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Undergraduate 3
10/27/2008

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Term
Cognitive Function
Definition
decreased level of consciousness, coma, hallucinations, decreased mental status
Term
Movement
Definition

weakness, rigidity

Involuntary movement: tremor, nystagmus, spasticity, seizures, chorea

paralysis

Term

Paralysis

 

Definition

Flaccid- muscles is deprived

Spastic- voluntary control and muscle inhibition are lost--like polio

Term
Movement
Definition

too much muscle contraction--neurogenic bladder

too little muscle contraction--hirschsprung's disease

Term

sensation

Definition

peripheral-numbness, tingling, sensory loss

central-headache, stiff neck

special senses

Term
cerebral injury
Definition

swelling or bleeding

contuision=bruise, concusson=bruise+loss of consciousness

hemorrhage between layers

-epidural, subdura, subarachnoid

Term
thrombotic stroke
Definition

most common

infarct downstream

Term
embolic stroke
Definition

fragment from clot in left heart or carotid artery

 

Term
hemorrhage stroke
Definition

most serious=HIGH PRESSURE

rupture of cerebral artery b/c HTN

Term
clinical manifestations
Definition
oposite side of body because nerve fibers cross in brainstream
Term
Transient Ischemic Attack
Definition

small blockage that just goes away

1/3 go on to have a major stroke

Term
cerebral palsy
Definition

heterogenous, non progressive motor disease

lack of oxygen

65% mental retardation

spastic(increased tone) athetoid (increased movenent) atoxic (poor balance)

Term
Peripheral nerve injury
Definition

laceration, fracture

Carpel Tunnel syndrome

Term
Ingestion: alcohol
Definition

impaired judgment

alcoholic liver encephalopathy

pernicious anemia

Term
Ingestion: Folic Acid
Definition
neural tube deffects:spina bifida, anencephaly
Term

Infections of nervous system

Definition
meningitis, encephalitis (most severe), myelitis
Term
Bacterial Infections
Definition

suppurative meningitis (increased neutrophils)

Neisseria meningitis (person to person)

strep pneumoniae (older adults)

 Tuberculous meningitis (lungs, chronic)

Fungal meningitis (lungs, immune compromised)

Term
Tetanus
Definition
stimulates motor neurons to cause severe muscle spasm
Term
Botulism
Definition

symmetric descending weakness

food-borne, wound, infant, young adult

Term
Viral infections
Definition

viral meningitis-aseptic meningitis (not serious)

viral encephalitis (very serious)

arboviruses-transmitted by misquitos (west nile virus)

Poliomyelitis-fecal-oral spread, irradication due to immunization

Term
Rabies (viral)
Definition
encephalitis-areas for control of swollowing and breathing spasm and are then paralyzed
Term
Shingles (viral)
Definition

Herpes zoster, sequelae of chickenpox

extreme pain, usually unilateral

Term
More viral
Definition

Bell's Palsy-CN VII inflammation

Trigeminal Neuralgia-CN V inflammation

Aids- ecephalopathy, like alzheimer's

Term
Prion Disease
Definition

protein prion disruption of cell function

Creutzfeldt-Jacob and Mad Cow

Term
Peripheral Neuritis (polyneuritis)
Definition

progressive muscular weakness

distal part of limbs--"glove and stocking" pattern

Term
Multiple Sclerosis
Definition

degeneration of myelin sheaths

accute disturbances, eventually permanent

young women

Term
Myasthenia Gravis
Definition

immune attack on acetylcholine receptors

no reaction by muscles

Term
Reye's Syndrome
Definition

Children--aspirin use

encephalopathy with brain swelling

Term

Neoplastic

Definition

Meningioma-well circumscribed

Glioma (glial cells)-glioblastoma mulitformae=bad

Ependymoma

Medulloblastoma-primitive cells-children

Term
Neoplastic
Definition

Schwannoma-tumor of schwanna cells

Neurofibromatosis-little moles all over the body

Paraneoplastic syndrome-no room so causes mass effect

Term
Neural tube defects
Definition

anencephaly-upper end

spina bifida-lower end

folic acid, but before conception

Term
Hydrocephalus
Definition

too much CSF

compression of brain tissue, brain atrophies

Term
Cerebral Aneurysm
Definition

large cerebral arteries at base of brain

danger if rupture

 

