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Health Assessment Test #3
Abnormalities
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Nursing
Graduate
07/23/2011

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Otitis Media by effusion
Definition
inflammation of middle ear resulting in collection of serous, mucoid, or purulent fluid when tympanic membrane intact
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Acute Otitis Media
Definition
inflammation of middle ear, associated middle ear effusion that becomes infected by bacterial organisms
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Otitis externa
Definition
inflammation of auditory canal and external surface of tympanic membrane
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Cholesteatoma
Definition
trapped epithelial tissue behind tympanic membrane that is often the result of untreated or chronic recurrent otitis media
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conductive hearing loss
Definition
reduced transmission of sound to middle ear
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sensorineural hearing loss
Definition
result of damage to inner ear/CN 8, genetic disorders, systemic disease, ototoxic meds, trauma, tumors, exposure to loud noises
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Meniere disease
Definition
progressive hearing loss associated with vertigo
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sinusitis
Definition
bacterial infection of one or more of the paranasal sinuses
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acute pharyngitis
Definition
infection of tonsils or posterior pharynx
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peritonsillar abscess
Definition
deep infection in space between soft palate and tonsils
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retropharyngeal abscess
Definition
infection lateral pharyngeal has potential to occlude airway
-more common in children
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oral cancer
Definition
cancer involving oral cavity or relating structures
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Acromegly
Definition
excessive growth and distorted proportions caused by hyper-secretion of growth hormone and GF-1
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Cushing Syndrome
Definition
prolonged/excessively high exposure to glucocorticcoids
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Turner's Syndrome
Definition
partial or complete absence of second X chromosome
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Hydrocephalus
Definition
excess volume of CSF in brain
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Failure to thrive
Definition
slower than normal rate of growth in short period of time
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Growth hormone deficiency
Definition
failure of anterior pituitary to secrete adequate growth hormone to support growth and stature
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precocious puberty
Definition
-early onset of secondary sex characteristics
-before 7 in girls and before 9 in boys
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obesity
Definition
excessive proportion of total body fat
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Anemia
Definition
lower than normal circulating RBC
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seizures
Definition
episodic abnormal electrical discharges of cerrebral neurons
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MS
Definition
comb of inflammation and degeneration of myelin of brain white matter
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Encephalitis
Definition
inflammation of brain and spinal cord
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Meningitis
Definition
inflammation of meninges
bacterial is worse
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intracranial tumors
Definition
abnormal growth of neural or nonneural tissue within cranial cavity that may be a primary or metistatic cancer
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stroke
Definition
sudden interruption of blood supply to brain
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MG
Definition
neuromuscular transmission is affective
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Guillain Barre
Definition
destruction of peripheral nerve myelin sheath and inflammation of nerve roots
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trigeminal neuralgia
Definition
pain radiates into CNS
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Bells Palsy
Definition
temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of face
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peripheral neuropathy
Definition
motor/sensory loss in distribution of one or more neurons
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concussion
Definition
alterations in mental status resulting from blow to head or neck
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delirium
Definition
impaired cognition, consciousness, mood, and behavioral dysfunction
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depression
Definition
common psychiatric disorders related to neurochemical imbalance
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anxiety disorder
Definition
marked anxiety/fear that causes significant interference with personal, social, and occupational functioning
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schizophrenia
Definition
severe, persistant, psychotic disorder that relapses
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mental retardation
Definition
significant subaverage general cognitive functioning and deficits in adaptive behavior manifested during development
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ADHD
Definition
neuro behavioral problem of impaired attention and hyperactive behavior affecting 5-10% of school aged children
Term
Autism
Definition
pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder of unknown etiology
Term
dementia
Definition
chronic, slowly progressive disorder of failing memory, cognitive impairment, behavioral abnormalities, personality changes
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exopthalamus
Definition
bulging of eyes anteriorly out of orbit
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episcleritis
Definition
inflammation of superficial layers of sclera
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band keratopathy
Definition
deposistion of Ca in superficial cornea
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corneal ulcer
Definition
disruption of corneal epithelium and stroma
Term
strabismus
Definition
both eyes do not focus on an object simultaneously
Term
horner syndrome
Definition
triad of ipsilateral miosis, mild ptosis, and loss of hemifacial sweating
Term
cataracts
Definition
opacities in the lens
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retinitis pigmentosa
Definition
cell death in rod photrecptors
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glaucoma
Definition
increased intra ocular pressure
nerve cells die
covering over eye
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