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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abnormal fear | phobia- |
| mening/o | membrane, meningines |
| encephal/o | brain |
| contus/o | bruise |
| burning sensation | caus/o |
| feeling | esthesia- |
| tropic- | having an affinity for |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| mind | pysch/o |
| neur/o | nerve, nerves |
| recording an image | graphy |
| sensation, feeling | esthesia |
| shaken together | concuss/o |
| spinal cord (bone marrow) | myel/o |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| autism | difficulty developing normal relationships |
| coma | deep state of unconsciousness |
| fainting | syncope |
| recurrent episodes of seizures | epilepsy |
| thinking, learning, and memory | cognition |
| dementia | decline in mental abilities |
| dyslexia | developmental reading disorder |
| disorientation due to high fever | delirium |
| excessive fear of high places | acrophobia |
| seizure | electrical activity in the brain |
| Also known as infectious polyneuritis ----- syndrome is characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis. | guillain-barre |
| The condition characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts and/or impulses to act is known as a/an ---- | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | may develop after an event during which the person felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror. |
| The result of a child being violently shaken by someone is known as-----and this can cause brain injury, paralysis, or death. | shaken baby syndrome |
| schizophrenia | The psychotic disorder known as ---is usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and varying degrees of other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. |
| ishchemic stroke | which is the most common type of stroke in older people, occurs when the flow of blood to the brain is blocked. |
| neurotransmitters | The chemical substances that make it possible for messages to cross from the synapse of a neuron to the target receptor are known |
| is a chronic, degenerative central nervous disorder characterized by fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait. | parkinson’s disease |
| a condition in which an individual acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick. | factitous disorder |
| reye’s syndrome | characterized by vomiting and confusion, and sometimes follows a viral illness in which the child was treated with aspirin. |
| concussion | a violent shaking or jarring of the brain. |
| lethargy | The lowered level of consciousness marked by listlessness, drowsiness, and apathy is known as |
| describes an abnormal fear of being in small or enclosed spaces. | claustrophobia |
| is a sensory perception that is experienced of fear in the absence of an external stimulation. | hallucination |
| cranial hematoma | a collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain. |
| panic attack | an unexpected, sudden experience of fear in the absence of danger accompanied by physical symptoms. |
| anorexia nervousa | Voluntary starvation due to the intense fear of gaining weight is called |
| bell’s palsy | the temporary paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve that causes paralysis of only the affected side of the face. |
| stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain leaks. | hemorrhagic stroke |
| multiple sclerosis | The progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that causes demyelination of the myelin sheath is known as |
| alzheimer’s disease | a group of disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language. |
| Inflammation of the sciatic nerve that results in pain, burning, and tingling along the course of the affected nerve is known as | sciatacia |
| characterized by severe lightning-like pain due to an inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve. | trigeminal neuralgia |
| a false personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. | delusion |
| dura mater | the thick, tough, outermost membrane of the meninges. |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | is a rapidly progressive neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles. |
| Mental conditions characterized by excessive, irrational dread of everyday situations are known as | anxiety disorders |
| which can be preceded by a warning aura, is characterized by throbbing pain on one side of the head. | migraine headache |
| The condition characterized by poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects, and other neurologic deficiencies due to damage that affects the cerebrum is known as ----- | cerebral palsy(CP). |
| The disorder of nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord is known as | peripheral neuropathy |
| epidural anesthesia | The regional anesthesia produced by injecting a local anesthetic into the epidural space of the lumbar or sacral region of the spine is known as |
| delirum tremens | The disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol is known as |
| damage to the brain that occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted because a blood vessel is either blocked or has ruptured. | cerebrovascular accident (CVA) |
| meningocele | the congenital herniation of the meninges through a defect in the skull of spinal column. |
| narcolepsey | a sleep disorder consisting of sudden and uncontrollable brief episodes of falling asleep during the day. |
| The condition of abnormal and excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli is known as | hyperesthesia |
| Cervical radiculopathy | is nerve pain caused by pressure on the spinal nerve roots in the neck region. |
| Carotid ultrasonography | an ultrasound study of the carotid artery. |
| bruising of brain tissue as a result of a head injury | cerebral contusion |
| refers to a burning or prickling sensation that is usually felt in the hands, arms, legs, or feet. | Paresthesia |
| is the medication used to induce anesthesia. | anesthetic |
| The condition in which excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulates in the brain is known as | hydrochephalus |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain. |
| myelography | a radiographic study of the spinal cord using a contrast media. |
| electroencephalography | The process of recording the electrical activity of the brain through the use of electrodes attached to the scalp is known as |
| An inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord is known as | meningitis |
| causalgia | persistent, severe, burning pain that usually follows an injury to a sensory nerve |
| echoencephalography | The use of ultrasound imaging to create a detailed visual image of the brain is known as |
| specializes in administering anesthesia by is not a physician. | anesthetist |
| myelitis | an inflammation of the spinal cord. |
| What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells that control the voluntary muscles. |
| ALOC | altered level of conciousness |
| a torn or jagged wound or accidental | laceration |
| STAT | immediately |
| CT | computerized tomography |
| collection of blood trapped in the tissues of the brain | cranial hematoma |
| amount of pressure inside the skull | intracranial pressure |
| If the lethargic patient enters a stupor, is his or her level of consciousness moving toward being conscious or unconscious? | His/her level of consciousness is decreasing because a stupor is an unresponsive state. |
| What term describes a state of being acutely confused, disoriented, agitated, and displaying disordered thinking, memory, and hallucinations? | delerium |
| This patient has migraine headaches. How do these differ from cluster headaches? | Migraine headaches primarily affect women while cluster headaches primarily affect men. Migraine headaches are also served as a warning sign. For instance, people might get a migraine before they have a seizure. |
| The format of this note is a SOAP note. Using an online search or other research method, describe what a SOAP note is and how it’s used. | SOAP means subjective, objective, assessment and plan. This describes the way the doctor describes the patient’s problem. This is a method for medical professionals to organize the information given to them. |
| Why did the doctor ask whether Ms. Markus had a history of seizures? | The doctor asked this because migraine headaches are often warning signs to more serious issues, like seizures. |
| Dr. Anderson suggests that the patient continue with sertraline, which she is taking to counteract the effects of depression. What is the definition of depression? | Depression is a common mood disorder characterized by sadness, legarthy, and the loss of interest in normal activities. |
| slowly progressive decline in mental abilities | dementia |
| a physcotic disorder charachterized as a withdrawl from reality | schizophrenia |
| recurring episodes of falling asleep during the day | narcolepsy |
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