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rad tech 8 2 Flashcards

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-aglesia

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sensitivity to pain

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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-algia

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pain

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brady-

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slow

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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crani/o

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skull, cranium

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enchepal/o

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brain

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-lepsy

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seizure/attack

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-lexia

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reading

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mening/o

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meninges

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myel/o

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spinal cord or bone marrow

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neur/o

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nerve

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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-phasia

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speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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alzheimer’s

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deterioration of a persons intellectual functioning that is progressive and extremely debilitating (65 or older)

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anencephaly

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an absence of the brain and spinal cord at birth, a congenial disorder

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bell’s palsy

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temporary or permanent unilateral weakness or paralysis of the muscles in the face of following trauma to the face, an unknown infection, or a tumor pressing on the facial nerve rendering it paralyzed

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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a pinching or compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel due to the inflammation and swelling of the tendons

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cerebral palsy

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a collective term used to describe congenial brain damage that is permanent but not progressive; lack of control of voluntary muscles

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cerebral vascular accident (thrombosis)

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clot formation

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CVA embolism

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dislodging of a clot

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CVA transient ischemic attack

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brief periods of ischemia in the brain, lasting from the minutes to hors which cause a variety of symptoms (mini strokes)

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degenerative disk

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the deterioration of the intervertebral disk, usually due to constant motion and wear on the disk

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grand mal seizure

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an epileptic seizure characterized by a sudden loss of consciousness and by generalized involuntary muscular contraction, facilitating between rigid body extension and an alternating contracting and relaxing of muscled

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petit mal seizure

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a small seizure in which there is a sudden temporary loss of consciousness lasting only a few seconds

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herniated disk

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rupture or herniation of the disk center through the disk wall and into the spinal canal

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hydrocephalus

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an abnormal increase of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that causes the ventricles of the brain to dilate, resulting in an increased head circumference in the infant with open fontanel

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meningitis

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a serious bacteria infection of the meninges that can have residual debilitating effects or even a fatal out come

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multiple sclerosis

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degenerative inflammatory disease of the SNA attacking the myelin sheath in the spinal cord and brain, leaving the sclerosed or scarred and interrupting the flow of nerve impulses

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Parkinson’s

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degenerative, slowly progressive deterioration of nerves in the brain stems motor system characterized by a gradual onset of symptoms such as a stooped posture with the body flexed forward

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shingles

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acute viral infection seen mainly in adults who have had chicken pox; inflammation of the spinal cord

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skull fracture

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a broken segment of the skull bone thrust into the brain as a result of a direct force, usually a blunt object

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meningocele

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cyst-like sac covered with skin or a thin membrane protruding through the bony defect in the vertebrae containing meninges and CSF

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spina bifida occulta

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congenial defect of the CNS in which the back portion of the one or more vertebrae is not closed

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cerebral angiography

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visual of the cerebral vascular system via xray after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium into arterial blood vessel

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EEG

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measurement of electrical activity produced by the rain and recorded through electrodes

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laminectomy

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is the surgical removal of the bony arches from. one or more of the vertebrae to relieve pressure on the spinal cord

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lumbar puncture

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involves the insertion of a hollow needle and stylet into the subarachnoid space, generally between the third and forth lumbar vertebrae below the level of the spinal cord under strict aseptic technique

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myelography

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the intro of contact medium into the lumbar subarachnoid space through a lumbar puncture to visualize the spinal cord and vertebral canal through xray

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PET scan

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scan produces computerized radiographic images of various body structures when radioactive substances are inhaled or injected

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TENS

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a form of cutaneous stimulation for pain relief that supplies electrical impulses to the nerve endings of a nerve close to the pain site

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ANS

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autonomic nervous system

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CSF

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cerebralspinal fluid

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident; stroke

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ECT

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electroconulsive therapy

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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