DIABETIC EMERGENCIES AND ALTERED MENTAL STATUS Flashcards
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A CONDITION OF ALTERED FUNCTION CAUSED WHEN AN ARTERY IN THE BRAIN IS BLOCKED OR RUPTURED, DISRUPTING THE SUPPLY OF OXYGENATED BLOOD OR CAUSING BLEEDING INTO THE BRAIN. FORMERLY CALLED A CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT.
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STROKE
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FAINTING
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SYNCOPE
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A GENERALIZED SEIZURE IN WHICH THE PATIENT LOSES CONSCIOUSNESS AND HAS JERKING MOVEMENTS OF PAIRED MUSCLE GROUPS.
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TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE
