Chap 7, 14, 15, 16 Review Flashcards
A disease affecting the facial nerve, causing uni-lateral (one sided) paralysis of the face
Bell’s palsy
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory medications is Treatment for —–
Bell’s palsy
Drooping weakness of the eye and mouth is symptoms of what disease
Bell’s palsy
4 types of headaches
Tension, cluster, post lumbar puncture, migraine
Diagnosis test for this condition : X-ray, eeg, mri, ct scans
Headaches
4 functional disorders
Degenerative disk disease, headache, epilepsy, bells palsy
Common symptoms of transient ischemic attack (Tia)
Dizziness, slurred speech, loss of consciousness
How long does shingles symptoms last
10 days to several weeks
An acute viral disease family common in the elderly
Shingles
Fever, pain, paralysis, convulsions and rage are symptoms of
Rabies
Symptoms of poliomyelitis
Muscle weakness, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting
Symptoms include headache, elevated temp, stiff neck and back
Encephalitis
Common sns of nervous system disorders
Headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness, mood swings and fever
The nervous system is composed of
Brain, spinal cord, and nerves
Thyroxine hormone replacement is used to treat what condition
Hypothyroidism
A noticable profusion of the thyroid gland . Enlargement of the thyroid gland
Goiter
Kissing disease
Mononucleosis
Another name for Erythrocytosis
Secondary polycythemia
Aplastic anemia is characterized by
Failure of bone marrow to produce blood components
Another name for polycythemia
Primary polycythemia or polycythemia vera
Treatment for severe cases of aplastic anemia have poor prognosis with —- fatality
50%
Insufficient iron for the body to produce the oxygen carrying component, hemoglobin within RBCs
Iron deficiency anemia
Over cooking vegetables, alcohol, poor diet causes this
Folic acid deficiency anemia
Weak and suffer from fatigue due to poor oxygenation of muscle tissue
Dyspnea
Test detects blood disorders, like hemaphilia, thrombocyte
Bleeding time
Increase in white cell count
Leukocytes
Small hemorrages on the skin
Petechiae
Erythrocytosis
Increased red blood cells
Leads to anemia
Erythrocytopenia
4 Blood forming organs
Lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen, liver