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| foreign objects are swallowed or aspirated into the air passages of the bronnchial tree |
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| collapse of all or a portion of a lung occurs as the result of obstruction of the bronchi or puncture of a passageway. |
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| irriversible dialation of bronchi that may result from repeated pulmonary infection or obstruction |
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| an acute or chronic condition in which excessive mucus is secreted into the bronchi causing caugh and sob |
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| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) |
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| form of persistent obstrucion of the airways that usually cause difficulty in emptying of air. |
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| condition in which secretions of heavy mucus cause a clogging of the bronchioles ( most common of inherited diseases) |
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| difficulty breathing; shortness of breath |
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| irreversible and chronic lung disease in whichh air spaces in the alveoli become enlarged as a result of alveolar wall destruction and loss of elasticity |
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| epiglottis gets inflamed, can be life threatening and happens quickly |
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| condition of abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity |
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| inflammation of the lungs that results in accumulation of fluid within certain sections of the lungs |
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| air in the pleural space causing partial or complete collapse of lung |
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| a condition with excess fluid within the lung (Conjestive heart failure) |
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| Respiratory distress syndrom |
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| emergancy condition in which the alveoli and capillaries of the lung are injured/infected causing a leakage of blood and fluid |
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| contagious disease caused by airborne bacteria |
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| motor disorder of the esophagus in which peristalsis is reduced along the distal 2/3 of the esophagus |
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| GERD- gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| entry of gastric contents into the esophagus, which iritates the lining of the esophagus |
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| condition which a portion of stomach herniates through the diaphragmatic opening |
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| caused by weakening of a small muscle located between the esophagus and the diaphragm-- slides through |
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| hypertrophic pyloric stinosis (HPS) |
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| most common type of gastric obstruction in infants-- causes them to have projectile vomiting |
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| peptic ulcer situated in the duodenum |
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| ulceration of the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum caused by the action of acid gastric juice |
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| term that describes inflamation of the intestines-primarily the small. |
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| common infection of the lumen of the small intestines that is caused by the flagellate protozoan--comes from contaminated food- you get diarrhea, nausea, anorexia... etc |
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| obstruction of the small intestines |
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outpouching of the mucosal wall
note: numerous diverticulum is called diverticulitis |
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| inflamed condition of large intestines |
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| severe colitis- coinlike ulcers within mucosal wall |
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| telescoping or invagination of one part of the intestines to another |
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| most typical form of colon cancer- napkining appearance- results in large bowel obstruction |
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| saclike projections similar to diverticula, but project inward into the lumen |
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| twisting of a portion of the intestines |
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| ascending colon and cecum as having lon mesentary, which makes them more susceptible to volvulus |
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| condition of having abnormal calcifications or stones in the gallbladder. |
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| inflammation of gallbladder |
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| narrowing of one of the biliary ducts |
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| benign prostatic hyperplasia |
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| enlargement of the prostate (5th decade) and can cause urethral compression, painful urination, and reflux |
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| stones that form in the urinary bladder, make urination difficult |
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| cancer of bladder-- 3x more common in males |
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| structural or chemical imperfections present at birth |
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| normal kidney that fails to acend into the abdomen but rather remains in the pelvis-shorter than normal ureter |
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| abnormal rotation o the kidney |
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| inflammation of urinary bladder caused by a bacterial fungal infection |
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