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1
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Define Akathisia

A

restlessness/ inability to sit , feel need to be in constant motion

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2
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Enteric nervous system

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Governs GI and is separate from ANS, though embryo-logically they form similarly.

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3
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What the mech of organophosphate posioning?

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Destroys AchE

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4
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Hirschsprung disease

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Failure of neural crest cell migration. Constipation, megacolin.

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5
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Apraxia

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loss of coordinated movement w/o muscular of sensory imparment

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6
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Myelopathy

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disease of spinal cord

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7
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Ptosis

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droopy eye lid

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8
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paresis

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weakness of voluntary movement

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9
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palsy

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paralysis

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10
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Agnosia

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diminished ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli

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Gerstmann syndrome

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destruction of interior parietal lobe- can’t write name….and more.

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Kernig and Brudinski signs

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K=painful hip extension
B-flex neck flex legs
Both test for meningitis

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13
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What is tetrahydrabiopterin used for?

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Conversion of tryptophan into serotonin

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14
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anisocoria

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pupils different size (20%) pop can be harmless or sign of something serious. Check in dark

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15
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Potts disease

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extrapulmonary TB. Base of brain in menigis. Epidural graulomatis massBruxism

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16
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Pacinian/lamellar corpuscles

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mechanoreceptor

17
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Bruxism

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teeth grinding

18
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Aphasia

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disturbance in language comprehension and expression

19
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Coning?

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cerebellar tonsils move down and through the foramen magnum

20
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Whats a coup contusion

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When the cerebral contusion occurs at the point of impact

21
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What is a contra coup contusion?

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When the occipital area strikes the ground in a backward fall, the resulting abrasions are prone to occur on the contralateral side of the brain opposite the point of contact, i.e. in the frontal or temporal cortex.

Strait back fall =contusion in frontal or temporal cortex
left occipital lobe=right frontal or temporal contusion

22
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Restlessness or akathisia maybe a side effect of which drug? How do you prevent this side effect? What’s the drug used for?

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Prochlorperazine

Use Benadryl to prevent restlessness

Antidepressant used to treat migranes

other side effect is extrapyramidal/dystonic effects (neurologic movement disorder)

23
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What are CSF findings that would help you determine you were dealing with acute bacterial meningitis?

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Elevated-opening pressure (puncture), proteins, WBC/PMNs
Decreased- Glucose, CSF serum/glucose ratio
Turbid
Culture and Gram stain-show most of the time.

24
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Lambert-Eaton syndrome?

A

Ab against VG Ca2+ channels

25
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Triptan (5-HT receptor agonist) sensitization induces what type of neurologic problem?

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medication overuse headache (MOH)

26
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Receptor tyrosine kinases are associated with what good and bad things?

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growth

uncontroled growth-cancer

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