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20 Cards in this Set
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Pathologist
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Diagnosis of disease by analasyst of cells
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Rheumatologist
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Tx of joint and muscle disorders
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Enter/o
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Intestines
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Esthesi/o
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Sensation
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Iatr/o
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Treatment
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Laryng/o
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Voice box
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Obstetr/o
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Midwife
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Nos/o
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Disease
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Encephal/o
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Brain
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Myel/o
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Spinal cord/Bone marrow
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hemiplegia
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paralysis that affects the right or the left half of the body
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paraplegia
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paralysis that affects the lower portion of the body. (PLEGIA=paralysis)
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epilepsy
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chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
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glioblastoma
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malignant brain tumor arising from glial cells (BLAST=immature)
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EEG
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Electroencephalography
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AD
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Alzheimers Disease
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TENS
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation - battery powered device that delivers stimulation to nerves to relieve acute and chronic pain
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Steriotactic radiosurgery
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placement of the skull of a sterotactic instrument that locates a target in the brain. High energy radiation beam is delivered to that precise target to destroy the tissue.
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PET
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Positron emission tomography - uptake of radioactive material into the brain shows how the brain uses glucose and gives information about brain function
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LP
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Lumbar puncture
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