Term
Epilepsy
Definition

seizures are a symptom

recurrent seizures

partial or generalized seizures

Term
Alzhemier's Disease
Definition

Short-term memory loss

loss or neurons, atrophy

Term
Parkinson's Disease
Definition

progressive loss of neurons

no dopamine

Term
Huntington's Disease
Definition

They can find out if they are going to have it

strange movenents--chorea

AD passed on by father

Term
Lou Gehrig's Disease
Definition

progressive muscle weakness leading to death

 

Term
Ears
Definition

outside to inside

otitis externa, vastibular neuritis

rubella (hearing loss)

Term
Eyes
Definition

inflammatory-conjunctivitis, orbital cellulitis

neoplastic-retinoblastoma

congenital-blindness, color blindness, myopia (near), esotropia, amblyopia

degenerative-glaucoma, cataracs

Term
Bones
Definition

outer layer-cortex

inner layer-spongy, mesh-like lattice

marrow is the space between

Term
cells in bone
Definition

osteoblast-create bone

osteoclast-removal of bone, phagocytes

 

Term
connection between bones
Definition

fibrous-firm union with suture line=skull

cartilaginous-bone ends joined by cartilage

synovial-movable

Term
bone formation
Definition

intramembranous-osteoblasts become calcified bone

endochonral- cartilate cells form model;areas of active formation; long bones; epiphyseal plate

Thickness by periosteum (become osteoblasts

Term
types of fractures
Definition

simple or comminuted

complete or imcomplete

displaced or non

compound

 

Term
stress fracture
Definition

bone changes due to stress, risk for microfracture

female athlete triad-activity stimulates cortisol, decreases pituitary=amenorrhea

Term
pathologic fracture
Definition
desiease process directly underlying fracture site or condtion that weakens bones
Term
Risks
Definition

damage to adjacent tissue

systemic reaction=shock

short-term=emboli

long-term=lack of union

Term
Avascular Necrosis
Definition

interruption of blood suplly cuases necrosis

usually younger boys

Term
Rickets
Definition

Vitamin D defficiency

bones too soft

sternum projects forward

rocketic rosary

pelvic opening narrowed

Term
Osteomalacia
Definition

decalcification in adults

weight bearing bones bend and fracture

Term
Osteomyelitis
Definition

inflimmation of bone marrow=children

growth plate affected

spread by blood

decrease circulation to blood:necrosis

 

Term
Tuberculosis
Definition

from lungs to ends of long bones

TB of vertebrae=Pott's disease

Term
Syphilis
Definition
shaft of long bones
Term
Paget's Disease
Definition

overproduction of abnormal bone in focal points

increase in bone tumors

 

Term
Rheumatoid arthritis
Definition

major effects in small joints of hands and feet

thickening of synovial membrane

unstbale, displaced joints, adhesions, joint fusion

autoantibody against IgG

fluctiating symptoms

Term
Neoplastic of Bones
Definition

metastases spread from other tumors

benign: osteoma, chondroma-mass effect

Giant Cell tumor (can be malignant also)

Term
Malignant neoplastic
Definition

oseogenic sarcoma-ends of long bones, painless swelling

multiple myeloma-nodular deposits throughts skeletal system, punched out lesions in skull, Bence-Jones proteins in urine

Term

Congenital in bones

 

Definition

achondroplasia (AD)-problem at epiphyseal plate of long bones. (out of proportion dwarfism)

Malformation- syndactyl, polydactyl,clubfoot,hip dysplasia

Osteogenic imperfecta-multiple breaks

scoliosis:decrease thoracic size and lung function

Term
Gout
Definition

primary-disorder of purine metabolism, deposits uric acid crystals, may cause kidney failure

secondary-leukemia (too much purine), kidney failure

base of great toe

Term
Degenerative, osteoporosis
Definition

generalized thinning of skeleton

post menopausal women (estrogen acts as breakdown inhibitor)

bone breakdown exceeds production

other cuases: atrophy, cushing's disease, hyperparathyroidism (bones lose calcium)

 

Term
Osteoarthritis
Definition

"wear and tear" degeneration of cartilage

 

Term
Intervertebral disk disease
Definition

slipped disk

disk composed of fibrous capsule, degeneration leads to decreased water content

disk forced out into spinal canal (damage nerve)

