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an attck of this disorder occurs when uric acid crystals are deposited in the joint and initiate an inflammatory response
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gout
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an elderly, fair skinned, white female with asmall bones is at risk for this disorder of the skeletal system
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osteoporosis
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at age 25, a womean develops an autoimmune disorder caused by destruction of acetylcholine receptors in the neuromuscular junction that blocks transmission
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myasthenia gravis
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attacks of this disorder ofren occur at night with pain that in the great toe that is so severe it can be caused by a sheet touching the toe
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gout
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calcium and/or phosphate deficiency are the main causes of this skeletal disorder
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osteomalacia
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characterized by the formation of autoantibodies that either damage tissue directly or combine with immune complexes to damage tissue. damage affects almost every body system
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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excessive bone turnover, disorganized osteoid formation and increased osteoclast formation lead to bone reabsorption and bowing of bones
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Paget's disease
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hand involvement is usually bilateral and symmetric
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rheumatoid arthritis
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persons with this disorder often have a butterfly rish on the face and can have glomerular nephritis, pleural effusion, arthralgias and arthritis
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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polyarthritis, stone facies, and Raynaud phenomenon are seen commonly in this autoimmune disorder
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systemic sclerosis/scleroderma
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polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affects 5 or more joints within ? months of the disease
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the joints most frequently involved in this disorder are the fingers, wrists, knees and feet
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rheumatoid arthritis
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the pain associated with this arthrisis is made worse by activity and usually relieved by rest. Crepitus and grinding occur when the joint is moved
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osteoarthritis
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this arthritis commonly occurs in the knee, hip, foot and spine and is characterized by progressive loss of articular cartilage
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osteoarthritis
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thie autoimmune disease of connective tissue is characterized by excessive collagen deposits in the skin and internal organs
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systemic sclerosis/scleroderma
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this autoimmune disorder affects primarily females and is more common among Asians, African Americans and Latin Americana
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system lupus erythematosus
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this complication of a fracture occurs in areas where there is little soft tissue between bone and skin and increases risk of infection
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fracture blisters
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this complication of a fracture occurs when there is swelling in a limited space
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compartment syndrome
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this condition is common to all metabolic bone diseases and is characterized by loss of bone madd greater than expected for age, race and sex
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osteopenia
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this condition usually occurs after age 50, causes increased risk of fractures and is characterized by bone resorption exceeding bone formation
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osteoporosis
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this bone disorder is a systemic inflammatory disease producing synovitis leading to destruction of the articular cartilage and underlying bone
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rheumatoid arthritis
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this disorder of the skeletal system occured when a 80 year old whit female with osteoporosis fell getting out of bed
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hip fracture
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this fracture complication is thought to be caused by fat being released from bone marrow or adipose tissue at the site of the fracture
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fat embolism syndrome
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this hereditary disorder of the musculoskeletal system is characterized by extreme bone fragility and abnormal collagen synthesis and tooth development
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osteogenesis imperfecta
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this is the most prevalent arthritis and leading cause of pain and disability in the elderly
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osteoarthritis
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bone tumor that occurs in those younger than 20 and causes deep localized pain with nighttime awakening
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osteosarcoma
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bone tumor that occurs in middle to later in life and is often painless
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chondrosarcoma
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bone tumor that occurs in children and young adults, commonly caucasian males and is found in the diaphysis of the femur
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Ewing sarcoma
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juvenile skeletal disorder that is an osteonecrotic disease of the femoral epiphysis. causes avascular necrosis of bone and marrow
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Legg-Calve-Perthe Disease
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juvenile skeletal disorder that involves microfractures of the patellar tendon that inserts into the tibia causing pain at the front of the knee with inflammation of the tendon
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Osgood-Schlatter Disease
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this disorder of the skeletal system causes brittle bones, short limbs, soft cranium, thin skin, blue/grey sclera, abnormal tooth development and double jointedness d/t deficient collagen
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osteogenesis imperfecta
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inability of the kidney to activate Vit D and excrete phosphate
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Renal rickets
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the failure or delay of the calcification of the growth plates in children caused by lack of sun exposure, decreased Vit D, Calcium or phosphate intake
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Rickets
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chronic inflammatory disease of the joints of the spine manifested by pain and progressive ascending stiffening of the spine. causes kyphosis, uveitis, weightloss and extension of the neck
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Ankylosing spondylitis
