Health Assessment - Unit 4 - Vocabulary Mental Status And Neurological Techniques

Front 1

Ageusia

Back 1

Loss of the sense of taste.

Front 2

Agnosia

Back 2

Inability to recognize the form and nature of objects or persons.

Front 3

Agraphasia

Back 3

Loss of the ability to write.

Front 4

Analgesia

Back 4

Absence of normal sense of pain.

Front 5

Anesthesia

Back 5

Absence of touch sensation.

Front 6

Anosmia

Back 6

Loss of the sense of smell.

Front 7

Aphasia

Back 7

Impairment or absence of language function.

Front 8

Apraxia

Back 8

Inability to convert the intended speech into the motor act of speech; inability to perform purposeful acts or to manipulate objects.

Front 9

Bell's Palsy

Back 9

Idiopathic facial palsy of CN VII resulting in asymmetry of the palpebral fissures, nasolabial folds, mouth, and facial expression on the affected side.

Front 10

Clonus

Back 10

Rhythmic oscillation of involuntary muscle contraction.

Front 11

Dermatome

Back 11

Skin area innervated by afferent spinal nerves from a specific nerve root.

Front 12

Glasgow Coma Scale

Back 12

International scale used in grading neurological response.

Front 13

Graphethesia

Back 13

Ability to identify numbers, letters, or shapes drawn on the skin.

Front 14

Parathesia

Back 14

An abnormal sensation, such as numbness, prickling, or tingling.

Front 15

Proprioception

Back 15

Body position sense

Front 16

Seizure

Back 16

Transient disturbance of cerebral function caused by an excessive discharge of neurons.

Front 17

Stereognosis

Back 17

Ability to identify objects by manipulating and touching them.

Front 18

Syncope

Back 18

Fainting; transient loss of consciousness due to decreased oxygen or glucose supply to the brain.

Front 19

Vertigo

Back 19

Dizziness or lightheadedness