Term
Muscle Injury
Definition

sprain-wrenching, twisting,ruptured blood vessel

strain- tearing of muscle or tendon ex: carpel tunnel

Term
Infection/inflimmation of muscle
Definition
myositis:usually local
Term
autoimmune of muscle
Definition

polymyosistis-inflammation and degeneration,systemic connective tissue disease

myasthenia gravis- failure to transmit nerve impulse to muscle

Term
neoplastic of muscle
Definition

tumors rare

rhabdomysarcoma

Term
Congenital of muscle
Definition

Muscular dystrophy-muscle fiber

Duchenne-muscle displaced with fat, big muscles

death in late adolescence

Muscular atrophy-problems with nerves

Term
Mouth inflammatory
Definition

cancer sores, ulcers

strep, gonnorhea, syphilis, herpes, candida

peridontal disease-absess of tooth leads to loss

Term

Mouth congenital

Definition

cleft lip or palate

multifactorial inheritance

unilateral or bilateral

Term
Neoplastic mouth
Definition

squamous cells

very dangerous

Term
esophagus inflammatory
Definition

GERD-incompetent sphincter (does not close all the way)

scarring and stricture

Barret's Eophagus-epithelium metaplasia

RF for cancer

Term
esophagus congenital
Definition

TE fistula

Hiatal Hernia-stomach portruding into thorax

spasm of LES

Term
Vascular of Esophagus
Definition

tears- jam upper part of the stomach

varices secondary to indreased pressure downstream

Term
Neoplasic of Esophagus
Definition

mass effect and infilatration of surrounding area

poor prognosis

Term
Stomach inflammatory
Definition

aspirin (prostaglandin inhibitor-help lining of stomach)

hemmorhagic-leading to vomiting hematemesis

Chronic wasting-decreased intrinsic factor

decreased HCL

H. Pylori-produces ammonia, breakdown of mucus

Term
Peptic Ulcers
Definition

Pepsino begin damaging uprotected stomach tissue

gastric and duodenal

H. Pylori-produces urease, neutralizes gastric acid

Ulcers lead to metaplasia of mucoa

Term
Acute gastroenteritis
Definition

bacterial, viral, or toxin

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

antibiotic associated: C difficile (toxins)

Term
Neoplastic of stomach
Definition

mass effect into lumen

obstruction downstream

Term
inflammatory of intestines
Definition

appendicitis- trapped fecal matter

Iflammatory Bowel Disease: genetic predisposition

bacteria provokes intense cell-mediated response

t cells and cytokines cause inflimmation

Term
Crohn's Disease
Definition

Whole wall, not just mucosa, fibrotic walls, chronic obstructions, fistulae

"skip lesions"-surgery not helpful

spreads to colon

young adults

Term
Ulcerative Colitis
Definition

Mucosa only, continuous lesions

x-ray: characteristic lack of haustra-strait and rigid colon

Term
diverticulitis vs diverticulosis
Definition
diverticulosis is having diverticula which are outpouchings in intestine and diverticulitis is fecal matter stuck in diverticula causing inflimmation
Term
Malabsorption
Definition

lastoce intolerance, gluten intolerance (Celiac Disease)

bleeding due to lack of vitamin K absorption

Term
Motility Disorders
Definition

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Hirschprungs Disease

Term
Neoplastic of Intestines
Definition

Colorectal Cancer-very bad

slow growing but deadly

very successful screening

polyps

Term
obstructions of Intestines
Definition

Tumor-mass effect

Hernia

Volvulus-twisting of the bowel

Adhesions-connected intestine

Intussesception-telescoping of one part of intestine to another

 

Term
Liver and Gall Bladder
Definition

can replace cells, but chronic disease can cause irreversible damage

fibrotic tissue-nonfunctional

measure blood levels

Term
Bile Obstruction
Definition

jaundice-bilirubin accumilation

tumor or gallstone

bile in blood is dark

no bile in poop is clay

decreased fat absorption-bleeding tendency

Term
Inflimmation of Liver and GB
Definition

Hepatitis: A, B, C(Chronic carriers, Chronic infection, cirrhosis), D(After b), E (like A)