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this juvenile idiopathic arthritis affects one but no more than 4 joints and is predominantly in the lower extremities
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oligioarthritis/pauciarticular arthritis
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this JIA affects small and large joints and causes fever, weightloss, malaise, stunted growth, organomegaly and lymphadenopathy
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polyarthritis/ polyarticular arthritis
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this JIA has prominent visceral involvement which causes lymphadenopathy hepatosplenomegaly and high fever
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systemic-onset disease
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a 29 year old woman develops visual, speech and gait disturbances and paresthesias of the face
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multiple sclerosis
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a 30 year old woman develops ptosis of the eyelid and difficulty chewing and swallowing, and difficulty climbing stairs
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myasthenia gravis
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a 57 year old male patient presents with slowly progressive weakness and atrophy of distal muscles
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amytrophic lateral syndrome
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a 70 year old male patient is seeking care for the development of slowed speech, uncontrolled sweating and excessive salivation
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parkinson's disease
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a child, who previously had no difficulty walking, begins falling frequently at age 2 and is confined to a w/c by age 7
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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a degenerative disorder of the basal ganglia with progressive destruction of the nigrostriatal pathway
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Parkinson's Disease
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a patient visits a health care provider because after having influena like illness, weakness developed in the ankles and is moving up the legs
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Guillian-Barre syndrome
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a patient with a spinal cord injury at C2 becomes constipated, develops HTN, bradykinesia, flushed skin and profuse sweating above the level of the injury
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autonomic dysreflexia
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a patient with a spinal cord injury at C3 develops severe HTN, goose bumps and pale skin
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autonomic dysreflexia
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a patient with a T4 spinal cord injury complains of dizziness and blurred vision when being transferred from the bed to the bedside commode
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postural hypotension
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a progressive neuromuscular disorder that affects men twice as often as women and develops in middle to late adulthood 55-60 years
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amytrophic lateral sclerosis
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a quadriplegic patient is transferred from the bed to the wheelchair and develops severe bradykinesia
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vasovagal response
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a teenage boy, who constantly plays computer games with a joy stick develops this mononeuropathy
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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a woman with myasthenia gravis becomes pregnant and has to be placed on a ventilator
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myasthenia crisis
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a worker at FedEx lifts heavy packages and turns to put them on the conveyer belt. He develops lower back pain that spreads down the back of his legs and over the sole of his foot
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intervertebral disk disorders
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an elderly woman with osteoarthritis of the cervical spine is losing motor function of her upper extremities
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central cord syndrome
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characterized by resting tremor, muscle rigidity, shuffling gait and bradykinesia
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Parkinson's Disease
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following a stroke, a patient complete loss of muscle function on 1 side of the body
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Hemiplegia
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freezes in place while walking, difficulty initiating walk and difficulty turning
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Parkinson's Disease
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Guillian-Barre syndrome is an example of a
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polyneuropathy
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respiratory and cardiac muscle involvement usually are the cause of death in young adulthood
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Duchenne Muscular dystrophy
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this autonomic nervous system disruption in persons with spinal cord injuries at T4 to T6 and above is triggered when a patient is moved from the supine to sitting position or sitting to standing position
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vasovagal response
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this autonomis nervous system dysfunction that occurs in persons with spinal injuries at T6 and above is triggered by a full bladder or rectum, stimulation fo pain receptors (during dressing change etc.) and visceral contractions
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autonomic dysreflexia
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this neuromuscular disease is caused by demyelization of nerve fibers in the central nervous system
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multiple sclerosis
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this type of peripheral nerve damage is usually the result of partial or complete recovery of function
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mononeuropathy
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vagus nerve stimulation in quadriplegia results in what abnormal heart rate
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bradycardia
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this neuropathy is associated with rheumatoid arthritis, hyperthyroidism, agromegaly and diabetes mellitus
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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demyelination of nerve fibers in the brain, spinal cord and optic nerve
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multiple sclerosis
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complete loss of blood flow to the spinal cord with a resulting infarction
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spinal cord shock
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damage to a hemisection of the anterior cord and posterior cord causing loss of position sense ipsilateral and loss of pain and temperature contralateral
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Brown-Sequard syndrome
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caused by a decreased O2 delivery to the brain
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hypoxia
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caused by decreased blood flow to the brain
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ischemia
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water and plasma leave the capillaries and move to the extracellular fluid around brain cells
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vasogenic edema
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complications of spinal cord injuries are ?
