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24 Cards in this Set
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apraxia
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inability to move
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agnosia
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inability to recognize familar objects
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spasticity
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increased tone, hyperactive reflexes, clonus, Babinski
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ataxia
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uncoordinated movement
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chorea
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involuntary movement
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faccidity
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absent tone
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hypotonia
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decreased tone
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expressive aphasia
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difficulty speaking
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receptive aphasia
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inability to understand or recieve information
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orthopnea
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difficulty breathing
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orthostatic hypotension
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decrease in BP upon standing
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atelectasis
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alveolar collapse due to complete absorption of gas or
the inability of the alveoli to expand |
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apnea
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absence of respirations
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cor pulmonale
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right ventricular enlargement from a primary pulmonary cause
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Cheyne-Strokes respirations
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gradual increase in rate and depth followed by gradual decrease
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tachycardia
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high pulse rate; > 100bpm
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Beta-adrenergic blocking agents(beta-blockers)
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Propranolol, Metoprolol, nadolol, Atenolol, Timolol
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Calcium channel blocking agent
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inhibits the flow of Ca ions across smooth muscle
cause vasodilation and relieve angina pain and coronary artery spasms Verapamil, Nifedipine, Deltiazem |
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ejection fraction
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difference between left ventricular end diastolic volume and left ventricular end systolic volume
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digitalis
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strengthens the contraction of the heart muscle, slows the rate of contraction of teh heart, and promotes the elimination of fluid from body tissues.
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antiarrhythmias
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Lidocaine, Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide, Phenytoin(Dilantin)
used to treat cardiac arrhythmias |
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catecholamines
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epi and norepi
increase cardiac rate, contractility, automaticity, and excitability |
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ingestion
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initial step of placing food in the mouth
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motility
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the way foods are transported through the digestive system(peristalsis and segmentation)
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