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42 Cards in this Set
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Cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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Encephal/o
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brain
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Meningi/o
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meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord)
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Myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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Neur/o
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nerve
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ADH
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antidiuretic hormone
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BS
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blood sugar
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DM
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diabetes mellitus
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GH
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growth hormone
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ICSH
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interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
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CNS
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central nervous system
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CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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CVD
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cerebrovascular disease
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po
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orally
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AP
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anteroposterior
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PA
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posteroanterior
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IV
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intravenously
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LH
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luteinizing hormone
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NIDDM
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non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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PGH
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pituitary growth hormone
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PTH
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parathyroid hormone
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RAIU
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radioactive iodine uptake
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TSH
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thyroid-stimulating hormone
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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EMG
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electromyogram
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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CT
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computed tomography
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PET
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positron emission tomography
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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Alzheimer Disease
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chronic, organic mental disorder; a form of presenile dementia caused by atrophy of frontal and occipital lobes
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Cerebrovascular Accident
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brain tissue damage caused by a disorder within the blood vessels; usually due to the formation of a clot or a ruptured blood vessel; the resulting functional deficit depends on the area of the brain affected; aka: apoplexy, cerebral infarction, stroke, or CVA
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Epilepsy
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disorder affecting the central nervous system, characterized by recurrent seizures
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Hydrocephalus
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cranial enlargement caused by accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain
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Multiple Sclerosis
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progressive degenerative disease of the CNS characterized by inflammation, hardening, and loss of myelin throughout the spinal cord and brain, which produces weakness and other muscular symptoms
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Neuroblastoma
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malignant tumor composed principally of cells resembling neuroblasts; occurs chiefly in infants and children
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Parkinson Disease
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progressive, degenerative neurological disorder affecting the portion of the brain responsible for controlling movement
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Sciatica
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severe pain in the leg along the course of the sciatic nerve, which travels from the hip to the foot
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Seizure
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convulsion or other clinically detectable event caused by a sudden discharge of electrical activity in the brain that may be classified as partial or generalized; characteristic symptoms of epilepsy
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Shingles
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eruption of acute, inflammatory, herpetic vesicles on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve caused by herpes zoster virus
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Spina Bifida
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congenital neural tube defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord and meninges may or may not protrude. It usually occurs in the lumbosacral area and has several forms
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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temporary interference with blood supply to the brain, lasting a few minutes to a few hours
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