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DVT, edema and skin integrity
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water intoxication and severe ischemia lead to
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cytotoxic edema
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blood, brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid
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intracranial pressure volumes
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volume increased by vasodilation of cerebral vessels or obstruction of venous outflow
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blood
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volume increased from brain tumor, edema and bleeding into tissue
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brain tissue
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volume increased by excess production, decreased absorption or obstruction of circulation of outflow of CSF
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cerebrospinal fluid
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the mean arterial blood pressure must be higher than this pressure or blood will not be delivered to the brain
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intracranial pressure
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earliest and one of the most reliable signs in increased ICP
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decreased level of consciousness
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if brain herniates downward, it
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causes disruption of cardiac and respiratory function and death, bilateral small reactive pupils and involves the brainstem
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a primary injury to the brain followed by a second injury opposite the first injury
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coup contracoup
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a skull fracture in which bone fragments are embedded into the brain tissue
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depressed
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momentary loss of brain function with or without loss of consciousness
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mild head injury
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brain injury caused by stretching and tearing that usually result from sudden acceleration and deceleration of the brain
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diffuse axonal injury
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these injuries, when combined with hypoxic ischemia can lead to permanent vegetative state
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severe brain injuries
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a bruise on the cortical surface
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contusion
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causes tearing of blood vessels, brain tissue, and nerves from contact with the rough inner surface of the skull
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epidural hematoma
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these two brain injuries cause permanent damage
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sever & mechanical
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occurs between the dura and arachnoid in the subarachnoid space
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subdural hematoma
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caused by a tear in a small bridging vein
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subdural hematoma
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manifestations are rapid unconsciousness, ipsilateral pupil dilation and contralateral hemiparesis
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epidural hematoma
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hemorrhage that can occur in any lobe of the brain but most frequently occurs in the frontal or temporal lobes
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traumatic intracerebral hematoma
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in deteriorating brain function, respiratory changes progress from yawning and sighing to __________, followed by __________ and finally to __________ respirations
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cheynes stokes, hyperventilation, ataxic
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flexion of the arms, wrists, fingers adduction of the arms, plantar flexion of the feet and internal rotation of the legs and feet
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decorticate posturing
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rigid extension of the arms and legs, palms turned away from the body, plantar flexion of the feet
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decerebrate posturing
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with deteriorating brain function, the pupils first react _________ to light then become ___________ and _________
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briskly, unresponsive & dilated
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this eye movement will be present if the brain stem is intact but absent if the brain stem is not intact
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Doll's Head Eye Movement
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this type of stroke is caused by an interruption of blood flow
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ischemic stroke
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this type of stroke can be caused by bleeding into the brain
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hemorrhagic stroke
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focal ischemia neurologic deficits last less than 24 hours and usually only 1-2 hours
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transient ischemic attack
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strokes of this type occur most frequently in elderly persons who have atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic heart disease and/or arterial peripheral vascular disease
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Large vessel stroke
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this type of stroke causes pure motor hemiplegia, pure sensory hemiplegia, dysarthia with clumsy hand syndrome
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small vessel stroke
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this type of stroke progresses rapidly to coma, if often fatal and is when the person is active
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hemorrhagic stroke
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a person with a history of atrial fibrillation, a recent MI or rheumatic heart disease is at risk for this type of stroke
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cardiogenic embolic stroke
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a patient with an aneurismal subarachnoid will often state that he/she had what?
