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True or false: seizures are considered subjective data?

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True

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2
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What is the term for partial weakness?

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paresis

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What is the term for full weakness?

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Paralysis

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4
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Incoordination

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Dysmetria

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5
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Involuntary movements

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Dyskinesia

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Numbness or tingling

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paresthesia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty speaking

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Aphasia

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What are the 10 warning sings of alzheimer’s

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  1. Memory loss
  2. Losing track
  3. Forgetting words
  4. Getting lost
  5. Poor judgement
  6. Abstract failing
  7. Losing things
  8. Mood swings
  9. Personality changes
  10. Growing passive
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What is the term describing the need for physical touch to stay awake?

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Obtunded

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What is the term describing the need for

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Obtunded

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What is the term for actively confused?

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Delirium

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13
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What is the cerebellar function test?

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Balance test

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14
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What is tandem walking?

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Pronator drift

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What is the romberg’s test?

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Arms out and see if one drifts while etes are closed

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What does the posterior column tract test?

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What is kinesthesia?

18
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What is stereognosis?

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Touch without sight

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What is graphesthesia?

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Trace number in palm

20
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What is two-point discrimination?

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2 points closer until can’t distinguish

21
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What is extinction?

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Sharp or dull pain

22
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What is clonus?

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rhythmic involuntary contractions and relaxations of muscles often associated with a stroke.

23
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What does grade 0 reflex mean?

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What does grade 2 of reflexes mean?

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What does grade 4 of reflexes mean?
Hyperreflexia (jumping of joint; clondis)
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Which neuron controls descending motor fibers located compltely within the CNS. Convey impulses from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord.
Upper motor neurons E.G. stroke
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Which group of neurons is located in the gray column of the spinal cord extending to the muscles. Translated movement to action "final common pathway"
Lower motor neurons E.G. Spinal cord injury
28
What is a build up of athersclerotic plaque or thrombus blocking blood flow to the brain called?
Ischemic/ embolic stroke
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What do these symptoms indicate? - Unilateral facial droop - Arm drift - Unilateral weakness or paralysis - Aphasia - Dysphasia - Confusion - Loss of balance - Clouded vision
Ischemic/ embolic stroke
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What is an acute rupture of a weakened artery in the brain?
Hemorrhagic stroke
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What do these symptoms indicate? - Sudden and severe headache - Nausea - Vomiting - Sudden loss of consciousness - Focal seizures
Hemorrhagic stroke
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What is the percentage for hemorrhagic stroke?
13%
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What is the percent for ischemic/ embolic stroke?
87%

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