Cholecystitis:impaired storage and delivery of bile

decreased blood flow due to swelling

may be due to gallstones--levels of bile salt and cholesterol

Term
Cirrhosis
Definition

fibrous nodules, loss of organization and function

Portal HTN, Impaired Function

Term
Portal HTN
Definition

circulation impaired, increased pressure, fluid into abdominal cavity, hemorrhage of high tension vessels

build up of toxins, hepatic encephalopathy

Term
Impaired function of Liver
Definition

deacreased production of Albumin

blockage of bile ducts

estrogen normally inactivated have increased effect

increased ammonia affects brain

Term
Biliary cirrhosis
Definition

cirrhosis of bile ducts

primary-autoimmune

secondary-obstruction

Term
Alcoholic Liver Disease
Definition

Stage 1: Fatty Liver

Stage 2: Alcoholic Hepatitis

-mallory bodies, irreparable damage

Stage 3: alcoholic cirrhosis-portal HTN, impaired function

Term
Neoplastic of Liver and GB
Definition

Hepatocarcinoma-usually secondary, and metastatic

because the liver is the filtering organ

Term
Reye's Syndrome
Definition

fatty liver with decreased function

brain sweeling leading to coma

Term

Inflammation of Pancreas

Definition

endocrine and exocrine

fat malabsorption

gallstones inflaming pancreatic duct

increased pancreatic enzymes in bood and urine

Term

Congenital of Pancreas

Definition
Cystic Fibrosis-defect of Na and Cl tansport, thick mucus, impaired absorption, sweat out chloride
Term
Neoplastic of Pancreas
Definition

Adenocarcinoma-exocrine tumor

block common bile duct, usually advanced, jaundice, impaired digestion, malabsoprtion, weight loss

Pancreatic endocrine tumors- more rare, insulinoma

Term
Endocrine Etiology
Definition

Injury-radiation

Ingestion-lack of Iodine

Inflimmation-PID, pancreatitis

Neoplastic-pheochromocytoma, functional or non

Autoimmune-Grave's Disease

Congenital-adrenal hyperplasia, hypothyroidism

degenerative-type 2 diabetes

Term
Hypothalmus
Definition

"central command"

releaseing and inhibiting hormones for pituitary gland

Term
Pituitary
Definition
located just behind the optic chiasm
Term
Posterior
Definition

oxytocin, ADH/vasopressin

Hyposecretion-Diabetes Insipidus-failure to secrete ADH so not able to hold onto liquid

 

Term

Anterior

Definition

GH, TSH, ACTH, FSH, LH, Prolactin (not tropic)

Term
Anterior Hypersecretion
Definition

generally tumor

panhyperpituitarism-GH most noticeable effect

GH-giantism, acromegaly

TSH-increased metabolism

Prolactin-interrupting menstral cycle

Term
Anterior Hyposecretion
Definition

skull fracture, tumor

panhypopituitarism
GH-dwarfism

TSH-obesity

ACTH-decreased cortizol

Term
Thyroid Goiter
Definition

enlargede thyroid gland

toxic-producing excess hormone

non-toxic-excessive stimuation of thyroid gland

idodine defficieny, increased demand

 

Term
Thyroid Hypothyroidism
Definition

severe is myxedema

primary: surgery

Congenital: gland fails to form or nonfunctional

Chronic inflammation from autoimmune attack-Hashimoto's thyroiditis

unsuccesffully attempting to produce thyroxine

Term

Thyroid Hyperthyroidism

Definition

Grave's Disease (autoimmune): autoantibodies mimic TSH, ignores negative feedback

Tumor: nodular (well differentiated) or diffuse (undifferentiated)

increased metabolism

Term
Hyperparathyroidism
Definition

to much Ca from Bone

weak bones, kidney stones, muscle weakness, slow pulse

 

Term
Hypoparathyroidism
Definition

usually accidental removal in thyroid surgery

Tetany

Term
Adrenal Glands
Definition

Salt(aldosterone), Suger(cortizol), sex(DHEA)

 

Term
Hypersecretion of Adrenal Gland
Definition

Cushing's Disease-Pituitary tumor

Cushing's Syndrome-Adrenal tumor or tumors elswhere that produce ACTH

Hyperglycemia, Hyperlipidemia

Conn's Syndrome-hold onto aldosterone

Term
Hyposecretion of Adrenal Glands
Definition

Addison's Disease-failure to produce all corticosteriods:pee out a lot of glucose

increased skin pigmentation due to ACTS stimulation of melanin

 

Term
Adrenal Medulla
Definition
Pheochromocytoma-Very high BP and HR--cerebral hemmorhage
Term
Gonad hypersecretion
Definition
no effect if same, only if different (virilizing to women or feminizing to men)
Term
Gonad Hyposecretion
Definition

male-congenital lack of or dysfunctional, atrophy of testes or failure to descend

female-poorly formed or missing ovaries

 

