Patients with Special Challenges

Question 1

Condition in which the brain favors use of one eye over the other eye; most common cause of eye vision problems in children; lazy eye

Answer 1

amblyopia

Question 2

Neuro syndrome that affects a person’s ability to express and understand written and spoken language; associated with CVA or head trauma

Answer 2

aphasia

Question 3

Vision condition that causes blurred vision attributable either to the irregular shape of the cornea or sometimes to the curvature of the lens inside the eye

Answer 3

astigmatism

Question 4

Failure of muscle coordination

Answer 4

ataxia

Question 5

Neuromuscular condition characterized by slow, continuous, and involuntary movement of the extremities; possible consequence of cerebral palsy or other CNA abnormality

Answer 5

athetosis

Question 6

Field of medicine that focuses on the treatment and control of obesity

Answer 6

bariatrics

Question 7

BMI for overweight
BMI for obese

Answer 7

25-29.9
30+

Question 8

Los of transparency of the lens of the eye that results from changes in the delicate protein fibers within the lens

Answer 8

cataract

Question 9

Hearing impairment caused by damage to the CNS rather than to the ear or its structures

Answer 9

central hearing loss

Question 10

Developmental disorder that occurs in utero or in the first year of life, in which disturbances in the brain results in issues with movement and posture and limit a person’s activity

Answer 10

cerebral palsy

Question 11

Movement disorder that causes involuntary, unpredictable body movements ranging from minor fidgeting to severe, uncontrolled contractions that interfere markedly with gross motor function

Answer 11

chorea

Question 12

Faulty transportation of sound from the outer ear to the inner ear; often curable

Answer 12

conductive hearing loss

Question 13

Temporary or permanent visual impairment caused by the disturbance of the posterior visual pathways and the occipital lobes of the brain; most common cause of permanent visual impairment in children

Answer 13

cortical vision impairment

Question 14

Inherited metabolic disease of the lungs and digestive system that manifests in childhood; mucoviscidosis

Answer 14

cystic fibrosis

Question 15

Profound hearing loss that results in the inability to understand speech even when amplified

Answer 15

deafness

Question 16

Differences of any kind including race, class, religion, sex…etc

Answer 16

diversity

Question 17

Congenital condition characterized by varying degrees of intellectual disability and multiple defects. Cause is the presence of an extra copy of the 21st chromosome in every cell; trisomy 21

Answer 17

down syndrome

Question 18

Condition in which intraocular pressure increases and causes damage to the optic nerve

Answer 18

glaucoma

Question 19

Any degree of hearing loss that is caused by disruption of the auditory system

Answer 19

hearing impairment

Question 20

Pt that frequents the ED or repeatedly has inpatient stays

Answer 20

high system utilizer

Question 21

Vision condition in which distant objects are seen clearly but close objects do not come into proper focus; farsightedness

Answer 21

hyperopia

Question 22

Disorder characterized by below-average intellectual function with deficits or impairments in the ability to learn and adapt socially

Answer 22

intellectual disability

Question 23

Any form or psychiatric disorder

Answer 23

mental illness

Question 24

Hearing impairment in which damage to both the outer/middle ear systems and the inner ear or auditory nerve results in a combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss

Answer 24

mixed hearing loss

Question 25

Vision condition in which near objects are seen clearly but distant objects do not come into proper focus; nearsightedness

Answer 25

myopia

Question 26

Condition in which a person’s body weight is 30% of ideal body weight

Answer 26

obesity

Question 27

Permanent visual impairment caused by damage to the optic nerve

Answer 27

optic nerve hypoplasia

Question 28

Weakness or paralysis of both legs and sometimes part of the trunk

Answer 28

paraplegia

Question 29

Scarcity or lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money

Answer 29

poverty

Question 30

Weakness or paralysis of all four extremities and the trunk

Answer 30

quadriplegia

Question 31

Group of noninflammatory eye disorders often caused by diabetes mellitus, HTN, and atherosclerotic vascular disease

Answer 31

retinopathy

Question 32

Deafness in which sounds that reach the inner ear fail to be transmitted to the brain because of damage to the structures within the ear or to the acoustic nerve; often incurable

Answer 32

sensorineural hearing loss

Question 33

Misalignment of the eyes; both eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object

Answer 33

strabismus

Question 34

Genetic failure where there is a triplet of chromosome 21 rather than the usual pair; causes Down syndrome

Answer 34

trisomy 21