Im Path test 2

Question 1

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 1

Shaking palsy with stooped posture, stiffness, and slow movement with a fixed facial expression

Question 2

Dementia

Answer 2

Normal aging results in enlargement of the ventricular system and sulci, causing forgetfulness

Question 3

Huntingtons

Answer 3

Involuntary movements and early dementia

Question 4

Alzeimers disease

Answer 4

Progressive cerebral atrophy developing at an earlier age than the senile period

Question 5

Epilepsy

Answer 5

Condition of the brain in which temporary disturbances occur, causing a range of signs

Question 6

Grand mal seizures

Answer 6

Generalised convulsions associated with a patient falling, hypersalivation, and incontinence

Question 7

Epiglottitis

Answer 7

Bacterial infection can lead to closure of the upper airway

Question 8

Cystic fibrosis

Answer 8

Inherited disease leading to clogging of the bronchi

Question 9

Hyaline membrane disease

Answer 9

Also known as respiratory distress syndrome

Question 10

Croup

Answer 10

Viral infection leading to laboured breathing and dry cough

Question 11

Meconium aspiration

Answer 11

May develop during stressful births

Question 12

Neonate Graves disease

Answer 12

A form of hyperthyroidism

Question 13

Haemoptysis

Answer 13

Coughing up blood

Question 14

Myelocele

Answer 14

Congenital defect in which the spinal cord protrudes through an opening in the vertebral column

Question 15

Talipes equinus

Answer 15

Congenital deformity of the foot involving plantar flexion

Question 16

Meningocele

Answer 16

Congenital defect in which the meninges of the spinal cord protrude through an opening in the vertebral column

Question 17

Osteochondroses

Answer 17

Group of diseases affecting the epiphyseal plates of long bones

Question 18

Kohler’s bone disease

Answer 18

Inflammation of the navicular bone in the foot

Question 19

Anchondroplasia

Answer 19

Most common form of short-limbed dwarfism

Question 20

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease

Answer 20

A common lesion at the hip

Question 21

Osteogenesis imperfecta

Answer 21

Hereditary disorder characterised by soft and fragile bones

Question 22

Occurs when the brain comes in contact with the rough skull surfaces.

Answer 22

Cerebral contusion

Question 23

Hypertensive vascular disease causes

Answer 23

Intraparenchymal haemorrhage

Question 24

In _________ empyema, the infectious process is localised outside the dural membrane.

Answer 24

Epiduaral empyema.

This form of empyema is also associated with osteomyelitis.

Question 25

Abscess

Answer 25

Loculated infection most often in the grey matter

Question 26

Stroke

Answer 26

Sudden and dramatic development of a focal neurological deficit

Question 27

An embolic stroke or stenosis causing a temporary blockage of a cerebral vessel is a(n) ________

Answer 27

Transient ischemic attack

Question 28

Causes dilation of the ventricular system

Answer 28

Hydrocephalus

Question 29

Processes causing _____ _____ include abnormal vessel walls, occlusions, blood vessel ruptures, and decreased blood flow.

Answer 29

Cerebrovascular disease