UNIT 6 DIagnosis/Treatment

Question 1

amblyopia

Answer 1

decreased vision occurring in one eye, lazy eye

Question 2

amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis

Answer 2

a degenerative disease of the central nervous system causing loss of muscle control; also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease

Question 3

anacusis

Answer 3

total deafness

Question 4

analgesic

Answer 4

a drug that relieves pain

Question 5

anesthesiologist

Answer 5

doctor who specializes in anesthesiology

Question 6

anesthetic

Answer 6

a drug that causes loss of sensation

Question 7

anesthesia

Answer 7

without feeling or sensation

Question 8

anorexia

Answer 8

an eating disorder characterized by the patients refusal to eat

Question 9

anosmia

Answer 9

lack of a sense of smell

Question 10

anxiety

Answer 10

feeling of fear, nervousness, or unease

Question 11

asthenia

Answer 11

weakness

Question 12

astigmatism

Answer 12

imperfection in the curvature of the eye causing blurred vision; light does not converge on a single point of the retina

Question 13

bulimia

Answer 13

an eating disorder characterized by overeating followed by forced vomiting or excessive exercise

Question 14

cataract

Answer 14

progressive opacity of lens leading to blurred vision

Question 15

causalgia

Answer 15

painful sensation of burning

Question 16

cerebral aneurysm

Answer 16

widening and bulging of a blood vessel in the brain

Question 17

cerebral palsy

Answer 17

paralysis caused by damage to the areas of the brain responsible for movement

Question 18

cerebral thrombosis

Question 19

cerumen impaction

Question 20

clonus

Question 21

corneal abrasion

Question 22

dementia

Question 23

dyslexia

Question 24

dysphoria

Question 25

dystonia

Question 26

epilepsy

Question 27

glaucoma

Question 28

hematoma

Question 29

hemorrhagic stroke

Question 30

miosis

Question 31

mydriasis

Question 32

narcolepsy

Question 33

nystagmus

Question 34

ototoxic

Question 35

paralysis

Question 36

paresthesia

Question 37

prosopagnosia

Question 38

schizophrenia

Question 39

scotoma

Question 40

strabismus

Question 41

syncope

Question 42

tinnitus

Question 43

transient ischemic attack

Question 44

vertigo

Question 45

anesthesia, epidural

Question 45

anesthesia, epidural

Question 46

anesthesia, general

Question 47

anesthetic, local

Question 48

anesthetic, regional

Question 49

anesthetic, topical

Question 50

cerebral angiography

Question 51

cochlear implant

Question 52

phacoemulsification

Question 53

positron emission tomography