Conditions

Question 1

Inflammation of the brain

Answer 1

Encephalitis

Question 2

Condition where you can have either emphysema or chronic bronchitis

Answer 2

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder)

Question 3

Will present as severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and will be accompanied by
- A sense of terror
- Symptoms of CP
- Paresthesia’s (numbness of the extremities)
- Carpal Pedal Tetany (stiffness of the hands and feet)
- Presyncope and Syncope

Answer 3

Hyperventilation Syndrome

Question 4

Build up of excess fluids in the pleura space outside the lungs

Answer 4

Pleural Effusion

Question 5

Infection of the Alveoli with signs and symptoms of;
- Chest pain when you cough or breathe
- Confusion
- Cough with green or rust phlegm
- Fatigue

Answer 5

Pneumonia

Question 6

Collection of fluid in the alveoli

Answer 6

Pulmonary Edema

Question 7

Condition that causes a small or large occlusion in the blood vessels of the lungs enough to reduce blood flow and cause hypotension

Answer 7

Pulmonary Embolism

Question 8

Usually caused by allergy, smooth muscle contraction and excess mucus production in the smaller airways

Answer 8

Asthma

Question 9

A bulge in the side of a blood vessel. Can occur anywhere but the 2 most important are Cerebral and Aortic

Answer 9

Aneurysm

Question 10

High blood pressure

Answer 10

Hypertension

Question 11

Occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the part of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle

Answer 11

MI (Myocardial Infarction)

Question 12

Chest pain that is usually brought on by exercise and usually stops when the patient is at rest or takes medication to control it

Answer 12

Stable Angina

Question 13

Chest pain that can happen at any time, even when the patient is relaxed or sleeping and does not always go away when a patient takes medication

Answer 13

Unstable Angina

Question 14

Inflammation of the endocardium

Answer 14

Endocarditis

Question 15

Inflammation of the heart muscle

Answer 15

Myocarditis

Question 16

Inflammation of the sac around the heart

Answer 16

Pericarditis

Question 17

The heart’s decreased ability to pump blood. The left ventricle is enlarged, dilated and weak.

Answer 17

Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Question 18

Disease that causes the heart muscle to enlarge or “hypertrophy”, causing thickening of the heart muscle, left ventricle stiffness, mitral valve changes and cellular changes

Answer 18

Hypertrophic Cardiomypoathy

Question 19

Condition where blood or fluids fill the space between the sac that encases the heart and heart muscle and prevents the heart from expanding and filling completely.

Answer 19

Pericardial Tamponade

Question 20

Seizure caused by sudden spike in core body temperature, usually caused by infection

Answer 20

Febrile Seizures

In pediatrics >6months <5y/o

Question 21

Seizures that occur when there is widespread seizure activity in both the left and right hemispheres of the brains

Answer 21

Generalized “Petite Mal” Seizures

Question 22

Seizures that are mistaken for daydreaming

Answer 22

Absence Seizures

Question 23

Seizures that cause a sudden decrease in muscle tone, causing a person’s body to go limp, slump or collapse

Answer 23

Atonic Seizures

Question 24

Seizures that cause a person’s muscles to stiffen and they lose consciousness, their eyes roll into the back of their head, their muscles spasm and jerk.

Answer 24

Tonic Clonic “Grand-Mal” Seizures

Question 25

Seizures that cause muscle spasm and jerking, progressing from one side of the body to the other

Answer 25

Jacksonian March Seizures

Question 26

Seizures where the seizure activity is limited to one hemisphere of the brain

Answer 26

Focal Seizures

Question 27

Focal seizures with retained awareness

Answer 27

Simple Partial Seizure

Question 28

Focal seizures with loss of awareness

Answer 28

Complex Partial Seizure

Question 29

Stroke caused by a blockage in either small or large blood vessels within the brain

Answer 29

Ischemic Stroke

Question 30

Temporary occlusion of an artery within the brain, causing stroke like symptoms that may subside within 24 hours

Answer 30

Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)

Question 31

Strokes that are just aneurysms and can be caused by a weakening of blood vessel walls in the brain

Answer 31

Hemorrhagic Strokes

Question 32

Inflammation of the lining of the brain that is usually caused by a viral infection that may resolve in a few days.

Answer 32

Meningitis

Question 33

Cushing’s Reflex

Answer 33

• Hypertension
• Bradycardia
• Diminished respiratory effort