chapter 65 f2f lec part 2 Flashcards
Slow, progressive neurologic movement disorder that eventually leads to disability
parkinson’s disease
it has neural cell destruction
parkinson’s disease
manifestation of parkinson’s disease:
T - TREMOR
R - RIGIDITY
A - AKINESIA/BRADYKINESIA
P - POSTURAL INSTABILITY
in parkinson’s disease, orthostatic HPN drops the systolic to?
20 mmhg
drug choice for parkinson’s disease
levodopa
levadopa is still not enough for dopamine kaya there’s a need of ______
carvidopa
helps levodopa to balance the dopamine in the brain
carbidopa
surgical procedures that involves ‘creating a lesion in the thalamus’
thalamotomy
destroy the globus pallidus; treatment used for advanced Parkinson’s disease
pallidotomy
A chronic, progressive hereditary disease that result in chorei form movement and dementia
huntington disease
huntington disease is transmitted
autosomal dominant trait
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is also called as
lou gehrig disease
how many years to live for ALS
5 years to live
drug of choice for ALS
riluzole/rilutek
bulbar signs of ALS
dysphagia
dysarthria
BPAP means
BILEVEL POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
CPAP means
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
it provides constant air pressure; same air pressure
CPAP
progressive weakening and wasting of skeletal muscles and voluntary muscles
muscular dystrophies
most common muscular dystrophy and inherited as sex linked trait
duchenne muscular dystrophy
XX
female
XY
female
what gender affects muscular dystrophy
male - xy
a public health disorder and has a significant economic and social costs
low back pain
most back problems are related to what disease
disk disease
referred as the PINCHED NERVE; one or more nerves are affected or not working
radiculopathy
occurs at least 15 years after polio exposure
post polio syndrome
post polio syndrome occurs at least ______ years after polio exposure
15 years
what is the cause post polio syndrome
unknown
what is the medical treatment for post polio syndrome
none only prevention; OPV
premature death of cells in the striatum of the basal ganglia
huntington disease
what disease: deep tendon reflex brisk
huntington
