all diseases

• osteo means bone
• osteoporosis is the loss of bone tissue
• osteomalacia is the softening of bones due to lack in vitamin D
• vitamin D is important because it helps you absord calcium which strengthens your bones
• "itis" means the inflammation of
• arthritis is the inflammation of the joints
• scoliosis is the sideways curvature of the spine
• muscular dystrophy is the mutation of genes that cause damage to muscle fibers causing weakness, immobility, imbalance
• cerebral palsy is the congenital (before birth) disorder that affects posture, balance, and motor functions
• ALS is the neurodegenerative disease that causes loss of control of the voluntary muscles
• tendonitis is the inflammation of tendons usually in overused muscles
• acute means short-term or sudden onset
• chronic means long-term and constant
• what is influenza's aka?

  flu
• influenza is a virus that settles in the nose or throat
• pneumonia is a lung infection that can be viral or bacterial
• what common sicknesses could possibly turn into pneumnia?

  cold or flu
• pneumonia is when your alveoli sacks fill with fluid and pus making diffusion less efficent
• bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi that makes lots of mucus and causes constant coughing
• asthma is when the bronchioles narrow, swell, and make extra mucus causing wheezing and shortness of breath by trapping CO2 inside
• triggers for asthma can be coldness, exercise, or allergies
• COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
• COPD is a group of inflammatory diseases caused by a long-term exposure to irritants
• Emphysema is when the alveoli become damaged and less elastic which causes patients to need supplied oxygen
• t/f : emphysema is a COPD disease (chronic)?

  true
• t/f : asthma is an acute disease?

  false
• chronic bronchitis is when the lining of the bronchus is always inflamed and irritated which produces a lot of mucus
• lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth in abnormal cells in the lungs,
• there are many different kinds of lung cancer, 1 in 16 will get at some point in their life
• lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in men and women because there is no cure
• lung cancer risk's are smoking, 2nd hand smoke, air pollution like soot, exhaust, and soil dust
• radon is the invisible odorless gas that comes from the ground
• asbestos are minerals that are tiny fibers that used to be used to insulate building
• hypertension risks are family history, being over 55, overweight, bad diet, not enough exercise, smoking, and heavy drinking
• high blood pressure is when your blood pressure (force of blood pushing on the walls of the vessels) is too high causing the heart to work harder
• what is high blood pressure's aka?

  hypertension
• tachycardia is when the heart beats too fast
• bradycardia is when the heart beats too slow
• arrhythmia is the irregular heartbeat of the heart due to electrical impulses not working correctly
• prolapsed valves are when the cusps of valves don't close completely causing a backwards flow of blood