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Lesson 6 Flashcards

1
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neoplasm

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brain/spinal cord cancer

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2
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cerebral palsy

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damage to brain neurons/malformation of brain tissues

hypoxic brain injuries

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3
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what causes CP

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injury involving labour/delivery 
infection
Rh factor incompatibility 
high bilirubin levels
can occur in labour
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T/F CP is classed by a degree of altered mobility/brain necrosis

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T!

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CP clinical features

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lack of coordination 
tremors 
speech problems 
seizures 
lots of deficits
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6
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T/F CP progresses

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F!

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7
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CP prehospital care

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keep calm/comfortable
learn baseline
transport their movement aids

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8
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MS… who’s it more common in?

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develops at ages 20-40

women
europeans
temperate zones (MB)

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9
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what is MS

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body attacks itself (attacks myelin)

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10
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loss of myelin…

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interferes with signal conduction

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T/F only certain types of nerve fibres are affected with MS?

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F! all nerve fibres are affected

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lower body MS symptoms

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heaviness, weak, stiff and numb

neck flexion can cause pain

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13
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MS attacks

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progress over several days
peek at about a week
recover in several weeks/months

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T/F MS symptoms worsen with increased body temp

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T!

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15
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T/F complete recovery is impossible in the early stages of the disease

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F!

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16
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MS prehospital care

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keep calm/comfortable

transport their movement aids

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17
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ALS forms

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sporadic sALS

familial fALS

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18
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sporadic ALS

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most common form
onset is age 56
if you are diagnosed younger progression is slower

19
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ALS causes

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possibly neuroglia secreting a neurotoxin?

20
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T/F only sensory neurons are affected by ALS

A

F! only motor

21
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ALS loss of neurons leads to…

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muscle atrophy

22
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ALS clinical features

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upper extremity weakness/hand dexterity
cramps/twitching
speech impairment

23
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ALS prehospital treatment

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comfort care

understand patients wishes

24
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what’s more severe upper or lower body symptoms MS

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lower

25
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MS clinical features

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vision loss
blurred vision
emotional changes

26
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familial ALS

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genetic mutation

less common

27
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ALS

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degeneration of the upper motor neutrons in the cerebral cortex and the lower motor neutrons of the brainstem/spinal cord

28
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muscular dystrophy

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skeletal muscle degeneration

genetic - gene defect can cause muscles to weake n

not just a childhood disorder

29
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what replaces skeletal muscle in MD

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fat and fibrous connective tissue

causes a loss in motor function

30
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MD clinical features

A

spinal cord deformity

pneumonia

cardiac abnormalities

difficulty moving/breathing/speaking/swallowing

31
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MD prehospital care

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comfort care
transport movement aids
ventilator support?

32
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polio transmission

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oral to oral

fecal to oral

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how odes polio enter the body

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through the bloodstream in the GI tract

34
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what does the polio virus invade?

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motor neurons of the spinal cord/medulla

destroys nissl bodies

35
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__% of infected neurones die pithing the first week polio

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50

36
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t/f polio symptoms can return kin 15-40 years

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T!

37
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polio clinical features

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fever 
GI issues 
headache 
sore throat 
muscle pain 
weakness
38
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t/f most people suffering paralysis during polio remain that way

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F! usually recover in a year

39
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polio prehospital care

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comfort care

manage airway

40
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parkinsons

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most common chronic neurogenerative disease

more in men

onset of 55-60

cause is unknown

41
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what causes Parkinson’s

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dopamine production is permanently reduced

42
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what does dopamine do

A

smooth muscle contraction

43
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parkinsons clinical features

A 
slow movement 
tremors 
muscle rigidity 
aura 
dementia 
loss of balance
44
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parkinsons prehospital care

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comfort care

emotional support

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