Week 8 (44, 45, 47, 51, 52) Flashcards
Cerebral aneurysms present with a?
Severe, sudden headache
Risk factors and symptoms for meningitis
Risk factors: Close quarters
Symptoms:
1) stiff neck
2) flu-like symptoms
Encephalitis is caused by?
Viral infections
Risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke? (2)
1) Blood pressure
2) Acute hypertension
Cerebral aneurysms results in?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Parkinson disease is a deficiency of ____ in ___ ___
1) Dopamine
2) substantia nigra
Parkinson’s disease will give? (2)
1) Rest tremor
2) Skeletal muscle rigidity
Lateral curvature, increase in periods of rapid growth, uneven shoulders, scapular prominence, and respiratory complications are characteristics of?
Scoliosis
What disease is excessive bone resorption, followed by excessive formation of fragile bone?
Paget’s disease
Osteomyelitis (inflammation or swelling that occurs in the bone) is?
Hematogenous (originating or carried by blood)
Osteosarcoma is a?
Malignant bone forming tumor
A bone disorder that comes from insufficient vitamin D in adults
What is also the term used for children?
1) Osteomalacia
2) Rickets
What is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
Early menopause
A fractured bone that heals with poor alighment
Malunion
Muscle strains are caused by?
Abnormal contractions