CNA midterm

Phobia

Intense fear

Obsessive compulsion disorder

An obsession is a recurrent, unwanted thought, idea, or image. Compulsion is repeating an act over and over again

Psychotic Disorders

Condition that effects the mind

Schitzophrenia

Split mind, Psychosis, delusion, hallucination, paranoia,

anorexia nervosa

intense fear of weight gain

bulimia nervosa

eating disorder consisting of purging

Delerium

state of sudden,

severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function

Dementia

Dementia is the loss of cognitive function that

interferes with routine personal, social, and

occupational activities.

Alzheimers Disease

brain disease, gradual loss of short term memory, ends in death

Developmental disability

occurs before age 22, chronic and lifelong

Down syndrome

extra chromosome, genetic disease of mild to moderate intelectual challenges.

Fragile x syndrome

impacts learning, speech, social and emotional, physical

Cerebral Paulsy

disorder affecting the ability to move and maintain solid posture, lack of oxygen to the brain

Spina Bifida

defect of the spinal column, split in vertebrae leaving spinal cord unprotected

Peristalsis

squeezing movement of muscles that moves food through your digestive system.

Simple digestion path:

Mouth → Esophagus → Stomach → Small intestine → Large intestine → Rectum → Anus

Stool

feces that has exited the anus

Fecal incontinence

when a person cannot control their bowel movements.

defecation

bowel movements

Ostomy

surgical opening made in the abdomen that allows waste to leave the body through a stoma into a bag.

Melena

black, tarry stool caused by bleeding in the upper digestive tract.

Fecal impaction

prolonged retention and build up of feces in the rectum

sodium causes

the body to retain water

Hematuria

blood in the urine.

nocturia

needing to wake up in the night to pee

Renal failure

kidneys cannot filtrate blood properly and remove waste

Normal Blood Glucose

60-99