BN4 Patients With speical Needs

Question 1

What term describes a chronic neurologic disorder characterized by progressive and selective degeneration of neurons in the cerebral cortex?

Answer 1

Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 2

What term is describes by the sense of danger, apprehension, worry and dread in response to a trigger that is not truly threatening experience?

Answer 2

Anxiety

Question 3

What term describes an increase opacity to the lens, which blocks light rays from entering the eye. Starts to develop slowly after age 35 and is one of the most common eye disorders in older adults age 65 and above?

Answer 3

Cataracts

Question 4

What term describes a state of being perplexed or disconcerted?

Answer 4

Confusion

Question 5

What term describes an unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings?

Answer 5

Defense Mechanism

Question 6

What term describes an acute mental disturbance characterized by altered consciousness, reduced attention span and awareness, memory deficits, disorientation, disorganized thinking incoherent speech, altered perception, delusions, hallucinations and sleep disturbances?

Answer 6

Delirium

Question 7

What term describes the progressive condition marked by the deterioration of cognitive functioning including impaired memory and one or more of the following: loss of purposeful movements, speech disturbance, impaired social functioning and emotional apathy?

Answer 7

Dementia

Question 8

What term describes the psychoneurotic disorder characterized by sadness, inactivity, difficulty in thinking and concentration?

Answer 8

Depression

Question 9

What term describes a disturbance of the metabolism of carbohydrates and the use of glucose by the body?

Answer 9

Diabetes

Question 10

What term describes intraocular structural damage resulting from elevated intraocular pressure caused by an aqueous humor outflow obstruction?

Answer 10

Glaucoma

Question 11

What term describes difficulty hearing normal conversations. Losses range from mild to severe. common causes include age related changes of inner ear and exposure to noise?

Answer 11

hearing loss

Question 12

What term describes paralysis of one side of the body?

Answer 12

Hemiplegia

Question 13

What term describes a clinical syndrome of diverse causes with high levels of serum glucose?

Answer 13

Hyperglycemia

Question 14

What term describes a clinical syndrome of diverse causes with low levels of serum glucose?

Answer 14

Hypoglycemia

Question 15

What term describes blurred central vision often occurring suddenly. It is caused by progressive degeneration of of the center of the retina. Its the most common cause of blindness in adults over age 50?

Answer 15

Macular Degeneration

Question 16

What term describes a chronic disease of the fluid balance in the inner ear. It has three typical symptoms: severe vertigo, tinnitus and snsorineural hearing loss?

Answer 16

Meniere’s Disease

Question 17

What term describes a state of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living by behaving in ways acceptable to society?

Answer 17

Mental Health

Question 18

What term describes a disturbance in the ability to cope or adjust to stress?

Answer 18

Mental Illness

Question 19

What term describes an infection of the middle ear with symptoms of earache or ear fullness, hearing loss or fever?

Answer 19

Otitis media

Question 20

What term descries paralysis characterized by motor or sensory loss in the lower limbs and trunk?

Answer 20

Paraplegia