Nervous System
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| loss of ability to recognize familiar objects and persons | show 🗑
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| show | aneurysm
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| show | aphasia
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| show | apraxia
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| show | ataxia
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| slowing down the initiation or execution of movement | show 🗑
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| show | diplopia
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| difficult, poorly articulated speech that results from interference in control of the muscles of speech | show 🗑
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| show | flaccid
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| show | global cognitive dysfunction
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| defective vision or blindness in half the visual field | show 🗑
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| paralysis of one side of the body | show 🗑
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| neurologic condition characterized by increased reflex action | show 🗑
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| show | nystagmus
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| show | paresis
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| show | postictal period
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| show | proprioception
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| show | spastic
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| show | unilateral neglect
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| show | physiological effects of aging
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| show | physiological effects of aging
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| decrease in brain metabolism and oxygen utilization, diminished sense of touch and ability for fine motor coordination | show 🗑
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| affected short term memory, increased risk of stroke, dementia, organic brain syndrome, alzheimers | show 🗑
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| show | subjective data on neuro exam
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| show | mental status data on neuro exam
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| show | arousal
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| reflected in orientation to person, place, and time | show 🗑
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| show | levels of consciousness
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| show | lethargy and disorientation
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| gait, coordintion, weakness/strength, reflexes, posture, involuntary movements, paralysis, paresis | show 🗑
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| show | CN I (olfactory)
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| visual acuity and visual fields are tests of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| pupillary responses and ability to move eyes in a coordinated manner in all directions are tests of these cranial nerves | show 🗑
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| show | CN V (trigeminal)
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| taste and symmetrical facial movements are tests of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| hearing is a function of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| taste is a test of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| gag reflex is a test of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| show | CN XI (spinal accessory)
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| tongue movement is a test of this cranial nerve | show 🗑
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| show | sensory and perceptual status on neuro exam
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| most important preprocedure nursing intervention for CT with contrast | show 🗑
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| show | MRI
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| show | to avoid headache
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| show | myelogram
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| show | hot, flushing feeling
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| cephalalagia | show 🗑
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| true or false: skull and brain tissues contain sensory nerves and are capable of perceiving pain | show 🗑
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| three types of vascular headaches | show 🗑
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| show | psychological, medical, stress
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| three causes of traction-inflammatory headaches | show 🗑
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| unique characteristic of migraines | show 🗑
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| show | stress, carbohydrates, iodine, alcohol, MSG/chemical additives, fatigue, caffeine
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| show | 30 min to 2 hours
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| usual location of pain in cluster headach | show 🗑
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| most common type of headache | show 🗑
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| common causes of tension headaches | show 🗑
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| common headache triggers | show 🗑
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| show | propoxyphene (darvon)
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| show | ergot derivatives, serotonin receptor agonists, beta-blockers
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| these vascular headache suppressants are contraindicated in pregnancy | show 🗑
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| show | selective serotonin receptor agonists (imitrex, zomig)
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| show | neurological
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| pain thqat is unbearable and does not respond to treatment | show 🗑
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| show | TENS, acupuncture, medications, counseling
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| nerve excision | show 🗑
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| cut of a spinal nerve root | show 🗑
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| show | cordotomy
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| show | percutaneous cordotomy
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| diet appropriate for those with neurological pain | show 🗑
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| causes of increased ICp | show 🗑
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| show | more increasing ICP
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| signs of brain stem involvement in increased ICP | show 🗑
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| osmotic diuretic used in treatment if increased ICP | show 🗑
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| show | multiple sclerosis
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| show | true
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| show | gamma/delta T cells
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| assessment findings in a patient with MS | show 🗑
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| show | ACTH, and corticosteriods
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| show | diazepam, dantrolene, baclofen
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| show | parkinson's disease
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| assessment finding in parkinson's disease | show 🗑
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| what is the cure for parkinson's? | show 🗑
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| show | alzheimer's disease
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| show | prevention by diet to decrease homocysteine may be helpful but there is no cure
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| show | stage I
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| show | stage II
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| this stage of alzheimers is characterized by total disorientation, motor problems, inability to perform basic daily activities, and wandering | show 🗑
