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Medical Terminology Chapters 4-6 > Chapter 5 Anesthesia, Drugs, And Abbreviations 5,5 And 5.6 > Flashcards

Chapter 5 Anesthesia, Drugs, And Abbreviations 5,5 And 5.6 Flashcards

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1
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Anesthetic that causes complete loss of consciousness

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General Anesthetic

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Anesthetic that does not affect consciousness

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Local Anesthetic

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Anesthetic that is injected into a nerve causing loss of sensation over a particular area

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RegionalAnesthetic

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local Anesthesia apply to the surface of the area to be anesthetize

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TopicalAnesthetic

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Anesthetic Applied in the Dural region of the spinal cord

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Epidural Anesthetic

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A drug that relieves pain

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Analgesic

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A drug that opposes convulsions

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Anticonvulsant

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A drug that opposes depression

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Anti-depressant

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A drug that opposes psychosis

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Antipsychotic

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A drug that lessens anxiety

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Anxiolyic

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A drug that aids sleep

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Hypnotic

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The study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system

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Nero pharmacology

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The study of the effects of drugs a mental processes

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Psychopharmacology

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Drugs that are able to turn the mind

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Psychotropic

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A drug that dissolves clots

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Thrombolytic

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Abbreviation for attention deficit hyper activity disorder

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ADHD

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Abbreviation for Lou Gehrig’s disease

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ALS

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Abbreviation for central nervous system

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CNS

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Abbreviation for cerebral palsy

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CP

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Abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid

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CSF

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Abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident

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CVA

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Abbreviation for electroencephalogram

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EEG

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Abbreviation for Huntington’s disease

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HD

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Abbreviation for intracranial pressure

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ICP

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Abbreviation for level of consciousness

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LOC

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Abbreviation for lumbar puncture

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LP

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Abbreviation for magnetic resonance angiography

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MRA

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Abbreviation for multiple sclerosis

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/MS

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Abbreviation for obsessive-compulsive disorder

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OCD

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Abbreviation for positron emission tomography

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PET

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Abbreviation for peripheral nervous system

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PNS

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Abbreviation for stereotactic radiosurgery

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SRS

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Abbreviation for transient ischemic attack

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TIA

Medical Terminology Chapters 4-6 (13 decks)

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