Sp Flashcards

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Ageusia

A

The inability to taste anything

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Amosmia

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Inability to smell anything

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3
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Aphasia

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How do you say can I make an objects nearby and far away look blurry or distorted 

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Cataract

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A clouding of lens of the eye that causes vision to be blurry

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5
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Celebration

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The act of thinking or using one’s mind

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6
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Delirium

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Unawareness of environment

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7
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Diabetic retinopathy

A

Causes blindness

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8
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Diabetic neuropathy

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Nerve damage

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9
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Dysgeusia

A

A condition in which a foul salty or metallic taste occurs in the mouth

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10
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Electrolarynx

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Device used to produce voice

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11
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Expressive aphasia

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No ability to understand what someone is saying but unable to speak

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12
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Glaucoma

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Pressure due to the buildup of fluid that causes compression of the optic nerve

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Global aphasia

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Unable to form words or sentences

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14
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Gustatory cells

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Tae cells that contain specific receptors that allow for a differentiation between sweet sour or bitter salty or savory flavors

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15
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Hyperopia

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The inability to see nearby objects

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16
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Hypogeusia

A

Decreased ability to taste

17
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Hyposmia

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A reduction in ability to perceive odors

18
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Myopia

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The inability to see for away objects nearsightedness

19
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Otis media

A

Fluid in the middle of the year that can cause hearing loss

20
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Otosclerosis

A

Abnormal growth of bowl in the middle of the year

21
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Parosmia

A

Alteration order perception such as when Pleasant things smell unpleasant

22
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Peripheral Neuropathy

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Central nervous system to become damn is resulting in numbness and pain and weakness to the extremities

23
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Phantom taste perception

A

Foul taste with the mouth is empty

24
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Presbycusis

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Age related hearing loss

25
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Sensory deficit

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A defect and expected function of one or more of the five senses

26
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Slit lamp

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Bright light used examine the structures of the eye

27
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Tinnitus

A

Hearing sound when no sound is present such as buzzing

28
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Bone oscillator test

A

A test that determines how effective vibrations are transmitted thru the odsicles

29
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Snhl

A

The most common type of hearing loss occurs from problems either in the inner ear or the auditory nerve

30
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Phantosmia

A

A disorder where a non-existent smell is perceived

31
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Phantosmia

A

It is or where are nonexistent smell is perceived

32
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Wernickes aphasia

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Occurs following damage to the temporal lobe of the brain

33
Q

Herniated lumbar disc

A

An injury to the head can cause loss of smell

34
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Oae

A

A test to find out how will your inner ear can hear

35
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Sensory deprivation

A

Hearing or vision loss