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| show | stage IV
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| show | donepezil (aricept) galantamine (reminy) rivastigmine (exelon) tacrine (cognex)
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| only drug approved to treat sever alzheimer's | show 🗑
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| show | myasthenia gravis
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| this disease is thought to be caused by antibodies that attach the acetylcholine receptor sites at the neuromuscular junction | show 🗑
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| show | myasthenia gravis
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| show | myasthenia gravis
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| show | atropine
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| show | increased secretions, bradycardia, nausea, vomiting, sweating, diarrhea
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| also known as Lou Gehrig's disease | show 🗑
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| show | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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| symptoms of amytrophic lateral sclerosis | show 🗑
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| the terminal phase of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis usually results in death due to this | show 🗑
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| only medication used in the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | show 🗑
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| genetically transmitted disease; affects 50% of the offspring of affected persons | show 🗑
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| believed to be caused by overactivity of the dopamine pathway; symptoms are opposite of parkinson's | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal, excessive involuntary movements
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| show | antipsychotics, antidepressants, antichoreas
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| show | fever, electrolyte imbalance, uremia, brain tumor, drug/alcohol withdrawal, hypoxia, trauma/injury
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| most common type of seizures, characterized by a loss of consciousness for several minutes and tonic clonic movements and a postictal period | show 🗑
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| seizures characterized by sudden impairment in LOC with little or no tonic/clonic movement; no postictal period | show 🗑
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| seudyre similar to absence but lasting longer and associated with hallucinations/illusions and postictal period | show 🗑
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| show | jacksonial (local or partial)
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| seizure characterized by a sudden involutary contraction of a muscle group with no aura and no LOC | show 🗑
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| seizure characterized but unconsciousness and generalized tonelessness | show 🗑
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| show | barbiturates, benzodiazepines, hydantoins, valproates
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| show | pentobarbital, phenobarbitol
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| benzodiazepines used in the management of petit mall, myoclonic, and akinetic seizures, and alcohol withdrawals | show 🗑
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| benzodiazepine used in the management of status epilepticus | show 🗑
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| show | fosphenytoin, phenytoin (dilantin)
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| valproates used in the management of absence seizures | show 🗑
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| show | seizure
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| show | convulsion
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| show | epilepsy
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| show | aura
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| a medical emergency characterized by contiual seizures occurring without interruptions | show 🗑
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| the rest period of variable length that followes a seizure | show 🗑
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| show | trigeminal neuralgia
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| pain in trigeminal neuralgia usually extends only to this point | show 🗑
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| drugs used for trigeminal neuralgia pain | show 🗑
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| injection of this into the trigeminal nerve sometimes provides relief of pain | show 🗑
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| show | bell's palsy
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| characterized but abrupt onset of numbness or a feeling of stiffness or drawing sensation of the face | show 🗑
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| show | corticosteriods
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| show | acyclovir, valtrex, famvir
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| primary brain tumors | show 🗑
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| show | craniotomy
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| removal of part of the scull without replacing it | show 🗑
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| show | meningitis
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| show | brudziski's sign
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| show | kernig's sign
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| extreme hyperextension of the neck and arching of the back associated with meningitis | show 🗑
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| should you suction a patient with meningitis? | show 🗑
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| show | slower
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| show | headache, fever, stiff neck, nausea and vomiting, irritability, photophobia
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| most common and deadly cause of encephalitis | show 🗑
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| characterized by widespread inflammation and demyelination of of the perhipheral nervous system resulting in numbness and paralysis progressing from lower extremeties upward | show 🗑
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| show | guiillian-barre syndrome
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| true or false: guillian-barre is mostly self limiting, and usually resolves on its own. | show 🗑
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| show | brain abcess
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| show | false, brain abcess is deadly if untreated
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| this type of skull fracture is an incomplete break, typically seen as a line on xray | show 🗑
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| this type of skull fracture results from blunt trauma and causes an indentation | show 🗑
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| show | comminuted
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| this type of fracture exists when an there is an open wound over the fracture site | show 🗑
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| these head injuries bleed profusely, but are not usually reflective of significant injury | show 🗑
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| show | concussion
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| show | contusion
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| show | epidural hematoma
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| caused by hemorrhage below the dura mater | show 🗑
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| show | intracerebral hematoma
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| show | battle signs, raccoon eyes
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| also called stroke or brain attack | show 🗑
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| show | thrombotic stroke
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| show | embolic stroke
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| show | hemorrhagic stroke
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| show | aneurysm
