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NEUROLOGY Flashcards

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TENSION HEADACHE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
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  2. Bilateral HAs, waxes/wanes but doesn’t throb, emotional stress and most intense behind the neck
  3. none
  4. NSAID, tylenol, hot massage
  5. none
  6. none
  7. cluster, migraine
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CLUSTER HEADACHE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
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  2. unilateral, 15mins-3hrs, rhinorrhea, no family hx, spontaneous remission
  3. none
  4. 100% O2 for 15mins, sumatriptan
  5. none.
  6. none.
  7. tension, migraine
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MIGRAINES

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
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  2. unilateral, throbbing, several hours or longer, aura, visuals, numbness/tingling, pos family hx
  3. none
  4. quiet dark place, nsaids, sumatriptan.
  5. none
  6. MO for migraine prophylaxis
  7. cluster, tension
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ABSENCE (PETITE MAL)

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
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  1. sudden, brief impairment of consciousness w/o loss of postural control
  2. lasts only seconds, accompanied by automatisms, begin in childhood, hundreds of times a day, “day-dreaming”
  3. none listed
  4. none listed
  5. none listed
  6. neurology
  7. syncope, TIA
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TONIC-CLONIC (GRAND MAL)

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
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  1. 2.abruptly w/o warning, rigid and falls to the ground-respiration stops.
    Tonic=contraction, 10-20secs
    Clonic=muscle relaxtion&jerking, 2-3mins
    post-ictal phase=unresponsive, salivation, stridorous breathing, incontinence,
  2. none
  3. airway, diazepam
  4. none
  5. MEDEVAC
  6. Myoclonic
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MYOCLONIC

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  1. sudden and brief muscle contraction that may involve one part or the entire body.
  2. sudden jerking while falling asleep. Seen in association with metabolic disorders, CNS diseases, brain injury, no LOC
  3. none listed
  4. none listed
  5. none listed
  6. MEDEVAC
  7. Tonic-clonic, status epilepticus
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NON-ELECTRIC SEIZURE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  1. conversion reaction to outside
  2. female > men
  3. video-EEG
  4. none listed.
  5. none listed.
  6. MEDEVAC
    7.
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STATUS EPILEPTICUS

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  2. continuous seizures >5 mins, possible tachycardia, HTN, and pupillary dilation.
  3. CT, labs (idk which specific ones)
  4. Airway, diazepam
  5. none lised.
  6. neurology
  7. myoclonic, tonic clonic
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CEREBRAL VASCULAR ACCIDENT (CVA)/STROKE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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ISCHEMIC STROKE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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HEMORRHAGIC STROKE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  1. intracerebral (bleed in brain) or subarachnoid (subarach. space)
  2. gradual onset as blood builds, SAH=worst headache of life. risk factors: HTN, trauma, bleeding disorders, drug use, aneurysms
  3. CT, EKG, CBC, FBG, O2
  4. NOT FINISHED CARD
  6. 7.
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  2. uncomfortable, creepy, crawling sensation or pins and needles feeling. during walking and sleep onset.
  6. 7.
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CONCUSSION

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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EPIDURAL HEMORRHAGE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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SUBDURAL HEMORRHAGE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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CAUDA EQUINA SYNDROME

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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BELL’S PALSY

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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MENINGITIS

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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ENCEPHALITIS

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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CHRONIS PAIN SYNDROME

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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VERTIGO

  1. Definition
  2. Hallmarks
  3. Labs/Imaging
  4. Treatments
  5. Complications
  6. Dispo/Ref
  7. Differentials
A
  6. 7.
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NO FLASHCARDS ON 
SEIZURES
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
ALTERED MENTAL STATUS
CRANIAL TRAUMA
SPINAL CORD INJURY
GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME
MONONEUROPATHY
SLEEP DISORDER
A

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