Class 17

Question 1

PD involves servere degeneration of the?

Answer 1

substatia nigra (part of the basal nuclei)

Question 2

PD results in a decrease of the neurotransmitter ______?

Answer 2

dopamine

Question 3

What is the TRAP acronym for PD?

Answer 3

Tremor
Rigidity
Akinesia or bradykinesia
Postural disturbances

Question 4

Loss of control of voluntary muscle movements

Answer 4

Akinesia. Trouble starting to move.

Question 5

What is the earliest symptom of PD?

Answer 5

tremor

Question 6

Increased tone or stiffness in muscles

Answer 6

rigidity

Question 7

Acute confusional state that is reversible?

Answer 7

delirium

Question 8

delirium is ______ in nature

Answer 8

functional

Question 9

delirium develops over?

Answer 9

1-2 days

Question 10

Progressive and irreversible impairment in memory and functioning

Answer 10

dementia

Question 11

What are the 3 pathological mechanisms of alzeimers disease?

Answer 11

1. Amyloid (senile) plaques
2. Neurofibrillary tangles
3. degeneration of cholinergic neurons

Question 12

Which disease causes pressure build up resulting in compression of the optic nerve and its blood supply?

Answer 12

glaucoma

Question 13

in glaucoma, which type of vision will be lost first?

Answer 13

peripheral

Question 14

Open angle glaucoma?

Answer 14

is slow, chronic and gradual. Debris blocks off canal.

Question 15

Closed angle glaucoma?

Answer 15

has acute and rapid onset. Angle by the canal is closed off. The iris gets pushed over.

Question 16

What are the two main causes of cataracts?

Answer 16

diabetes and sun exposure

Question 17

what is the definition of cataracts?

Answer 17

cloudy lens

Question 18

Changes in the outer and middle ear that affect the ability of sound to travel to the inner ear?

Answer 18

conductive hearing loss

Question 19

Impairment of the inner ear or auditory nerve

Answer 19

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 20

what is sensorineural hearing loss caused by age called?

Answer 20

presbycusis