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| show | hemorrhagic
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| show | 24 hours
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| procedure used if stroke is caused by atherosclerosis of the carotid artery | show 🗑
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| also called cervical shock | show 🗑
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| show | whiplash
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| show | twisting of the spinal cord
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| body takes on temperature of the environment | show 🗑
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| signs and symptoms of spinal shock | show 🗑
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| exaggerated sympathetic nervous system response occuring in patients with cord injuries at T6 and above | show 🗑
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| show | bradycardia, hypertension, headache, piloerection, blurredvision, pupil dilation, anxiety, nausea, nasal stuffiness
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| two most common causes of autonomic dysreflexia | show 🗑
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| spinal injury at this point results in inability to breathe independently or move anything below the neck | show 🗑
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| show | C4-C5
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| an injury at this level results in incomplete quadriplegia with some elbow, arm and wrist movement; can't feel anything below midchest | show 🗑
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| show | T1-T6
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| injury at this level results in paraplegia with control of hands, functional intercostals, and increased respiratory reserve | show 🗑
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| an injury at this level results in impaired ability to abduct hips and lack of sensation below lower abdomen | show 🗑
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| injury at this level results in impairment of knee and ankle movement and lack of sensation below upper thigh | show 🗑
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| show | S1-S5
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| show | astigmatism
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| show | cataract
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| show | conjunctivitis
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| surgery to freeze the borders of a retinal hole with a frozen-tip probe | show 🗑
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| show | diabetic retinopathy
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| show | enucleation
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| show | exopthalmos
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| show | glaucoma
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| show | hyperopia
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| show | keratitis
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| implatation of a donor cornea | show 🗑
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| substance that contracts the pupil | show 🗑
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| show | mydriatic
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| show | myopia
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| surgery that uses partial thickness, radial incisions in the cornea, leaving an uncut optical center | show 🗑
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| separation of the retina from the choroid | show 🗑
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| show | sjogren's syndrome
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| assessment of visual acuity | show 🗑
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| show | stapedectomy
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| inability of the eyes to focus in the same direction | show 🗑
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| used to detect defect of the macular area of the retina | show 🗑
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| equipment used to measure the degree of forward placement of the eye | show 🗑
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| used to examine the conjunctiva, lens, vitreous humor, iris, and cornea | show 🗑
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| uses a burst of air to test intraocular pressure | show 🗑
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| measures tear volume produced during a fixed time period | show 🗑
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| show | 20/200
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| show | legally blind
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| show | mypoia (nearsightedness)
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| show | hyperopia (farsightedness
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| acut infection of eyelid margins or sebaceous glands of the eyelashes | show 🗑
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| inflammation of the eyelid margins | show 🗑
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| inflammation of the cornea resulting from injury, irritants, allergies, viral infections, congenital syphilis, smallpox, or dirty contact lenses | show 🗑
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| show | endotropion
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| show | ectropion
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| show | macular degeneration
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| show | glaucoma
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| progressive glaucoma that is caused by obstruction to drainage channels of aqueous humor | show 🗑
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| glaucoma that is caused by abrupt angle change of the iris, causing rapid vision loss and dramatic symptoms | show 🗑
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| external auditory canal | show 🗑
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| a subjective noise sensation heard in one or both ears; ringing or tinkling sounds in the ear | show 🗑
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| the sensation that the outer world is revolving about oneself or that one is moving in space | show 🗑
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| test is performed by placing the stem of a vibrating tuning fork in the center of the patient's forehead or on the maxillary incisors | show 🗑
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| direct visualization of the external auditory canal and the eardrum | show 🗑
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| infection of the external ear and adjacent skin | show 🗑
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| fluid from an infection, allergy, or tumor that collects in the middle ear as a result of obstruction of the auditory tube | show 🗑
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| show | labyrinthitis
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| show | otosclerosis
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| show | menier's disease
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| removal ov the stapes of the middle ear and inserion of a graft and prosthesis | show 🗑
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| any of several operative procedures on the eardrum or ossicles of the middle ear designede to restore or improve hearing in patients with conductive hearing loss | show 🗑
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| show | myringotomy
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| caused by any disease or injury that interferes with conduction of sound waves to the inner ear | show 🗑
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| show | sensorineural hearing loss (nerve deafness)
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| combination of conductive and sensorineural pathology of hearing loss | show 🗑
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| show | congenital hearing loss
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| hearing loss that has no organic or anatomical cause | show 🗑
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| hearing loss as a result of damage to auditory pathways in the brain | show 🗑
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| show | sodium
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