MOD #3 STUDY GUIDE Flashcards
1
Q
Paralysis of one side of the body
A
HEMIPARESIS
2
Q
Lack of voluntary control over urination or defecation
A
INCONTINENCE
3
Q
An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles.
A
ISCHEMIA
4
Q
A dangerous condition in which epileptic seizures follow one another without recovery of consciousness between them.
A
STATUS EPILEPTICUS
5
Q
Clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system.
A
THROMBOSIS
6
Q
A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaques of fatty material on their inner walls.
A
ATHEROSCLEROSIS
