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Question 1

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Answer 1

Degenerative disorder of the motor neurons in SC and brain stem

Question 2

Huntingtons Disease

Answer 2

Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movement and mental deterioration

Question 3

Multiple Sclerosis

Answer 3

Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS, sheaths are replaced by plaques of sclerotic tissue

Question 4

Myasthenia Gravis

Answer 4

Autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by a weakness of voluntary muscles

Question 5

Palsy

Answer 5

Paralysis

Question 6

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 6

Degeneration of neurons in the basal ganglia

Question 7

Herpes Zoster

Answer 7

Shingles: viral infection affecting PNS

Question 8

Cerebral angiography

Answer 8

X-ray imaging of the arterial blood vessels in the brain after an injection of contrast

Question 9

Positron emission tomography

Answer 9

Radioactive glucose is injected then detected to image metabolic activity of cells

Question 10

Stereotactic radio surgery

Answer 10

Use of special instruments to locate and treat targets in the brain

Question 11

AFP

Answer 11

Alpha fetoprotein

Question 12

AVM

Answer 12

Arteriovenous malformation

Question 13

ICP

Answer 13

Intercranial pressure

Question 14

TENS

Answer 14

Transcutaneous electrical nerve

Question 15

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)

Answer 15

Blockage if arteries carrying blood to the periphery

Question 16

Cardiac biomarkers

Answer 16

Chemicals measured in the blood as evidence of a heart attack

Question 17

Angiography

Answer 17

X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

Question 18

Endarterectomy

Answer 18

Removal of plaque from inside an artery

Question 19

Percutaneous coronary intervention

Answer 19

Using a balloon to insert a stent

Question 20

Thrombolytic therapy (tPA)

Answer 20

Drugs to dissolve clots are injected into blood stream

Question 21

PVC

Answer 21

Premature ventricular contraction

Question 22

Auscultation

Answer 22

Listening to sounds in the body

Question 23

Percussion

Answer 23

Tapping on surface to determine differences in density

Question 24

Croup

Answer 24

Accuse viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx

Question 25

Bronchiectasis

Answer 25

Chronic dilation of the bronchus usually secondary to infection

Question 26

Atelectasis

Answer 26

Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of alveoli

Question 27

Emphysema

Answer 27

Hyperinflation of air sacs with distraction of alveolar walls

Question 28

Mesothelioma

Answer 28

Rare malignant tumor in the pleura

Question 29

Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q)

Answer 29

Records radioactivity in lungs after injection and inhalation of xenon

Question 30

AFB

Answer 30

Acid-fast bacillus
Causes tuberculosis

Question 31

DPT

Answer 31

Diphtheria pertussis tetanus

Question 32

PCP

Answer 32

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 33

PFT

Answer 33

Pulmonary function test

Question 34

RDS

Answer 34

Respiratory distress syndrome

Question 35

URI

Answer 35

Upper respiratory infection