SGU Term 5 BSCE Book 3 Flashcards
migraine
more common in women
on one side
lasts around 2 hours
tension headache
evenly distributed among men and women
starts in morning
cluster headache
around eye, tearing, runny nose more in males max 20 min last for several hours multiple times a day starts at night
trigeminal neuralgia
mostly in men
ALS
glutamate overload kills motor neuron
death in 2-5 years
vit B12 def
fatigue mental fog stored in liver absorbed in terminal ileum complexed w intrinsic factor megaloblastic anemia
myasthenia gravis: not enough meds
descending weakness
diplopia
ptosis
mask like facies
myasthenia gravis: too much meds
saliva and secretions
delirium
starts suddenly
mini mental status exam
27-30 normal
<27 abnormal
meningococcal meningitis
skin rash
guillan barre
ascending paralysis
pyramidal pattern weakness
FLEA = weakest
familial ALS
usually autosomal dominant
sometimes autosomal recessive
rare x-linked dominant
stroke
Face
Arms
Slurred Speech
Time is brain
vit B12 stored in
liver
increase risk of dementia
obesity
stress
high cortisol
sedentary
fontanel bulging in baby
meningitis
brain abscess diagnosis
high WCC, CRP, ESR
imaging
medulloblastoma
primary in children
craniopharyngioma
primary and benign near pituitary
secondary brain neoplasms
breast colon lung kidney melanoma
power grading
0-5
5 is normal
0 is no movement
occam’s razor
localize lesion