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Unit 15 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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cerebell/o

A

cerebellum

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brain

A

encephal/o

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cerecr/o

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cerebrum

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cognitive

A

ability to learn, think, and memorize

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meninges

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menig/o, mening/i

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nerve root

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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

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mononueropathy

A

condition that affects a single nerve

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myel/o

A

spinal cord or bone marrow

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neur/o

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nerves

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anesthesiologist

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without feeling specialist

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psychologist

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mind, emotions

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conscious

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being aware of your surroundings

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syncopal episode

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fainting

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stroke

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damage to the brain that occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted

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TIA

A

transient ischemic attack

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aphasia

A

without the ability to speak

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hyperesthesia

A

excessive feeling

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seizures

A

convulsion, -ictal

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CP

A

cerebral palsy

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sciatica

A

pain affecting the back hip and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

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paralysis

A

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

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hemiparesis or hemipeligia

A

paralysis on one side of the body

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paraplegia

A

paralysis of the legs and lower body

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quadriplegia

A

paralysis of all four limbs

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monoplegia

A

one limb

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ADD

A

attention deficit disorder

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ADHD

A

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

28
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concussion

A

violent shaking of the brain

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A + O x 3

A

alert and oriented times three

30
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MS

A

multiple sclerosis

31
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PERLA

A

pupils are equal round responsive to light and accommodation

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CAT, CT

A

computed axial tomography

33
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analgestic

A

drug that relives pain without affecting consciousness

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anesthesia

A

to make people go nuh night

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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EEG

A

Electroencephalogram

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HA

A

headache

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