1715 Unit 5 Maternal Child Chap 71 Vocabulary

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amblyopia

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subnormal vision in one eye which may fail to develop due to lack of stimulation as a child continues to use the stronger eye for vision; lazy eye

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apnea monitor

Back 2

machine used to monitor respiratory activity and patterns especially in infants

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asthma

Back 3

a disease marked by breathing difficulty, caused by spasmodic contractions of the bronchial tubes

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biliary atresia

Back 4

defect in the bile ducts that prevents bile from escaping in the liver

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bronchiolitis

Back 5

inflammation of the bronchioles

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celiac disease

Back 6

chronic intestinal disorder which involves small bowel inflammation and is the most common nutrient malabsorption syndrome in children of European descent.

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cleft palate

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congenital split in the roof of the mouth

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colic

Back 8

paroxysmal abdominal pain, most commonly occurring in the first three months of an infant's life; or severe, penetrating lower back pain, caused by a stone becoming lodged in the ureter (renal colic)

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collagen diseases

Back 9

disease of the connective tissue

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cryptorchidism

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undescended testicles

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cystic fibrosis

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congenital multisystem chronic and incurable condition characterized by the dysfunction of the excocrine glands. Mucus producing glands secrete abnormal quanities of thick mucus which collect in the lungs, pancreas, and liver disrupting their normal functioning

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diphtheria

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contagious infection characterized by SORE THROAT, FEVER AND MALAISE. Manifestations also inclue throat inflammation followed by formation of w whitish gray membrane that cannot be removed without causing bleeding and a possible weakening of cardiac muscles.

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eczema

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an inflammatory skin rash, characterized by itching, redness, weeping, oozing and crusting and later by scaling

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encephalitis

Back 14

inflammation of the brain

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encephalocele

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condition in which the bones of the fetal skull do not close correctly

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encopresis

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incontinence of feces not caused by age, disease or physical disorder.....BJ PEVEY

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enuresis

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bed wetting

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epiglottitis

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cartilage that covers the entrance to the larynx

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epispadias

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absence of the upper wall of the uretha resulting in an abnormal location of the urethral opening, usually occuring in the male.

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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giardiasis

Back 21

illness caued by ingesting water contaminated by human excrement

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glomerulonephritis

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a group of diseases in which the kidneys are damaged and partly destroyed by inflammation of the glomeruli

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hemangioma

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overgrowth of blood vessels

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hemophilia

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a congenital condition in males characterized by spontaneous or traumatic bleeding nad very slow clotting

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hernia

Back 25

abnormal protursion of an organ or tissue through the structure usually containing it, as an inguinal hernia or hital hernia; rupture; condition is called herniation

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herpes zoster

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condition in adults caused by the same varicella virus that causes chickenpox in children; commonly known as shingles.

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Hirschspring's disease

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condition in which a child's colon lacks parasympathetic nerve supply and the abdomen becomes enlarged with stool and flatus due to lack of peristalsis; a/k/a megacolon

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Hodgkin's Disease

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x

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hookworms

Back 29

type of roundworm that usually enters the host through bare feet, migrating through the body to the mouth and throat, destroying red blood cells and causing anemia

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hydrocele

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painless swelling of the scrotum caused by fluid retention

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hydrocephalus

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fluid accumulation in the skull; it is typically characterized by enlargement of th head if a shunt is not successful.

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hydrospadias

Back 32

condition in which the urinary meatus is located on the bottom of the penis

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intussuception

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the telescoping or prolapsing of one part of the intestine into an adjacent part.

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Kawasaki disease

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in japan don't have to know about it

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Koplik's spots

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cop wears blue and spots on tongue.....blusih white pinpint spots with a red rim that appear around the mouth about day 2 or 3 after being infected with RUBELLA

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kwashiorkor

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x

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lactose intolerance

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x

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leukemia

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x

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lymphangiomas

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x

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marasmus

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x

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Meckel's diverticulum

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x

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megacolon

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x

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meningitis

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x

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meningocele

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x

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meningomyelocele

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x

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microcephalic

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x

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Mongolian spots

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x

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mumps

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x

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nephrotic syndrome

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x

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nevus

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x

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otitis media

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x

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pediculosis

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x

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pertussis

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x

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pinworms

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x

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plumbism

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x

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pneumonia

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x

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poliomyelitis

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x

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ptosis

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x

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pyelonephritis

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x

Front 60

pyloric stenosis

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x

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Reye's syndrome

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x

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rheumatic carditis

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x

Front 63

rheumatic fever

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x

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rickets

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x

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roseola

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x

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roundworms

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x

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rubella

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x

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rubeola

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x

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scabies

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x

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scarlet fever

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x

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scurvy

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x

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shingles

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x

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sickle cell crises

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x

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sickle cell disease

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x

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spina bifida

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x

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spinal bifida occulta

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x

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status asthmaticus

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x

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strabismus

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x

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streptococcal "strep" throat

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x

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talipes

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x

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tetanus

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x

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tonsillitis

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x

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torticollis

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x

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varicella

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x

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Wilms' tumor

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x