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Thursdays Quiz Flashcards

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Passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth?

A

Patent ductus arteriosus

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Disease originating in the arteries surrounding the heart?

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Coronary artery disease

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Rapid, but regular contractions of the heart

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Flutter

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Narrowing of the aorta

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Coarctation of the aorta

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Very rapid, random inefficient & irregular contractions of the heart

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Fibrillation

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5
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Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects?

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Tetralogy of fallout

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6
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Failure of proper conduction

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Heart blocker

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7
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Sall holes in the wall between atria

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Septal defects

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Heart is unable to pump blood

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Congestive heart failure

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Inflammation of the inner linning of the heart

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Endocarditis

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Chronic brain disorder with seizures

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Epilepsy

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Degenerative disorder of motor neurons in spinal cord

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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Destruction of myelin sheath on neurons In the CNS

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Multiple sclerosis

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Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum

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Huntington disease

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Congenital defect in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of the vertebra

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Spina bifida

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Abnormal accumulation of CSF in the ventricle of the brain

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Hydrocephalus

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Brain disorder marked by gradual progressive mental deterioration

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder charactorized by weakness of muscles

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Myasthenia gravis

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Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia.

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Parkinson’s disease

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Paralysis (loss of motor functions)

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Palsy

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Fresh red blood from the rectum

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Hematochezia

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Gas expelled from the stomach through mouth

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Education

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Lack of appetite

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Aneroxia

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Gas from the anus

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Flats

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Fat in feces

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Seatorrhea

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Unpleasant sensation in the stomach

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Nausea

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Yellow skin and white eyes

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Jaundice

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

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Ascites

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Difficulties swollowing

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Dysphagia

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Passage of loose watery stool

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Diarrhea

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Rumbling noises produced by movement of gas or fluid through the gastrointestinal tract

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Borborygmus

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Difficulty passing stool

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Constipation

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Black tarry stool

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Melena

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Nosebleed

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Epistaxis

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Acute viral infection of Infants and children with laryngeal obstruction and strider

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Croup

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Chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection in the bronchial tree

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Bronchiectasis

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Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucous secretion in respiratory tract.

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Cystic fibrosis

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Chronic inflammatory disorder of bronchi with airway obstruction, bronchial edema and increased mucus production

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Asthma

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Collapsed lung

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Atelectasis

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Inflammation of the bronchi (type of COPD)

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Chronic bronchitis

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Acute infection of the throat and upper respitory tract caused by corynebacterium

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Diptheria

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Whooping cough infection of the pharynx larynx and trachea marked by spasms of coughing

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Pertussis

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Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

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Emphysema

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