Final Flashcards

1
Q

five categories of MS

explain them

A
benign
relapse remitting
primary progressive
secondary progressive
progressive relapsing
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2
Q

three theories of etiology of MS

A

genetic
auto immune
environment

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3
Q

MS, what age do the symptoms begin?

A

between 10/60

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4
Q

MS, average age of diagnosis?

A

30

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5
Q

MS affects more men or women?

A

women

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6
Q

Primary progressive MS, more common in men or women?

A

men

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7
Q

7 symptoms of MS

A
sensory disturbances
paresis
spasticity
movement disorders
fatigue
visual disturbances
bowel and bladder disturbances
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8
Q

3 exacerbating factors of MS?

A

changes in health status
stress
adverse reaction to heat

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9
Q

which med for MS treats depression?

A

aventyl or Elavil

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10
Q

which med for MS treats pain

A

tegretol

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11
Q

which med for MS treats urgent urination

A

Ditropan

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12
Q

which med for MS treats cerebellar incoordination

A

inderal or clonopin

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13
Q

which med for MS treats spasticity?

A

baclofen or Valium

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14
Q

which med for MS treats exacerbations and inflammation

A

cortisone or prednisone

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15
Q

What are the ABC drugs for treating MS

A

avonex
betaseron
copaxone

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16
Q

an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage, or both?

A

pain

17
Q

persistent or recurring pain, beyond acute, or more than six months and affects the patients well being

A

chronic pain

18
Q

six ways to classify pain

A

body location (low back pain)
duration (acute, chronic)
etiology (somatogenic, psychogenic)
body system (myocfascial, rheumatic, causalgic)
severity (0-10 scale)
mechanism (tissue injury, nervous system injury)

19
Q

MS clearly defined disease relapse (flare ups) with full recovery or with sequelae (resulting conditions) and residual deficit upon recovery; periods between disease relapses characterized by lack of disease progression

A

relapse remitting (rr)

20
Q

MS disease progression from onset, with occasional plateaus and temporary minor improvements are possible

A

primary progressive (pp)

21
Q

MS, initial rr disease course followed by progression with or without occasional relapses, minor remissions (some recovery), and plateaus

A

secondary progressive (sp)

22
Q

MS, progressive disease from onset, with clear acute relapses, with or without full recovery; periods b/w relapses characterized by continuing progression

A

progressive relapsing (pr)

23
Q

Cognitions and behaviors for chronic pain can be changed by…?
there are three

A

reframing
teaching problem solving skills
education

24
Q

9 alternative treatments for chronic pain

A
acupuncture
stress management
aquatics
guided imagery
yoga
meditation
massage
aromatherapy
humor therapy
25
Q

What part of the body accounts for 90% of amputations?

A

LE (lower extremities)

26
Q

four causes of amputation and the percentage of each.

which is the 2nd leading cause in kids?

A

peripheral vascular disease -78%
trauma - 20%
tumors - 5% (2nd leading cause in kids)
congenital - 3%

27
Q

three types of amputations

A

congenital
traumatic
surgical

28
Q

separation of two bones at the joint

A

disarticulation

29
Q

5 factors that influence function in an amputee

A
age of onset
number of missing limbs
level of amputation
portion of residual or remaining limb
overall health status
30
Q

excess amount of body weight that may come from muscles, bone, fat, and water.
how many adults does this effect?

A

overweight

2/3

31
Q

excess amount of body fat

how many adults does this effect?

A

obesity

1/3

32
Q

ratio of weight, height. provides a reliable indicator of body fat for most ppl and can be used to determine weight categories that may indicate potential health issues

A

body mass index (BMI)

33
Q

BMI under 18.5

A

underweight

34
Q

BMI 18.5-24.9

A

healthy

35
Q

BMI 25.0-29

A

overweight

36
Q

BMI over 30

A

obese

37
Q

BMI over 40

A

morbidly obese

38
Q

five health problems related to obesity?

A
hypertension
heart disease
type two diabetes
sleep apnea
cancer (breast, cervical, colon, gall bladder)