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33 Cards in this Set
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Glasgow Coma Scale
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Recording the conscious state of a person for assessment.
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Decerebrate/decorticate posturing
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Involuntary flexion or extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe brain injury.
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Positive Babinski's
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The lateral side of the sole of the foot is rubbed with a blunt instrument from the heel along a curve to the toes.
* Flexor: the toes curve inward and the foot everts; this is the response seen in healthy adults (aka a "negative" Babinski) * Indifferent: there is no response. * Extensor: the hallux dorsiflexes and the other toes fan out – the "positive Babinski's sign" indicating damage to the central nervous system. |
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Macular Degeneration
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A loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula) because of damage to the retina.
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Damage to the retina caused by complications of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness.
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Retinal Detachment
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Disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue.
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Glaucoma
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a
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Cataracts
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a
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Gillain-Barre
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a
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Amytrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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a
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Multiple Sclerosis
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a
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Mysathenia Gravis
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a
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Parkinsons Disease
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a
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Right Stroke
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a
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Left Stroke
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a
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Brain Injury/Trauma
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a
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Craniotomy
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a
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Increased ICP
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a
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Spinal Injury
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a
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Spinal Shock
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a
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Laminectomy
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a
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Autonomic Dysreflexia
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a
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Meniere's Disease
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a
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Epilepsy
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a
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Migraines
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a
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Alzheimer's Disease
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a
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Bell's Palsy
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a
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Erb's Palsy
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a
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Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
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a
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Herpes zoster
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a
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Huntington's syndrome
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a
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Meningitis
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a
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Spina bifida
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a
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