Terms 3 Flashcards
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Neck; C1 - C7 vertebrae
Cervical
Mid to upper back; T1 -T12 vertebrae
Thoracic
Lower back; L1 - L5
Lumbar
Lower back; fused sacral vertebrae attaches to the ilium to form the SI joint
Sacrum
Following head trauma, memory lose prior to mechanism
Retrograde amnesia
Following head trauma, memory lose post mechanism
Antegrade amnesia
Dizziness
Vertigo
Ringing in the ear
Tinnitus
Pressure within blood vessels when heart contracts
Systolic blood pressure
Pressure within blood vessels when heart relaxes
Diastolic blood pressure
Acute brain trauma where damage occurs to the opposite side of the blow to the head
Contrecoup
Lingering symptoms from a concussion that last for an extended period of time
Post concussion syndrome
involuntary eye movement
Nystagmus
Sports concussion assessment tool; standardized evaluation of concussions
SCAT
Exponential increase in symptoms from a concussion following the immature return of an athlete back into competition prior to symptoms being resolved
Second impact syndrome
Neurological scale that aims to give reliable, objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment
Glasgow coma scale
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Collection of blood on the surface of the brain. symptoms: confused speech; difficulty with balance or walking; headache; lethargy or confusion; loss of consciousness; nausea and vomiting; numbness
Subdural hematoma
Extradural hemorrhage is bleeding between the inside of the skull and the outer covering of the brain (called the “dura”)
Epidural hematoma
