Unit 8 Medical Disease/Disorders Flashcards


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Kidney Stones

Small masses that form from waste clumps

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Childhood disease were child's bones are too soft

Rickets

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Congested Heart Failure

CHF

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Adenitis

Inflammation of a lymph gland

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An infection of one or both of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi

Pnemonia

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Epilepsy

A disorder of the brain characterized by repeated seizures

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Yeast Infection

Infection of the vulva

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Abnormally low blood pressure

Hypotension

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Scoliosis

Condition in which a person's spine has an irregular curve

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Chronic Obstructed Pulmonary Disease

A common lung disease causing restricted air flow & breathing problems

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A paralysis of muscles on one side of your face

Bells Palsy

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Arthritis

Redness and swelling of a joint

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Alzheimers

A dementia that affects your memory & your behavior

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Condition that causes softening of the bones

Osteomalacia

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When the heart stops beating

Cardiac Arrest

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Myoma

A tumor of a muscle

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Inflammation of a bone

Osteoitis

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Myositis

Inflammation of a muscle

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Spinal Stenosis

Abnormal narrowing of the spinal cord.

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Shriveling of muscles

Atrophy