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the worst headache of their life
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probably arises from failed capillary development in the embryonic brain
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arteriovenous malformations
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meningitis and encephalitis can both be caused by
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viruses
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the cause of this type of seizure is unknown
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unprovoked
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the cause of this type of seizure is known
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provoked
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begins and stays confined to one side of the brain and there is no loss of consciousness or loss of responsiveness and they may have an aura
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simple - partial seizure
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a seizure that begins in one hemisphere of the brain and spreads to the other hemisphere. consciousness is lost but there isn't any motor involvement
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complex-partial seizure
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both hemispheres are involved, there is unconsciousness and bilateral, symmetric motor response
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secondarily generalized partial
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characterized by short term memory loss, random forgetfulness social withdrawl and loss of sense of humor
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initial changes in Alzheimer's disease
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produces extreme confusion, globally impaired cognititve function, disorientation and wandering
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moderate disease of Alzheimer's disease
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characterized by apathy, incontinence and inability to organize thoughts time and belongings
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severe disease of Alzheimer's disease
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produces difficulty switching and organizing tasks and inability to organize thoughts, time and belongings
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vascular dementia
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occurs in chronic alcoholism, is reversible by adding thiamine to the diet, characterized by nystagmus, ataxic gait and confabulation
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Wernicke-Korsokoff syndrome
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a genetic disorder characterized by chronic, progressive chorea
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Huntingtons disease
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hemorrhage, brain injury and infections cause this type of edema
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vasogenic edema
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the pressure that is the difference of mean arterial blood pressure and intracranial pressure
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Cerebral Perfusion Pressure
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if ICP reached or exceeds MABP, perfusion becomes inadequate causing
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cellular hypoxia and neuronal death
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2 causes of hydrocephalus are
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1. Noncommunicating - obstruction of CSF flow
2. Communicating - impaired absorption of CSF |
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this type of traumatic brain injury is caused by motor vehicle accidents, assaults and include diffuse axonal injury
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Direct or primary injuries
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this type of traumatic brain injury is caused by brain swelling, infection or hypoxia and includes concussion, contusion and contracoup injuries
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Secondary injuries
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as brain function deteriorates, pupillary reflexes __________. if pupillary reflex is absent, ___________ is involved
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dilates, brain stem
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with this type of ischemic stroke, thrombi develop in atherosclerotic blood vessels causing aphasia, visual field defects and transient blindness in one eye
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large vessel stroke
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with this type of ischemic stroke, the occlusion of cerebral artery causing pure motor hemiplegia, disarthia-clumsy hand syndrome
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small vessel stroke
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with this type of ischemic stroke, its caused by a moving clot travelling to the brain; has sudden onset with maximum deficits and can occur to patients with atrial fibrillation, recent MI or rheumatic heart disease
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cardiogenic embolic stroke
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this is a congenital defect of the vessel wall that is caused by a ruptured cerebral aneurysm; sudden onset with n/v dizziness accompanied by "worst headache of their life" and may have loss of consciousness
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aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage
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a generalized seizure that causes a split-second loss of muscle tone
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atonic seizure
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a generalized seizure that has bilateral muscle jerking and violent muscle contraction
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myoclonic seizure
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a generalized seizure that has tonic contraction of muscles with immediate loss of consciousness
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tonic-clonic seizure
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seizures that do not stop spontaneously or occur in succession; these are a medical emergency and may lead to respiratory failure and death
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generalized convulsive status epilepticus
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caused by an infectious prion
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Creuzfeldt-Jacob disease
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