Term
Non endocrine Tumors
Definition

Ectopic hormones can be produced bye malignant tumors

lung, pancreas, kidney tumors produce ACTH, TSH

paraneoplastic syndrome

Term
Anatomy and physiology
Definition

Alpha cells-glucagons

Beta cells-Insulin

Delta cells-somatostatin

Term
hyposecretion of insulin, glucagon, somatostatin
Definition
tumor with excess hormone production
Term
hyposecretion of pancreas
Definition
Diabetes, pancreatic cancer, pituitary tumor, drug side effects
Term
Diabetes
Definition

Mellitus-insulin deficiency or resistance

Insipidus-vasopressin deficiency

Term
Type 1 Diabetes
Definition

autoimmune

sometimes after viral illness

beta cells do not secrete insullin

Term
CHO metabolism
Definition

hyperglycemia

liver keeps turning glycogen into glucose and making glucose from amino acids

starvation in midst of plenty

dehydration leads to coma, renal failure of perfusion of continued diureses

Term
fat metabolism
Definition

fat breakdown increased blood cholesterol wich deposits in walls of vessels

fat breakdown produces fatty acids and ketone bodies--makes blood more acidodic

Term
protein metabolism
Definition
catabolism:breakdown of muscle protein to provide energy in the absence of enought intracellular glucose
Term
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Definition
normally 6% of Hgb is glycosylated in diabetic may be as high as 20
Term
Complications of Diabetes
Definition

Blindness, cardiovascular, HTN, CV disease, decreased delivery of blodd to exremeties

Diabetic coma-metabloic acidosis, dehydration

Insulin shock-hyperglycemia if too much insulin

Term
Type 2 Diabetes
Definition

Normal or increased insulin levels

insulin resistance

no ketosis

beta cells not completely normal-not able to increase insulin production enough in face of increased glucose

Term
Gestational Diabetes
Definition

increased metabolic demands, insufficient insulin

increased estrogen and progesterone interfere with insulin

risk increases with maternal age

HTN, wt gain

Term
Nutrion and Disease: Long term
Definition

hypothalamus

fat cells produe LEPTIN

satiety signal-signal hypothalamus ot decrease appetite

long term matching of food intake to energy expenditure

onset puberty

Term
Prenatal malnutrition
Definition

undernourished-Intrauterine growth retardation: mother's diet, inborn errors of metabolism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Overnourised-Large Gestational age (LGA)babies

Term
Overnourised children and adults: Obesity
Definition
leptin disturbance-resistance, underexercise, energy extraction from food, heredity, increased number of fat cells, thyroid
Term

Health consequences of obesity

Definition

metabolic syndrome: android vs. gynoid obesity

HTN, Hyperglycemia, Hypertriglyceridemia, abdominal obesity

Sleep Apnea, Obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, orthropedic problems, skin disorders, psychosocial stress

Term
Undernourished
Definition

eating disorders, scarce food, alcoholism, Digestion and absorption problems

 

Protein-energy malnutrition: marasmus-all kinds of nutrients, kwashiorkor- mainly protein

Term
Vitamins
Definition

organic, not supplied by body except vitamin D

essential coenzymes

fat soluble vs water-soluble: ADEK deficiency, water soluble deficiency

Term
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Definition
premature babies lack of surfactant for decreased surface tension
Term
Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Definition

reversible vs. nonreversible

air-trapping-inability to expire

chronic bronchitis-mainly smokers

emphysema-alveolar walls break down

asthma-"twitchy airway" smooth musles constrict

 

Term
Lung Cancer
Definition

leading cause of death in males and females

80 percent due to smoking

tumor blocking airway

Term
Cystic Fibrosis
Definition

Autosomal recessive, abnormal transport of Cl and Na

skin-perspiration

Airway- thick mucus

pancreas-blocked ducts decares digestive enzymes

Term
PID
Definition
female reproductive especially in chlamydia, infertility
Term
Gestational Trophoblastic disease
Definition
group of diseases from gestational tissue, not maternal--HCG increases, no pregnancy except in partial hydatidiform
Term
Endometriosis
Definition

extopic implants, mostly in pelvis, often esymptomatic

pain bleeding and infertility

Term

Diabetic Nephropathy

Definition

diabetic glomerular sclerosis, thickening of glomerular basement membrane

protein leaks out

Term
Kidney stones
Definition

high concentration of salts in urine

urinary tract infection

urinary tract obstruction

calcium

colicky pain

Term
Results of Kidney Damage
Definition

Obstruction-tumor, enlarged prostate, malformation

Renal tubular injury, acute tubular necrosis, nephrotic syndrome, renal failure

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