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Week 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wide-based gait | an abnormal walking pattern where a person's feet are spaced further apart than normal. |
| postural instability (PI) | the inability to maintain balance in different situations, such as standing or walking |
| pyramidal tract | a system of efferent nerve fibers that carry signals from the cerebral cortex to either the brainstem or the spinal cord |
| extrapyramidal | "situated outside of the pyramidal tracts |
| A jerky type of movement characteristic of Parkinson's. Not an epynom. | |
| Bradykinesia | A slowness in movement characteristic of Parkinson's. |
| Hyperreflexia | a condition where your body's reflexes are overactive or hypersensitive |
| Hyperesthesia | a condition that causes an abnormal increase in sensitivity to stimuli, such as touch, sound, taste, and temperature. It can also cause pain. It especially refers to the sense of touch. |
| Myelopathy | an injury to the spinal cord due to severe compression that may result from trauma, congenital stenosis, degenerative disease or disc herniation. |
| Length-dependant peripheral neuropathy | a type of neuropathy that affects the longest nerve fibers first, usually in the feet. |
| Pernicious anemia | A condition where the patient has a decrease in red blood cells because the intestines cannot properly absorb vitamin B12. |
| Peritonsillar abscess | A puss-filled pocket that forms near one of your tonsils. |
| Dysphasia | A condition in which a person loses the ability to use or understand language |
| Odynophagia | Painful swollowing |
| Dysphagia | Difficulty swollowing |
| Otalgia | Ear pain |
| trismus | a condition that limits the ability to open the mouth. Muscle spasms in your TMJ |
| Strabismus | Eyes do not line up with one another or in otherways they dontic look at the same place at the same time. |
| Cryptic Tonsils | Tonsils with small holes or crypts that become filled with food, bacteria, and old cells. |
| Hemostat | a generic type of forcep |
| Extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| PA view | refers to a "Posterior-Anterior" view, meaning the X-ray beam is directed from the back of the patient towards the front, providing a frontal image where the patient's chest is against the film cassette |
| Hilum of the lung | The hilum of the lung is a triangular-shaped depression in the middle of each lung that allows structures to enter and exit the lung. It's a complex area that contains arteries, veins, nerves, bronchi, and pleura. |
| perihilar region | the area surrounding the hilum of the lung |
| LAO view | left anterior oblique view |
| Status migrainosus | a migraine attack that lasts longer than 72 hours |
| Esophageal varices | Enlarged veins in the esophagus, the tube that connects the throat and stomach. |
| OneTouch | Brand of diabetes moniters and strips |
| Bronchiectasis | a chronic lung condition where the walls of your airways (bronchi) widen and are thickened from inflammation and infection. |
| leukocytosis | A high white blood cell count |
| Pyuria | a condition where white blood cells, also known as pus cells, are present in the urine |
| Antalgic gait | An abnormal walking pattern that causes a limp. |
| Orbital Disease | A general term for conditions that affect the eye socket or orbit. |
| Superior rectus muscle | The superior rectus is a muscle in the eye that elevates the eye and helps coordinate eye movement. It's one of the extraocular muscles that move the eye within the orbit |
| T1-weighted sequence | |
| Overlaying | To place an object on to of another. Ex. He began the surgey by [Blank]ing a sterile dressing onto the patient. |
| Overlying | When something is situated above or ontop of something else. The fascia was [Blank]ing the bone. |
| Dependant | Noun |
| Dependent | Adjective |
| Spehnoid sinus | Sinus located the furtherest back in the head. |
| Exercise nuclear study/Nuclear stress test | an imaging test that shows how blood goes to the heart at rest and during exercise |
| Stereotyped movements | repetitive, involuntary behaviors or movements that are often rhythmic and predictable. They can include hand flapping, head nodding, or body rocking. |
| Tick | a small arachnid that bites to feed on blood |
| Tic | a sudden, repetitive movement or sound. |
| Neurocutaneous stigmata | distinctive skin markings that characterize neurocutaneous syndromes. These syndromes are a group of rare neurological disorders that affect the skin, brain, spinal cord, organs, and bones. |
| Station (in terms of neurology) | The ability to maintain a stable sitting or standing posture. |
| Meninges | The meninges are three layers of membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord. The layers are the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater. |
| Fundoscopy | Fundoscopy, also known as ophthalmoscopy, is an eye exam that allows a doctor to see the back of the eye. It's a routine part of an eye exam and can be performed during a physical exam. |
| Ego-Dystonic | A term used to describe thoughts, emotions, or behaviors unaligned with the person's sense of self or ego, often distressing or unacceptable to the patient. For example intrusive thoughts in OCD are ego-dystonic thoughts. |
| Neuroimaging | Neuroimaging is a medical imaging technique that studies the brain's structure and function. It can help diagnose disease, assess brain health, and study how the brain responds to stimuli. |
| Varicose vein stripping and liagation | A minor procedure where unhealthy veins are "tied off" or liagatated and "removed" or stripped. |
| Passer | A medical passer is a tool used in surgery to help pass sutures or ligatures through tissue. |
| Teflon gauze | A type of gauze. Brand Name. |
| Kerlix wrap | A brand name type of surigcal wrap/bandage. |
| FSGS | Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. A kidney disease that occurs when the glomeruli in the kidneys are damaged and scarred. |
| Septicemia | AKA blood poisioning could be from bacteria, viruses, or fungi, entering the bloodstream. |
| PCI | Percutaneous coronary intervention. A non-surgical procedure that treats blockages in the coronary arteries. |
| LAD | Left anterior descending artery |
| Drug-eluting stent (DES) | A small, expandable tube that's inserted into a narrowed artery to treat coronry artery disease. |
| MET | Metabolic equivalent. One met represents that amount of oxygen used while sitting at rest, so a higher MET value means a higher level of exertion. |
| Peak | Highest point of something (such as a mountian) |
| Peek | To quickly or secretly look at something |
| Fibroelastoma | A rare, noncancerous tumor that grows on the heart's valves or endothelial surfaces. |
| Spina bifida occulta | A mild type of spina bifida that occurs when a baby's spine doesntic fully form during pregnancy, resulting in a small gap in the spine. Called "occulta" because a layer of skin usually covers the gap. |
| Myelomeningocele | A birth defect that occurs when the spinal column doesntic close properly during fetal development (the most severe form of spina bifida.) |
| Cervical spine | The neck region of the spine consisting of 7 bones or vertebrae, which are seperated by intervertebral discs. |
| Ileostomy | A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the abdomen to allow waste to leave the body |
| Polymyositis | An uncommon inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness affecting both sides of your body. |
| Basophilic stippling | A contition where red blood cells have small, blue, dot-like inclusions in their cytoplasm. |
| Reticulocyte | An immature red blood cell (RBC) |
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