Neuro - ACCP

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Diplopia?
double vision
1 of 30
Vertigo?
dizziness
2 of 30
photophobia?
sensitivity to light
3 of 30
Mydriasis?
blown pupil
4 of 30
Pain or stiffness in neck?
Brudinski's sign - ?meningeal. pain and resistance on flexion/involuntary move legs and hips
5 of 30
Dysphasia?
Difficulty swallowing
6 of 30
Brocca's
no meaningful words or sentences but full comprehension (expressive aphasia)
7 of 30
Wernickie's
no meaning or value in what they're saying (receptive aphasia)
8 of 30
cervical plexus
C1-C4 diaphragm, shoulders and neck
9 of 30
brachial plexus
C5-T1 upper limbs
10 of 30
lumbar sacral plexus
L2-S1 lower limbs
11 of 30
Cheyne stokes breathing
abnormal pattern, deeper, sometimes faster, gradually leading to apnea
12 of 30
Aponea
temporary stop in breathing
13 of 30
Trauma can cause?
ST elevation or inversion
14 of 30
Severe head injury can cause?
T wave inversion
15 of 30
Severe HTN?
systolic above 210
16 of 30
Kernig's sign?
Inability to straighten leg at 90 degrees (meningeal)
17 of 30
Romberg's test
Cant maintain balance ?spinal cord disease
18 of 30
Types of haemorrhages
pre techial, purpuric
19 of 30
CVA or TIA?
Over 24 hours, CVA less than 24 hours, TIA
20 of 30
Test for stroke?
FAST
21 of 30
Types of stroke
ischaemic, haemorragic, subarachnoid
22 of 30
Ischaemic stroke?
blockage caused by embolus or thrombus in artery
23 of 30
Haemorragic stroke?
bleeding eg ruptured vessel
24 of 30
subarachnoid stroke?
rupture of vessel into subarachnoid space
25 of 30
Parkinsons disease lack of?
Dopamine defficiency
26 of 30
`Bradykinesia?
slow movement, loss of facial expressions, slowness in walking
27 of 30
MS destroys?
Myelin
28 of 30
Types of MS
= corticospinal, brainstem, cerebrellar, cerebral
29 of 30
Aphasia?
inability to speak due to head injury
30 of 30

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Vertigo?

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dizziness

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photophobia?

Back

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Card 4

Front

Mydriasis?

Back

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Card 5

Front

Pain or stiffness in neck?

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