Health Conditions
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- What is dysrhythmias?
- A cardiac disorder where cardiac rhythms are irregular
- Name 2 examples of dysrhythmias:
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bradydysrhythmia (slow)
tachydysrhythmia (fast) - What are some caridac disorder symptoms (5)?
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decreased strength
decreased endurance
joint and MS pain
impaired func in areas of occ
FTT - Name 2 pulmonary disorders:
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cystic fibrosis (involves: pancreas, resp sys, sweat glands)
asthma (reactive disease) - Name 2 hematologic disorders:
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Sickle Cell
Anemia - Give 2 examples of congenital musculoskeletal disorders:
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anchondroplasia (dwarfism)
Congenital hip dysplasia - Give 2 examples of acquired musculoskeletal disorders:
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SOFT TISSUE INJ: contusion, crush wound, dislocation, sprain
FRACTURES: open or closed - Give an examples of neuromuscular disorders:
- TBI: closed head inj (CHI) OR HEAD INJ (HI)
- What is damaged in TBI and what are the results to func:
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CNS is damaged;
motor, cog, and emotional changes - When do developmental disorders occur and in what form?
- mental or physical disorders that occur before adulthood
- What is a pervasive developmental disorder? How is it generally termed?
- PDD: Progressive Developmental Disorder
- What disorders are incl in PDD?
- Autism, Rett syndrome, Asperger, ADHD, DCD
- What does DCD stand for?
- Developmental Coordination Disorder
- What is DCD?
- Child's motor coordination is markedly below their chronoligical age and intelluctual ability and interferes w/ADLS
- What CANNOT contribute to DCD DX?
- DCD cannot result from physical, sensory or neurological impairments; and PDD criteria CANNOT exist
- Name 3 genetic/chromosomal disorders and some characteristics:
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Fragile X (elongated face, hypermobile, flat feet)
Cri Du Chat Syndrome (microencephaly, widely spaced eyes, cardiopul ab, FTT)
Prader-Willi Syndrome (MR, overeating, self mutilation) - Name 2 neoplastic disorders:
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Leukemia (bone marrow)
Tumors of CNS
Bone Cancer and Tumors (typically matastisize from primary tumor in a diff body structure) -
What are the 4 ways a burn can occur?
(other ped hlth cond) -
thermal (most common)
radioactive
electrical
chemical - What are the three degress of a burn?
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superficial (1st degree epidermis)
partial thickness (2nd degree to the dermis)
deep thickness(3/4th degree to the hypodermis -
What are the 3 leading reasons for Obesity?
(other ped hlth cond) -
over eating
inadequate/or no exercise
eating disorder