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29 Cards in this Set
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Sensory Aphasia
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A person can no longer understand the spoken word
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Motor Aphasia
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A person can no longer use symbols of speech. Cannot clearly articulate a response
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Global Aphasia
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Ocurrs when a person has both sensory and motor aphasia
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Service Dog
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Do not pet the dogor disturb it
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Dry Drowning
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Copious amounts of water enter the mouth, posterior oropharnyx, and stomach, stimulating severe laryngospasm and bronchospasm, water does not enter the lungs
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Mild Hypothermia
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A core temp. greater than 90 degrees
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Severe Hypothermia
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A core temp less than 90 degrees
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Cystic Fribrosis primary affects what organs?
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Affects the exocrine glands primary in the lungs and digestive system
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Delusions
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Fixed, false beliefs not widely held within the individuals cultural or religous group
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Schizophernia
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Common disorder involving significant change in behavior often including hallucinations, delusions and depression
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Dementia
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Condition involving gradual development of memory impairment and cognitive disturbance
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Hallucinations
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Sensory perceptions with no basis in reality
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Delirium
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Condition characterized by relatively rapid onset of widespread disorganized thought
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Panic Attack
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Extreme period of anxiety resulting in great emotional distress
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Fear
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Feeling of alarm and discontentment in the expectation of danger
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Mental Status
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The state of the pt's cerebral functioning
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CVA
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Injury to or death brain tissue caused by either ischemic or hemorragic lesions to a portion of the brain
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TIA
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Temporary reversible interupption of blood flow to the brain---Pre stroke
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Anger
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Hostility of rage to compensate for an underlying feeling of anxiety
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Depression
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Profound sadness or feeling of melancholy
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Phobia
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Excessive fear that interferes with functioning
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Anxiety
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State of uneasiness, discomfort, apprehension, and restlessness
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Bipolar disorder
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Condition characterized by one or more manic episodes with or w/o periods of depression
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Psychosis
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Exreme response to stress characterized by impaired ability to deal with reality
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Confusion
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State of being unclear or unable to make a decision
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Major complication of Cystic Fibrosis
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Thick mucus forms in the lungs, causing bronchial obstruction and atelectais or collapse of the alveoli
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Types of arthritis
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Juvenile rheumatoid
Rheumatoid Osteoarthritis |
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Dysphagia
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Inability to swallow r difficulty swallowing
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Aphasia
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Absence of impairment of the ability to communicate throught speaking, writing, or signing as a result of brain dysfuncton
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