae of a chest? |
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| What are some symptoms of respiratory problems? |
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dyspnea
apnea
chest pain
cough
fatigue
edema |
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| abnormal respiratory sounds associated with wheezing |
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| abnormal respiratory sound associated with an area of the lung collapsed. alveoli are collapsed. |
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| abnormal respiratory sounds associated with bronchial inflammation and copious secretion |
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| Respiratory abnormal sound associated with hyperinflated lung and permanant enlargement of the alveoli sacs. |
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| Respiratory abnormalities associated with fluid in the lungs |
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| Respiratory abnormalities associated with fluid in the lungs and compression of alveoli |
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| Respiratory abnormalities associated with a hole in the lung which allows air to flood into the lungs. |
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| respiratory abnormalities associated with pulmonary capillaries enlarged |
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| Type of chorionic obstructive airway disease, limitation in flow of air through airways, involves gradual destruction of alveoli in lungs |
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most commmon is smoking, long term exposure causes destruction of alveoli, decreases ability of lungs to provide oxygen to body
-increasingly difficult to breathe and excercise without discomfort |
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| What are some lung changes in emphysema? |
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1) chronic cough + sputum production
2) moderate Chorionic obstructive airway disease - shorness of breath
3) severe chorionic obstructive airway disease - severe airflow that impairs quality of life. |
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| What are signs and symptoms of disease? |
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| shortness of breathe, difficulty breathing, unable to catch their breath with various levels of excercise, breathless even at rest, orthopnea |
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| Cannot catch breath when they lie down to sleep |
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| What are different positions for a person with orthopnea |
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| sitting propped on pillow or sleeping in a chair |
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| Respiratory disease caused by a mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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| What does the PPD skin test indicate? |
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| It indicates that the body has developed antibodies to the TB bacteria |
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| by person to person through droplets in the air |
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| What does active TB do to the person? |
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| Weakened immune system allows bacteria to become active in system |
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| If there is a positive PPD , what is the follow up? |
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chest x ray needed to determine if its active or dormant.
treatment with antibiotics. |
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| What are the symptoms of active TB? |
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| coughing lasting more than 3 weeks, coughing out blood, feeling tired all the time, fever + night sweats, loss of weight |
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| What are durations of heart sounds? |
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| blowing, rumbling, sharp, snappy |
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| Intensity of heart sounds |
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| Turbulent flow within the heart |
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| Turbulent flow outside the heart in arteries |
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| What can cause turbulent heart flow? |
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increased flow through normal valves
flow into dilated chamber
back-flow
shunting |
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aortic valve
pulmonic valve
tricuspid valve
mitral valve |
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| Where is the base of the heart? |
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| Top of the heart which is S2 |
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| Which part of the heart is the apex? |
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| the bottom point of the heart which is S1 |
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| What are uncontrollable cardiac risk factors? |
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| smoking, cholesterol, hypertension, physical inactivity, obesity |
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| What are 2 cardiac contributing risk factors |
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| What are cardiac related problems |
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chest pain
sputum
ankle swelling/edema, calf pain, nausea/vomiting, dyspnea, orthopnea, cough, fatigue, meds taken, palpitations |
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| "hardening of the arteries" |
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| What causes atherclerosis? |
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| variety of conditions caused by fatty or calcium deposits in the artery walls |
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| What does atherosclerosis results to? |
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| decrease flow of oxygen-rich blood through heart |
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| Disease thats starts in childhood and progresses with age. It damages the endothelium: innermost layer of artery |
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