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Interference with work, study, sleep, eat, and enjoying activities once considered pleasurable (including sex) are all symptoms of?
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Major depression
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Moods from extreme highs to extreme lows and may make decisions or act in a way that can be both embarrassing and dangerous when cycling through mania are all symptoms of?
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Bipolar
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Mild with flu-like symptoms
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viral meningitis
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Seen in patients with immune deficiency, such as acquired immunodeficiency and can be life threatening
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Fungal meningitis
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Occurs as a complication of an earlier infection of the ears, sinuses, or lungs or transferred from another person who is infected
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Acute bacterial meningitis
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High fever, photophobia, sever headache, confusion, stiff neck, seizures, positive Brodzinski's and Kernig's signs are all symptoms of?
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Bacterial meningitis
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3 protective layers around the brain
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dura mater
arachnoid mater pia mater |
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tough outermost membrane
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dura mater
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middle membrane layer
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arachnoid mater
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located in the space between the arachnoid and the pia mater
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cerebral spinal fluid
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highly vascular and innermost membrane layer
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pia mater
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what part of the EKG machine write the graph
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stylus
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occurs when a CVA or a tumor occurs on one side of the brain, resulting in paralysis on the opposite side of the body
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hemiplegia
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transection occurs below the midpoint of the spinal cord, causing paralysis of both legs, loss of function below the level of injury, including loss of bladder and bowel control
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paraplegia
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transection occurs in the upper thoracic or cervical region of the spinal cord, causing paralysis of all four limbs, respiratory difficulty, and loss of function to cell muscles below injury points
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quadriplegia
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Located in the upper back wall of the right atrium at the junction of the superior vena cava and the right atrium
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s-a node
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Located in the posterior, superior portion of the right atrial septal wall directly behind the tricuspid valve
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a-v node
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loss of consciousness, tonic/clonic activity, clenched teeth, loss of bowel or bladder control, may fall asleep or appear confused for a minutes after, and may experience an aura before
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grand mal or tonic clonic seizure
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fast, nobody notices, kids often get told they have a learning disability when in all actuality it's a _______________
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absence or petit mal seizure
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May occur when the blood supply to a particular part of the brain is inadequate for a limited time
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TIA's
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Individuals experiencing TIA's should be seen __________ of the onset of symptoms so they can be evaluated carefully and treated to prevent a possible stroke
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within one hour
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Individuals with _____________ may be prescribed anticoagulants, like Heparin or Coumadin, or they may be put on daily low-dose aspirin or Plavix
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atrial fibrillation
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Numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg or on one side of the body, confusion or difficulty talking or understanding speech, diplopia, difficulty walking and vertigo are all symptoms of ?
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TIA's
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Occurs when a vessel in the brain either ruptures or occludes and the tissue on the other side of the damaged vessel becomes oxygen deprived. Patient's subsequent symptoms depend on the location of the arterial occlusion or rupture
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CVA's (stroke)
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Thrombolytic drugs are used to dissolved the clot and anticoagulants may be given if the cause was a thrombus or an embolus. Thrombolytic medication can effectively treat resulting ischemia only if it is given __________________
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within the first 3 to 6 hours after the ischemia began
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Only used if a CVA is caused by an occlusion
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thrombolytic drugs
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The working stage of the heart. When both the atria and the ventricles contract and empty of blood
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Systole
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The relaxation stage. When the chambers refill with blood
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Diastole
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Functioning cell of the nervous system
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Neuron
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Made up of a cell body with nucleus, dendrites, axon, and synapse
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Neuron
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main cell body that contains the nucleus
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axon
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receive the nervous impulse from a preceding neuron and carry it into the cell body
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dendrites
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carry the impulse across the synapse to the next neuron
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neurotransmitters
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segmented, fatty tissue that wraps around the axon of the nerve cell and acts as an electrical insulator to speed the conduction of nerve impulses
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myelin sheath
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anatomic-physiologic structure made up of astrocyte glial cells that prevents or slows the transfer of chemicals into the neurons of the CNS
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blood brain barriers
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deformities or deviations from a normal condition, resulting from faulty development of a fetus
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anomalies
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failure or irregularity of muscle actions and coordination
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ataxia
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pertaining to the opposite side of the body
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contralateral
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pertaining to the same side of the body
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ipsilateral
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supportive/specialized cells that perform specific functions in the nervous system
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glial/neuroglial cells
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closely regulates what substances enter the brain tissue
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blood brain barriers
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astrocytes help form this
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blood brain barrier
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main drugs we use to slow the progression of alzheimer's
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aricept and cognex
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_________% of individuals who commit suicide have a diagnosable mental disorder
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90%
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White men 85 and over have the highest __________ rate
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suicide
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3rd leading cause of death in children ages 10-19 and in young adults ages 20-24
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suicide
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True or False:
Women attempt suicide two to three times more often than men |
True
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True or False:
Four times as many men, then women, are successful at suicide |
True
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Antidepressant medications take a minimum of ____________ for a full therapeutic effect of the drug to occur
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3 to 4 weeks
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it is important to continue treatment for a minimum of ___________ to prevent a recurrence of depression
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4 to 9 months
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Noninvasive method of assessing possible cardiac risk and records the amount of plaque in the coronary arteries by showing the presence of calcium deposits
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EBT (electron beam tomography)
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Atrial depolarization
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P Wave
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When atrial contract
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P Wave
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Ventricle depolarization
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QRS Wave
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When ventricles contract
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QRS Wave
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Repolarization of Ventricles
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T Wave
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resting state of the myocardial wall
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polarization
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when the electrical system of the heart stimulates a myocardial cell
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depolarization
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when heart muscle cells return to a resting state before they can be electrically stimulated again
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repolarization
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Monitors heart rhythm and delivers shock to the heart if it detects a dangerous tachycardia or fibrillation
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ICD
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can reverse v-tach and v-fib especially after the patient has had an MI
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ICD
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Generator programmed to treat the patients particular or potential cardiac arrhythmia
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ICD
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when the electrolytes are returning to the muscle so it's ready to start again
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repolarization
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an artery in the brain ruptures, may be the result of an untreated or uncontrolled hypertension or a congenital aneurysm
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cerebral hemorrhage
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What position should the patient be in to perform an EKG
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supine
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How should a patient breath while performing and EKG?
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breath normally
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blood clot from somewhere else in the body or a piece of plaque breaks away and flows through the bloodstream to the brain
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embolic stroke
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blood clot forms in a cerebral artery and blocks distal blood flow
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thrombolitic stroke
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