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chapter 9 wpa abv Flashcards

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anxi/o

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anxious; uneasy

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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contus/o

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bruise

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crani/o

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skull

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dur/o

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dura mater

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encephal/o

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brain

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esthes/o; esthesi/o

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nervous sensation

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gli/o

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glue

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hydr/o

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water

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hypn/o

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sleep

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isch/o

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back; to hold back

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lamin/o

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lamina (thin plate or arch)

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lex/o

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word

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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mening/o; meningi/o

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meninges

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neur/o

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nerves

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phas/o

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speech

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phob/o

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fear

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phren/o

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mind

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radicul/o

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nerve root

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schiz/o

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split

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somat/o

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body

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synaps/o; synapt/o

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point of contact; to join

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syncop/o

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to cut off; cut short; faint

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tax/o

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coordination; order

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tempor/o

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temples

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thalam/o

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thalamus

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thec/o

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sheath (meninges)

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traumat/o

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trauma; injury; wound

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troph/o

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development; nourishment

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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mono-

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one; single

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par-, para-

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near, beside, alongside, beyond

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poly-

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many, much

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-algesia

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pain; sensitivity

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, portrusion

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-esthesia

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feeling; sensation

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; losing

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-orexia

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appetite

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-paresis

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weakness

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-phasia

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speech

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-rrhagic

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abnormal flow/discharge

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-rrhapy

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suture

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-taxia

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muscle coordination

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-tropic

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turning

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-um; -us

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structure; tissue; thing

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AD

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alzheimer’s disease

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyper disorder

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ALS

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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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ANS

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automatic nervous system

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ASD

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autism spectrum disorder

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CBT

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cognitive behavioral therapy

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CNS

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central nervous system

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CP

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cerebral palsy

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CSF

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cerebrovascular accident

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DTR(s)

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deep tendon reflex(es)

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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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EDH

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epidural hematoma

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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END

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electroneurodiagnostic

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FH

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family history

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GAD

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generalized anxiety disorder

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GB

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Guillain-Barre

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HA

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headache

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HEENT

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head, eye, ear, nose & throat

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H&P

A

history and physical

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HPI

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history of present illness

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ICP

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intracranial pressure

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ID, IDD

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intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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MG

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myasthenia gravis

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MS

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multiple sclerosis

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NCV

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nerve conduction velocity

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OCD

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

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OP

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outpatient

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P

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pulse

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PD

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parkinson’s disease; panic disorder

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PE

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physical examination

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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PMH

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past medical history

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system

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PTSD

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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R

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right, respirations

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RLE

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right lower extremity

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R/O

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rule out

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ROS

A

review of systems

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s

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without

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SAD

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seasonal affective disorder

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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SDH

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subdural hematoma

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SH

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social history

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SNS

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somatic nervous system

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T

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temperature

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TBI

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traumatic brain injury

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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WNL

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within normal limits

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