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5.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective Flashcards

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echoencephalography

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procedure used to examine the brain using sound waves

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain

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lumbar puncture (LP)

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inserting a needle into the lumbar region of the spine in order to collect spinal fluid, commonly called a

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cerebral angiography

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procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain

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magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)

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procedure used to examine blood vessels

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myelogram

Myelo-Spinal cord
Gram- Record

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image of the spinal cord, usually done using x-ray

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

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an imaging procedure that uses radiation (positrons) to produce cross sections of the brain

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transcranial Doppler sonography

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an imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through the skull

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transcranial Doppler sonography

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imaging technique that produces an image of the brain using sound waves sent through

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cerebellitis

cerebell / itis
cerebellum / infl

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inflammation of the cerebellum

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cerebral atrophy

Cerebral- Brain
Al - pertaining to
atrophy- nourishment

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wasting away of brain tissue

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duritis

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inflammation of the dura

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encephalocele

encephal- brain
cele- hernia

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hernia of the brain (normally through a defect in the skull)

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hematoma

Hemat- Blodd vessel
Oma- Tumor

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tumorlike mass made up of blood

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cranial hematoma

cranial- Skull
hemat- blood vessel
oma- tumor

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a hematoma beneath the skull

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epidural hematoma

epi- upon
dura-
al- pertaining to 
hemat- blood vessel 
oma- tumor
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hematoma located on top of the dura

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intracerebral hematoma

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a hematoma located inside the brain

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subdural hematoma

Sub- beneath
dura
hemat- blood vessel
oma- tumor

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a hematoma located beneath the dura

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macrocephaly

Macro- large
Cephal- head
y- condition

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abnormally large head

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microcephaly

Micro- small
cephal- head
y- condition

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abnormally small head

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meningocele

mening
cele- hernia

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a hernia of the meninges

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myelocele

myelo- spinal cord
cele- hernia

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a hernia of the spinal cord

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myelomalacia

myelo- spinal cord
malacia- softening

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abnormal softening of the spinal cord

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myelomeningocele

Myelo- Spinal cord
menings
cele- hernia

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a hernia of the spinal cord and meninges

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neuritis

neuro- nerve
itis- inflammation

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nerve inflammation

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neuroma

neruo- nerve
oma- tumor

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a nerve tumor

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neurosclerosis

neuro- nerve
scelerosis- hardneing

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hardening of nerves

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agnosia

a- not
gnosi- knowledge

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not having knowledge

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apathy

a- not
pathy- suffering
y- condition

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lack of emotion

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hyperkinesia

Hyper- over
kinesia- movement

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increase in muscle movement or activity

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neurasthenia

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nerve weakness

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neuroglycopenia

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deficiency of sugar that interferes with normal brain activity

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nystagmus

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involuntary back and forth eye movements

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prosopagnosia

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inability to recognize faces

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anesthesiologist

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doctor who specializes in anesthesiology

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afferent nerve

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nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system

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efferent nerve

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nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system

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neurogenic

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originating from/created by nerves

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psychiatrist

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doctor who specializes in the treatment of the mind

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psychiatry

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branch of medicine that focuses on the treatment of the mind

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psychogenic

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originating in/created by the mind

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psychologist

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doctor who specializes in the study of the mind

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psychology

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branch of medicine that focuses on the study of the mind

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psychosomatic

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pertaining to the relationship between the body and the mind

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diopathic

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having no known cause or origin

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interictal

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time between seizures

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postictal

Post- after
ictal- seizure

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time after a seizure

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preictal

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time before a seizure

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tonic

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pertaining to muscle tone (normally weak or unresponsive)

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clonus

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muscle spasm or twitching

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tonic-clonic seizure

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seizure characterized by both a tonic and a clonic phase

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