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A systemic disease effects more than one part of the body. A severe systemic disease is spread throughout the body and impacts the patient's life to a large degree, causing widespread pain and suffering.
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What are the different levels of risk associated with administering general anesthesia?
I: healthy patient II: patient with mild systemic disease without functional limitations III: patient with severe systemic disease with definite functional limitations IV: patient with severe systemic disease that is life-threatening
What is a systemic disease?
Systemic-- Afflicting an entire body system or the body in general.
What systemic disease could result in cataracts?
Systemic illnesses, such as diabetes, may result in cataracts.
What are Examples of systemic infections?
eye infection
Is a viral disease?
Any disease caused by viral infection.
Is systemic lupus erythematosus an autoimmune disease?
Yes
What are the modifiers for mild systemic disease?
P3
What does erythematous lupus mean?
Systemic lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy parts of the self.
Is systemic mastocytosis blood cancer?
No. There is a rare form of leukemia which is caused by systemic mastocytosis but most of us with the disease will not get it.
What is goat pox virus?
Goatpox is a disease caused by a poxvirus and is characterised by typical pox lesions on the hairless skin areas. Kids may develop a severe systemic form with a high mortality rate.
How does colon cancer become systemic?
The patient with distant metastases has systemic disease. Thus, the cancer originating in the colon begins locally and, given time, can become systemic.
What disease causes thickening of skin?
Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
