Diseases

Cards (47)

  • Dyskenitic - weak muscle.
  • Ataxia: speech paralysis.
  • Asphyxiation : not getting enough oxygen.
  • Asthma: breathing problems.
  • Cardiac arrest: heart stops beating.
  • Dyslexia: learning disability (for teens). Having trouble leaning to read.
  • Dyscalculia: learning disorder that affects math skills.
  • Dysgraphia: have difficulty spelling, writing and their hands may appear irregular.
  • Dyspraxia : difficulty in performing coordinated movements.
  • Elocalia: repeating the same phases.
  • Eupnea: normal breathing.
  • Apnea: absence of breathing more than 15 sec.
  • Bradypnea: decrease breathing rate of less than 15 sec.
  • Dyspnea: difficulty of breathing shortness of breath.
  • Hyperaeration/hyperrinflation: increase lung volume.
  • Hyperpnea: fast and deep breathing.
  • Hyperventilation: increase breathing that cause CO2 loss.
  • Hypopnea: slow and shallow breathing.
  • Hypoventilation: decrease breathing that cause CO2 gain.
  • Labored breathing: physical presentation of respiratory distress.
  • Tachypnea: increase breathing rate.
  • Orthopnea: difficulty of breathing in lying down. Make them sit or stand to relieve.
  • Platypnea: diffulty breathing in sitting or standing. Relieved by lying flat.
  • Trepopnea: breathlessness when lying flat. Relieved by lying in lateral position.
  • Ponopnea: painful breathing.
  • Asthma: w/c the airways narrow and sweel and produce extra mucus.
  • COPD (Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease): chronic imflamatory lung disease that can causes constructed airflow from the lungs.
  • Emphysema: damage to alveoli, which reduces their ability to exchange gases with blood.
  • Bronchitis: inflammation of bronchioles
  • Pneumonia: inflammatory of the lungs cause by infection. It can be one or both lungs.
  • Oral cav
    Edentulous: lacking teeth
  • Dental : tooth decay
  • Exudative tonsilitis: red throat has white exudates on the tonsil.
  • Exudative tonsilitis

    • Red throat with white exudates on the tonsils
  • Diphtheria
    • Dull red throat, gray exudate on uvula, pharynx, and tongue
    • Airway may become obstructed
    • Prompt diagnosis may lead to life-saving treatment
  • Thrush
    • Yeast infection; thick white plaques somewhat adherent to the underlying mucosa
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

    Condition that affects the lining of your joints, causing a painful swelling that can eventually result in bone erosion and joint deformity
  • Osteoarthritis
    Condition characterized by wear and tear damage
  • Frozen shoulder

    Condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint
  • Osteoarthritis
    Occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time