Exam 3 Study guide Flashcards
These seizures include epileptic spasms?
Unknown
This seizure affects the entire brain at the same time?
Generalized
Other names for Parkinson’s disease?
Paralyis agitans and Parkinson’s syndroyme
Sudden worsening of hyperthyroidism symptoms which can be caused by an infection or stress, immediate hospitalization is necessary?
Thyroid crisis
This is a progressive disorder of the CNS characteized by four symptoms
Parkinson’s disease
Congenital defect or opening in the spinal column?
Spina bifida
What is internal radiation?
Implants or seeds and is placed within the body
less radiation is delivered to surrounding tissues than an external source is utilized
What types of oral problems are people with pituitary disorders?
- Macroephaly
- Macrognathia
- Disproportionate mand. growth; and. prognathism
- Open anterior bite
- Large pulp chambers
- Delayed eruption of primary and secondary teeth
- Increased risk for perio disease due to growth factors and hormone imbalances
Which muscular dystrophies involve facial muscles?
faciosapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
A paroxysmal (sudden) event that results from abnormal brain activity. May involve loss of consciousness with or without convulsive movements or spasms?
Seizure
This type of seizure is known as focal
It only involves one part of the brain?
Partial seizure
What receptors are reduced in # in pts with myasthenia graves?
-Acetylcholins receptors are reduced compared with normal number of receptors
What can an increased production of cortisol be caused by?
A tumor in the anterior pituitary or in the adrenal gland or exogenous administration of steroids
What are the oral risk assessment of bushings syndrome?
- Increased melanin pigmentation
- delayed round healing
- loss of collagen
- skin and oral tissues
- oral candidiasis
What percentage does gingival overgrowth occur in?
20-30 percent
Absence of spontaneous menstrual periods in a female?
amenorrhea
where is bone marrow usually aspirated from for a transplant?
iliac crest, ribs or sternum
what can reduce the occurrence of gingival enlargement in patients?
Change in drug prescription
nonsurgical treatment
surgical removal
Most spinal cord injuries are at what level?
c1-c4
This result from tissue anoxia or ischemia caused by pressure exerted on the skin and subcutaneous tissues by bony prominences and the object on which they rest, such as a mattress?
decubitus ulcer
What carnival nerve is affected in Bell’s palsy?
7th CN
What does autologous mean?
a type of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation that comes from one self