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VOCAB Exam III
Exam III
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Loss of comprehension of auditory, visual or other senations although the sensory sphere is intact. UNABLE TO INTERPRET what they feel, see, taste, smells or hears. (Can feel object but unable to interpret what it is) | AGNOSIA |
| Apparent unawareness of or failure of recognition of ones own neurological defect. | ANOSOGNOSIA |
| Absence or impairment of the ability to communicate areas are involved, through speech, writing, signs, d/t dysfunction of brain centers. Considered complete or TOTAL when both sensory and motor | APHASIA |
| Inability to perform purposive movements, no sensory or motor impairments. Inability to use objects correctly (uses fork to comb hair). | APRAXIA |
| Client believes affected extremity belongs to someone else or may have an amnesia for them... forgetting them entirely. | BODY SCHEME DISTURBANCE |
| Causes PERMANENT neurological defect | COMPLETE STROKE |
| Inability or difficulty swallowing. | DYSPHAGIA |
| Client understands what is said but is unable to verbally communicate. | EXPRESSIVE APHASIA (BROCA"S MOTOR) |
| Combination of receptive and expressive aphasia. | GLOBAL APHASIA |
| Muscular weakness in half of the body. | HEMIPARESIS |
| Paralysis on half of the body. | HEMIPLEGIA |
| Defectie vision or blindness in the same half of the visual field of both eyes. | HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPSIA |
| Paralysis of one single limb or single group of muscles. | MONOPLEGIA |
| Awareness of posture movement and changes in equilibrium, and the knowledge of position, weight and resistance of objects in relation to the body. | PROPRIOCEPTION |
| los of awareness of posture movement and changes in equilibrium and knowledge of position, weight, and resistance. | PROPRIOCEPTION LOSS |
| Client able to understand spoken and written words. | RECEPTIVE APHASIA (WERNICKE"S SENSORY) |
| Development of a neurological deficit over several days. | STROKE IN EVOLUTION (SIE) |
| Transient or temporary focal neurologic dysfunction, lasts less than 24 hours, warning that CVA may occur. | TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) |
| Decreased number of neutrophils in the blood. | Neutropenia |
| A decrease in the number of circulating platelets. | Thrombocytopenia |
| A white blood cell count that is higher than normal | Leukocytosis |
| Basophil, Easinophil and Neutrophils are examples of what type of WBC?? | Granulocytes |
| Cancer of the blood forming cells in bone marrow. | Multiple Myeloma |
| Diffuse Microscopic clotting that occurs due to depletion of clotting factors. | Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC |
| A decrease in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood. | Anemia |
| Destruction of bone marrow caused by drugs, toxins, radiation, etc. | Aplastic Anemia |
| Vitamin B-12 deficiency. | Pernicious Anemia |
| A substance that is produced in the stomach that aids in the absorption of vitamin B12. | Intrinsic Factor |
| Thrombocytosis | Excess platelets (thrombocytes) |
| Thrombocytopenia | deficit of thrombocytes |
| Any rash in which blood cells leak into the skin or mucous membranes, usually at multiple sites. | Purpura (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura ITP) |
| Hemorrhagic autoimmune disease and coagulation disorder in which there is destruction of circulating platelets. The spleen views them as a foreign body and destroys them after only 1-3 days. ABNORMAL DECREASE IN # OF PLATELETS = Internal bleeding. | ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura) |
| An acquired syndrome characterized by systemic intravascular coagulation. A pathological process where blood starts to coagulate throughout the entire body, depleting it of platelets and coagulation factors, and paradoxically increasing risk of hemorrhag | DIC (Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) |
| This disorder is a deficiency in Factor VIII, it is its most common type. It is X linked recessive from mother to son. | Hemophilia A |
| Deficiency in (vW) Facort, Factor VIII and platelet dysfunction. Most common hereditary bleeding disorder that occurs in both males and females. Both Bleeding and coagulation times are prolonged. | Hemophilia B |
| A derivitive of plasmathat contains fibrinogen, clotting factor VII and fibronectin. Used for bleeding disorders such as Hemophila A and VonWillebrand's disease. | CRYOPRECIPITATE |
| Also known as the "Christmas Disease". Deficiency in Factor IX, X linked recessive disorder that occurs primarily in males, the bleeding time is normal but the coagulation time is prolonged. | HEMOPHILIA B |
| Factor XI deficiency, occurs in both males and females with a prolonged PTT. | Hemophilia C |
| Shortage of all types of blood cells, including red, white and platelets - usually due to bone marrow failure | PANCYTOPENIA |
| A disorder characterized by abnormal proliferation of all hemapoietic bone marrow elements and increase in both red blood cell mass and total blood volume. | Polycythemia Vera |
| Immature RBC's | RETICULOCYTES |
| Mature neutrophils with segmented nuclei. | SEGS |
| Group of genetic disorders that involve underproduction of Hemoglobin. | THALASSEMIA |
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