Random Physio Flashcards

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The study of the effects of drugs in the nervous system and on behavior

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PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

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2
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changes we can observes

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drug effects

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3
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locations where the drugs take effect

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sites of action

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4
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body’s reaction to drug

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pharmacokinetics

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5
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A.D.M.E

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absorption
digestion
metabolism
excretions

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6
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drugs effects to the body

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pharmacodynamics

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7
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  • dummy treatment
  • any treatment that has no - — active properties
    appears real
  • no therapeutic benefit
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placebo effect

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8
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unconscious but can be arouse through external stimuli

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sleep

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9
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state of readiness/ alertness and ability to react consciously to various stimuli

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awake

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10
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state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused by any external stimuli sleep

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coma

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11
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NREM

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non rapid eye movement

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12
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REM

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rapid eye movement

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13
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  • lasts 5-10 mins, begins right after falling asleep
  • transition period between wakefulness and sleep
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Awake

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14
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  • last about 20 mins
  • brain also begins to produce bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain wave activity called Sleep Spindles
  • muscles relax, may jerk
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Light Sleep

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15
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  • sleepwalking; somnambulism
  • lasts between 20-40 mins
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deep sleep

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16
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  • rapid eye movement
    begins approximately 30
  • minutes after falling asleep
  • vivid dreams may occur
  • a.k.a Paradoxical Sleep
  • respiration increases
  • heart rate increases
  • temp regulation is switched off
  • eye movement increase
  • muscle paralyzed/immobilized (atonia)
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rem sleep

17
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  • perception of a dangerous person or presence in the room
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intruder hallucinations

18
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  • chest pressure hallucinations
  • episodes may incite feelings of suffocation
  • frequently occur in tandem with intruder hallucinations
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Incubus Hallucinations

19
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  • chest pressure hallucinations
  • episodes may incite feelings of suffocation
  • frequently occur in tandem with intruder hallucinations
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Incubus Hallucinations

20
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  • feelings of movement
  • flying, out of body sensations
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Vestibular-Motor (V-M) Hallucinations

21
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sleep for more than 9 hours per night

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long sleepers

22
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less than 6 hours per night

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short sleepers

23
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difficulty in initiating sleep and maintaining sleep

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insomnia

24
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  • absence of sleep
  • breathing stops and restarts many times while you sleep
  • repeated episodes of airway obstruction during sleep
  • Snoring
  • snorting/gasping
  • breathing poses
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sleep apnea

25
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  • excessive daytime sleepiness
  • disturbed nocturnal sleep
  • confused insomnia
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narcolepsy

26
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  • increase intracranial pressure
  • brain damage
  • life threatening
  • intracranial tumor
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tumor growth

27
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mass of cells in or around the brain

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brain tumor

28
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abnormal, temporary and sudden electrical activity of the brain

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seizure

29
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  • when symptoms start before the actual seizure
  • can be days before it happens
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prodromal

30
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  • warning sign right before the seizure happens
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aura

31
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  • seizure
  • status epilepticus
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ictus

32
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  • recovery after the seizure
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post - ictus

33
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  • all the brain is affected
  • the person is unconscious
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generalized seizures

34
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  • used to be called GRAND MAL
  • may begin with AURA
  • stiffening ~> tonic of muscles
  • rigidity ~> clonic of muscles
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tonic-clonic

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