Hand And Concussion Vocab Flashcards

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Confused

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Impaired memory, disorientation, and confusion

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Alert

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Awake and responds immediately and appropriately

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Lethargic

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Drowsy or easily aroused, oriented to a person, place, or thing

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Stuporous

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Asleep most of time, difficult to arouse, responds inappropriately

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Semicomatose

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No response to verbal stimuli, some response to painful stimuli

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Comatose

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No response

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Anterograde amnesia

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Length of time from injury until conscious memory returns

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Retrograde amnesia

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Loss of memory of events that occurred before injury

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Immediate recall

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Can recite 4-5 words or numbers right after you say them

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ears

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Romberg’s test

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Balance testing for intracranial damage

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