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17 Cards in this Set
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Jacksonian epilepsy |
A patient who remains conscious during a seizure, recalling details |
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Myocardial infarction |
Muscular tissue to the heart is commonly caused by obstructed circulation. |
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Oral hypoglycemic |
Drugs taken orally to lower blood pressure |
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Orthostatic hypotension |
When an individual loses consciousness or a level of consciousness when he or she sits up rapidly. |
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Partial seizure |
Divided into two categories simple, or complex |
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Petit mal seizure |
Seizure marked by a momentary loss of consciousness |
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Pulse oximeter |
Device used to measure the amount of oxygen in your blood |
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Status epilepticus |
The experience of continually having one seizure after another |
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Sublingually |
Placed under the tongue |
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Syncope |
Fainting |
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Tissue hypoxia |
State in which the tissues are not receiving enough oxygen |
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Transient ischemic attack |
A temporary interruption in the supply of blood to the brain |
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Traumatic intrusion |
Occurs when the teeth forcibly driven into the alveolus |
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Trendelenburg position |
Position in which the patients head is low and legs slightly elavated |
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Universal distress signal |
Clutching the throat with the hands |
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Urticaria |
Hives |
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Ventricular fibrillation |
Abnormal cardiac rhythm that prevents the heart from pumping blood |
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