Chap 7, 14, 15, 16 Review Flashcards

0
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A disease affecting the facial nerve, causing uni-lateral (one sided) paralysis of the face

A

Bell’s palsy

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1
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Analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications is Treatment for —–

A

Bell’s palsy

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2
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Drooping weakness of the eye and mouth is symptoms of what disease

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Bell’s palsy

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3
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4 types of headaches

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Tension, cluster, post lumbar puncture, migraine

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4
Q

Diagnosis test for this condition : X-ray, eeg, mri, ct scans

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Headaches

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5
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4 functional disorders

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Degenerative disk disease, headache, epilepsy, bells palsy

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6
Q

Common symptoms of transient ischemic attack (Tia)

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Dizziness, slurred speech, loss of consciousness

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7
Q

How long does shingles symptoms last

A

10 days to several weeks

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8
Q

An acute viral disease family common in the elderly

A

Shingles

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9
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Fever, pain, paralysis, convulsions and rage are symptoms of

A

Rabies

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10
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Symptoms of poliomyelitis

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Muscle weakness, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting

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11
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Symptoms include headache, elevated temp, stiff neck and back

A

Encephalitis

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12
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Common sns of nervous system disorders

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Headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness, mood swings and fever

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13
Q

The nervous system is composed of

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Brain, spinal cord, and nerves

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14
Q

Thyroxine hormone replacement is used to treat what condition

A

Hypothyroidism

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15
Q

A noticable profusion of the thyroid gland . Enlargement of the thyroid gland

A

Goiter

16
Q

Kissing disease

A

Mononucleosis

17
Q

Another name for Erythrocytosis

A

Secondary polycythemia

18
Q

Aplastic anemia is characterized by

A

Failure of bone marrow to produce blood components

19
Q

Another name for polycythemia

A

Primary polycythemia or polycythemia vera

20
Q

Treatment for severe cases of aplastic anemia have poor prognosis with —- fatality

A

50%

21
Q

Insufficient iron for the body to produce the oxygen carrying component, hemoglobin within RBCs

A

Iron deficiency anemia

22
Q

Over cooking vegetables, alcohol, poor diet causes this

A

Folic acid deficiency anemia

23
Q

Weak and suffer from fatigue due to poor oxygenation of muscle tissue

A

Dyspnea

24
Q

Test detects blood disorders, like hemaphilia, thrombocyte

A

Bleeding time

25
Q

Increase in white cell count

A

Leukocytes

26
Q

Small hemorrages on the skin

A

Petechiae

27
Q

Erythrocytosis

A

Increased red blood cells

28
Q

Leads to anemia

A

Erythrocytopenia

29
Q

4 Blood forming organs

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Lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen, liver