Medical Conditions; Neurology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory, and Infectious Diseases
Medical Conditions: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory, and Infectiou
Diseases
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1. Stroke Balance changes, vision changes, facial drooping, arm/muscle weakness, speech
(slurring), headache, change in LOC
2. Hearing loss Can't hear, confusion, ringing, dizziness, loud talk
3. Meniere's dis- N/V, vertigo, headache, tinnitus and hearing loss, nystagmus (rapid eye move-
ease ment)
4. Retinal detach- Shadows/curtains, flashes of light, blurred vision, floaters/black spots, loss of visual
ments fluid
5. Cataracts Decreased color perception, blurred vision, white/cloudy pupil, loss of vision,
diplopia
6. Glaucoma Early: foggy vision & headache; Late: halos & loss of peripheral vision
7. Macular degen- Blurry central vision, dark spots, metamorphopsia (straight lines look squiggly),
eration decreased contrast sensitivity, decreased ability to read, decreased sight in the
dark
8. Asthma Chest tightness, dyspnea, increased respiratory rate, shortness of breath, wheez-
ing, increased secretions, decreased breath sounds, diaphoresis, tachycardia,
hypoxemia, narrowing airway
9. Sleep apnea Night: snoring, apnea event, gasping, then choking; Daytime: fatigue, memory
loss, headache, irritability, polycythemia
10. Pneumonia Fever, cough with green/rust sputum, dyspnea, tachypnea, chest tightness, tachy-
cardia, decreased O2, respiratory acidosis
11. Influenza Droplet transmission, A.B.C. strains, contagious 24hrs before and 5 days after,
severe headache, muscle ache, fever and chills, fatigue and weakness
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Medical Conditions: Neurology, Ophthalmology, Respiratory, and Infectiou
Diseases
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jhruo1
1. Stroke Balance changes, vision changes, facial drooping, arm/muscle weakness, speech
(slurring), headache, change in LOC
2. Hearing loss Can't hear, confusion, ringing, dizziness, loud talk
3. Meniere's dis- N/V, vertigo, headache, tinnitus and hearing loss, nystagmus (rapid eye move-
ease ment)
4. Retinal detach- Shadows/curtains, flashes of light, blurred vision, floaters/black spots, loss of visual
ments fluid
5. Cataracts Decreased color perception, blurred vision, white/cloudy pupil, loss of vision,
diplopia
6. Glaucoma Early: foggy vision & headache; Late: halos & loss of peripheral vision
7. Macular degen- Blurry central vision, dark spots, metamorphopsia (straight lines look squiggly),
eration decreased contrast sensitivity, decreased ability to read, decreased sight in the
dark
8. Asthma Chest tightness, dyspnea, increased respiratory rate, shortness of breath, wheez-
ing, increased secretions, decreased breath sounds, diaphoresis, tachycardia,
hypoxemia, narrowing airway
9. Sleep apnea Night: snoring, apnea event, gasping, then choking; Daytime: fatigue, memory
loss, headache, irritability, polycythemia
10. Pneumonia Fever, cough with green/rust sputum, dyspnea, tachypnea, chest tightness, tachy-
cardia, decreased O2, respiratory acidosis
11. Influenza Droplet transmission, A.B.C. strains, contagious 24hrs before and 5 days after,
severe headache, muscle ache, fever and chills, fatigue and weakness
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