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define PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE (LOC)
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define PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE (LOC)
LOC; coma alternating sleep & wake cycles (unconscious even when appearing awake)
describe DELIRIUM
acute condition generally from a treatable condition w/confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking, memory issues, agitation, & hallucinations
define GLIOBLASTOMA
fast growing & malignant tumor from glial cells
aka: glioblastoma
glioblastoma multiforme
define INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP)
amnt of pressure in skull
describe CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT
brain damage when blood flow blocked/ruptured; damage on one side causes effects on other; s/s = FAST
Related Flashcard Decks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
define PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE (LOC) | LOC; coma alternating sleep & wake cycles (unconscious even when appearing awake) |
describe DELIRIUM | acute condition generally from a treatable condition w/confusion, disorientation, disordered thinking, memory issues, agitation, & hallucinations |
define GLIOBLASTOMA | fast growing & malignant tumor from glial cells |
aka: glioblastoma | glioblastoma multiforme |
define INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP) | amnt of pressure in skull |
describe CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT | brain damage when blood flow blocked/ruptured; damage on one side causes effects on other; s/s = FAST |
aka: cerebrovascular accident | stroke |
define ISCHEMIC STROKE | narrowing/blockage of artery generally bc of atherosclerosis most common in elderly |
define THROMBOTIC ISCHEMIC STROKE | caused by clot in carotid |
describe TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK (TIA) + s/s | temporary interruption in blood supply that resolves in less than 1 hr & is a warning sign for more fatal strokes; s/s: numbness, blurred vision, dizziness, & loss of balance |
define APHASIA | loss of ability to speak, write, & understand spoken/written words caused by brain damage bc of stroke |
define HEMORRHAGIC STROKE | blood vessel in brain leaks/aneurysm ruptures & often fatal |
aka: hemorrhagic stroke | bleed |
define ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION (AVM) | congenital abnormal connection between arteries & veins that can rupture @ any age & is one cause of hemorrhagic strokes |
define INSOMNIA | prolonged/abnormal inability to sleep & is a symptom of another problem |
define NARCOLEPSY | sudden & uncontrollable falling asleep during the day bc of changes in the brain |
deifne SLEEP DEPRIVATION | sufficient lack of restorative sleep over period leading to physical/psychiatric symptoms |
define PARASOMNIA | term covering categories of sleep disorders while falling asleep, during sleep, or waking up |
define SOMNAMBULISM | walking/performing activity while sleeping |
aka: somnambulism | sleepwalking |
define MYELITIS | inflammation of spinal cord |
describe POLIOMYELITIS | highly contagious viral infection of brainstem & cord leading to inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord that can cause paralysis & symptoms reappearing later in life; uncurable |
aka: poliomyelitis | polio |
define MYELOSIS | spinal cord tumor |
define RADICULITIS | inflammation of spinal nerve root w/pain & numbness down affected limb |
aka: radiculitis | pinched nerve |
describe CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY | pressure on spinal nerve roots in neck w/weakness or numbness radiating to shoulder, arm, hand, or fingers |
describe LUMBAR RADICULOPATHY | nerve pain in low back caused by muscle spasms or nerve root irritation |