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What are common diseases?

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Congestive heart failure CHF

Corpulmonare (rights side of heart fails)

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Orthopnea

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Shortness of breath while laying flat

study tip
Ortho = straight or vertical
Pnea = to breathe

Therefore someone with Orthopnea can only breathe well when vertical

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Syncope

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Temporary, insufficient blood supply to the brain causes LOC

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Infarct

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Area of heart tissue permanently damaged by lack of O2

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Tachyachardia

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Increase heart rate

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Hypertension

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Sustained elevation of resting BP

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Myocardinal Infarction

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Heart Attack

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Aphasia

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Damage to part of brain that processes language:
Speaking
Reading
Writing

Patient have trouble speaking or understanding speech

study tip
Asia is within the word.
If someone is from Asia, they will have difficulty with speaking, writing, reading a different language. 📚

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Dysarthria

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Difficulty articulating speech
or
slurred speech
.
.
.
study tip
Dys = dysfunctional
Arthr = vocal articulation

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Apraxia

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Difficulty planning or performing tasks

study tip
A = without
Praxia = in action

Therefore APRAXIA = without action

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Apnea

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Pauses in breathing

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Bells Palsy

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Damage to facial nerve on one side of the face

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Macule

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Flat discoloured wheel shape on skin

Ying Level

Less than 1cm in size

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Papule

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Solid and Elevated formation on skin

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Lichenification

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Thickened skin with accentuated skin markings

Eczema

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Scales

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Silver particles of epithelium

Psoriasis

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Vesicle

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‘Blister’, elevated, contains fluid

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Wheal

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‘Hive’

Usually has well defined boarders

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Epidermis

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Superficial layer of skin = dead cells
karitin + melanin
no blood vessels

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Dermis

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Deep highly vascular
connective tissue, sebacious glands (oil), hair follicles

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Alopecia

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Hair Loss

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Dermatitis

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Chronic itching
superficial inflammation of skin

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Carbuncles

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Cluster of infected boils

Multipule and interconnecting are called fruncles

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Furuncles

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deep infection with staphylococci

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Psoriasis
chronic skin condition caused by abnormal growth of skin cells | Patient is burning from inside out.
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Shingles
painful rash caused by Zoster Virus
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Hyper-
Over production of hormones or substances
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Hypo-
Underproduction of hormones or substances
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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Pyrosis
Heartburn . . . 🔥 **study tip** Pyro = burning
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Dysuria
Difficulty or pain while urinating
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Dyspareunia
Painful Intercourse **study tip** Dys = bad Pareunia = mate Therefore Dyspareunia = bad mate Bad mate—> bad sex 😆
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Cystitis
Inflammation of bladder casued by UTI
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Enuresis
Bed Wetting
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Incontinence
impaired urinary control leading to involentary urination
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Amenorrhea
An unknown stop in mensus 3 or more cycles missed
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Dysmenorrhea
Painful Mensus . . . **study tip** Dys = dysfunction Menorrhea = menstrual flow
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Menorrhagia
Heavy bleeding Mensus . . . **study tip** Menno = menstruation Hagia = to burst
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-emia
Blood (most common) or Substance in blood
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Penia
not enough
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Thrombocytopenia
- Bleeding in tissues - Brusing (more purple colour) - Slow blood clotting - Low platelets . **study tip** Thrombo = lump or clumping Cyto = cell Penia = deficient Therefore: Cells are deficient at clumping
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Malaria
regular intervals of chills/fever | vs. shao yang, irreguar intervals
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Fracture
Partial or full break in bone
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Strain
stretching or tearing of muscle or tendon
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Tachypnea
rapid breathing . . . . . **study tip** Tachy = rapid Pnea = breathing
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Hypopnea
shallow breathing
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Hyperpnoea
Deep breathing
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Emphysmea
Lung Disease, air flow impaired when expelling air
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Hematuria
Blood in urine . . . . **study tip** Heme = blood Uria = urine
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Somnolence
Desire for sleep
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Ataxia
Poor co-ordination Poor balance Poor speech **Study tip:** It’s mocks behaviours of a drunk person
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Corpulmonale
is a condition that causes the right side of the heart to fail. Long-term high blood pressure in the arteries of the lung and right ventricle of the heart can lead to cor pulmonale.
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Nephritis
A condition in which the tissues in the kidney become inflamed and have problems filtering waste from the blood.
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Osteopenia
Loss of bone mass
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What is Kussmaul breathing?
Rapid deep breathing at consistent pace leads to **Hyperventilation** and **hyperglycaemia**
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Apoplexy
Unconscious or incapacitated from cerebral hemorrhage or stroke . . . **study tip** It is a Greek word that means to be struck down. ⚡️ they believed someone with a stroke had been struck down by the Gods
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Hemafecia
Blood in poop
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Atherosclerosis
Plaque build up inside arteries . . . **study tip** Athero = paste Sclero = harden | most common cause of heart disease
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Angina
Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle | symptoms improve at rest
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Polyarthritis
Inflammation of five joints or more
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Chorea
Unintended, uncontrollable jerky, movements of the arms, legs and face . **study tip** Chorea = to dance 💃🏻 To an observer, someone with Chorea can look restless
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Stranguria ##footnote Lin Zheng
Slow urination. Feels like you have to pee but bladder is empty . . . **study tip** Think *strange*uria Because it feels strange to pee when nothing comes out or is slow
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Dysuria
Painful urination
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Ischuria
Urine retention
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Ischemic
Restricted blood flow
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Haemorrhagic
Excess bleeding
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#prefex Isch-
To stop | Ischuria - stop urine Ischemic - stop blood
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Urticaria
Hives Wheels Welts Mainly caused by WIND

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