Chapter 10 Flashcards
ambul/o
to walk
Caus/o
Burning/Burn
cephal/o
Head
concuss/o
Shaken toghether (violently agitated
contus/o
Bruise
echo
sound
encephal/o
Brain
-esthesia or esthesi/o
Feeling / nervious sensation
Esthet/o
Feeling / sensation / can preceive
klept/o
to steal
-mainia
madness
mening/o
Membranes or meninges
myel/o
Spinal cord (also bone marrow)
narc/o
Stupor
neur/i; neru/o
Nerve
-phobia
fear
psych/o
Mind
somn/o
sleep
-phasia
speech
An/esthesi/ologist
Specialist (physician, MD) in giving anesthetics
an
without
esthesi
feeling
ologist
specialist
An/esthet/ist
person trained in giving anesthesia; not necessarily an MD - could be a nurse
Caus/algia
Persistent, severe burning pain, usually following injury to a sensor nerve
neur/ologist
specialist in diagnosing and treating of the nervous system
neur/o/surgeon
physician who specializes in surgery of the nervous system
psych/iatrist
Is an MD, specializing in diagnosing and treating emotional disorders/mental illness; CAN dispense psycho/troph/ic drugs.
psych
mind
iatrist
specialist
psychologist
is not a medical dr.; holds a PHD or PsyD; specializes in psyche testing, talk therapy. CANNOT dispense drugs
*gives the test
therapist
Is not a medical Dr.; holds an MFT (marraige and family therapy) license or LCSW; cannot do psyche testing or dispense drugs. They ONLY do talk therapy
cephal/algia
headache
“pain in head”
cephalo/dynia
headach
“pain in head”
encephalo/cele
congenital gap in the skull with brain herniating through
craniocele
congenital gap in the skull with brain herniating through
meningo/cele
protrusion of the membranes or meninges of the brain or spinal cord through a defect of the skull or spinal column
hydro/cephal/us
abnormally increased amount of cerebrospinal fluid withing the brain
hydro
water
us
singular noun ending
mening/itis
inflammation of the meninges or membranes of the brain and spinal cord
encephal/itis
inflammation of the brain
cognition
mental activities associated with thinking, learning and memory
alzheimer’s disease
AD
degenerative changes in the brain structure, leading to progressive memory loss, impaired cognition (personality changes, and finally inability to walk, talk, chew, swallow, lack of bowel, bladder control, ETC)
parkinson’s disease
PD
slowly progressive degeneration of the central nervous system (CNS).
(Fine muscle tremors, shuffling gait, mask like face)
tetanus AKA tet AKA lockjaw
acute, potentially fatal bacterial infection of the CNS. (caused by tetanus bacillus. “immunize!”)
amnesia
disturbance in memory with total/partial inability to recall past experiences cause by (brain injury, illness psychological disturbances)
concuss/ion
violent shaking/jarring of the brain
ion
condition
cerebral contusion
bruising of the brain tissue due to head injury
cranial hemat/oma
collection of blood trapped in brain tissue (types: epidural, sub-dural, intracerebral)
conscious
alert
syncope
fainting (brief loss of oxygen to the brain)
lethargy
lower level of consciousness (marked by apathy or indifference)
stupor
impaired consciousness (not responding to environmental stimuli)
coma (noun)
comatose (adjective)
deep state of unconsciousness (no spontaneous eye movement, no speech, no response to painful stimuli)
delirium
potentially reversible condition of confusion associated with high fever
dementia
slow decline in mental ability
transient ischemic attack (TIA)
temporary interruption of the blood supply to the brain; could be warning of impending stroke
ischemic stroke
carotid artery narrowed so that the flow of the blood in the brain is blocked - common in elderly
cerebral thrombosis
clot blocks the carotid artery
hemorrhagic stroke
a bleed
vessel in the brain leaks or ruptures due to high BP - less common stroke but way more deadly
a/phasia
loss of ability to speak, write or understand written/spoken words (caused from stroke)
in/somn/ia
inability to sleep on an ongoing basis.
symptom of another problem; depression, pain, excess caffeine, stress, etc
narcolepsy
syndrome with recurrent uncontrollable seizures of drowsiness or sleep
narco
stupor
lepsy
seizure
echo/encephalo/graphy
use of ultrasound imaging of the brain
echo
sound
electro/encephalo/graphy
EEG
process of recording electrical brain wave activity
electro
electric
encephalo/graphy
radiographic study of the brain
myelo/graphy
x-ray or radio graphic study of the spinal cord after injecting dye
LOC
Level Of Consciousness
