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30 Cards in this Set
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ACh |
Acetylcholine AD |
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AD |
Alzheimer disease |
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ADL |
Activities of daily living |
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ALS |
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
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ANS |
Autonomic nervous system |
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CNS |
Central nervous system |
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CP |
Cerebral palsy |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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CT |
Computerized tomography |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular accident |
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DBS |
Deep brain stimulation |
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EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
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HDS |
Herniated disk syndrome |
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HNP |
Herniated nucleus pulposus |
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LP |
Lumbar puncture |
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MHI |
Mild head injury |
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MHT |
Minor head trauma |
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MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
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MS |
Multiple sclerosis |
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MTBI |
Mild traumatic brain injury |
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NREM |
No rapid eye movement (sleep) |
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PD |
Parkinson disease |
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PET |
Positron emission tomography |
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PNS |
Peripheral nervous system |
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REM |
Rapid eye movement |
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TENS |
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation |
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TIA |
Transient ischemic attack |
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GBS |
Guillain- Barre syndrome |
Pathological condition in which myelin sheath covering peripheral nerves are destroyed, resulting in decreased nerve impulses, loss of reflex response & sudden muscle weakness. Acute viral infection |
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TOB |
Tetralogy of Falloti |
Occurs if 4 chambers of the heart do not develop normally, this anomalies happens |
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VSD |
Ventricular septal defect |
Congenital heart condition involving 4 defects : pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, displacement of the aorta to the right & hypertrophy of the right ventricle |
