MOD #3 STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
1
Q
LOW BLOOD SUGAR
A
HYPOGLYCEMIA
2
Q
THE PERIOD OF TIME IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING A TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURE IN WHICH THE PATIENT GOES FROM FULL LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS TO FULL MENTAL STATUS.
A
POSTICAL STATE
3
Q
AN ABRUPT CHANGE IN THE BRAIN THAT CAUSES MENTAL CONFUSION AND EMOTIONAL DISRUPTION.
A
DELIRIUM
4
Q
Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
A
APHASIA
5
Q
A SENSATION EXPERIENCED BY A SEIZURE PATIENT RIGHT BEFORE THE SEIZURE, WHICH MIGHT BE A SMELL, A SOUND OR GENERAL FEELING.
A
AURA
6
Q
Difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise normal.
A
DYSARTHRIA
