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MRSA ✔✔Definition: Red, swollen, may look like a boil with pus. Also skin rash or sore.
Diagnoses: Rapid blood test
Treatment: Antibiotics, draining of skin sore
Malaria ✔✔Definition: Fever, chills, sweating and other flu like symptoms. Transmitted by Mosquito. anemia, jaundice, and malaise due to the destruction of red blood cells
Diagnoses: presence of parasites in RBCs on blood smears
Treatment: Anti-malarial medications
Staph Infection ✔✔Definition: "Superbug" collection of pus, boil or abscess at site. Warm to touch
Treatment: Antibiotics and draining of area
Active Immunity ✔✔Process does the body use to protect itself from disease - example is Phagocytosis
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Passive Immunity ✔✔patient has a raised, inflamed, red bruise on the left leg after a fall.Laboratory results indicate the presence of increased lymphocytes and monocytes. - IMMUNIZATIONS/VACCINATIONS are examples.
Benign Tumor ✔✔A biopsy reveals a lump is a tumor that has not infiltrated the surrounding tissue; or when the cytology report states the growth is a localized, discrete mass.
Types: Adenoma & Osteoma
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ✔✔Person with autoimmune disorder that turns to dyspnea, fever, sweating, swollen lymph glands - biopsy reveals malignant lymphocytes
Malignant Tumor ✔✔carcinomas, adenocarcinomas - lung cancer, sarcomas - bone, muscle, fat, cartilage
Metastasis - Spreading process ✔✔Through which system does a metastasized malignant tumor spread through the body? - Lymph
Near Drowning ✔✔Definition: breathing fluid or not enough oxygenated blood
Treatment: CPR 2 / 4
Asphyxiation ✔✔Carbon dioxide accumulates in the bloodstream as a response to a patient's condition.
Allergies ✔✔Nose hairs, sneezing, inflamed nasal passages, watery eyes
Bone Fractures ✔✔Greenstick - Example - X-ray shows the bone appears to be bent and split toward the head of the humerus.
Treatment: Open Reduction by surgery or Closed reduction with casting.
Dislocations ✔✔Symptoms: Limited movement, surrounding area may swell or bruise. Pain at the joint is severe Diagnoses: H&P , visual looking deformity. X-rays, MRI for Torn ligaments, swelling Treatment: manually reduced or realigned. surgical reduction Medication and muscle relaxants; Physical therapy
Sprains vs strains ✔✔Sprain is the tearing or stretching of a ligament surrounding a joint that usually follows a sharp twist. Strain is a tearing or overstretching of a tendon or a muscle. Both usually heal without surgery. 3 / 4
Rickets ✔✔Symptoms: Bow legs, delayed growth
Diagnoses: Xrays, Blood and urine tests
Treatment: Vitamin D and Calcium supplements
Osteomyelitis ✔✔Usually from a broken tibia, treated with a plate and screws. The patient now presents with inflammation and pain to the same area. A blood culture reveals staphylococcus aureus.
Osteomalacia ✔✔Symptoms: Soft, weak bones in children due to lack of Vit. D.Diagnoses: may require multiple tests such as Blood and urine tests, x-rays, bone biopsy
Treatment: vitamin D orally for weeks to months
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ✔✔Symptoms: burning, weakness, and tingling in one hand.demonstrate a strong grip, discomfort at night
Diagnoses: H&P
Treatment: medial nerve decompression. Surgery, ice, rest, stretching, NSAIDS
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