Week 8 Flashcards
How do cerebral aneurysms present?
sudden severe headache
What are the risk factors for meningitis?
age
pregnancy
skipping vaccines
weakened immune system
What are the symptoms of meningitis? (4/5)
headache
fever
stiff neck (meningismus)
signs of cerebral dysfunction (confusion, delirium)
What is encephalitis caused by?
viral infection
What is meningitis caused by?
Streptococcus pneumoniae and other bacteria
What is a symptom of acute hemorrhagic stroke?
sudden headache and pain
Stroke of one side of the cerebral hemisphere will affect which side?
contralateral side
What is a risk factor for hemorrhagic stroke?
Blood pressure that is high
Cerebral aneurysm can result in what kind of CVA?
subarachnoid hemorrhage
Acute hypertension is a risk factor for what kind of CVA?
hemorrhagic stroke
Parkinson disease is a deficiency of what chemical?
dopamine
What areas of the brain does Parkinson’s have a deficiency of dopamine?
Basal ganglia (substantia nigra_
Lewy bodies
Parkinson disease will give what hallmark S/S?
rest tremor of skeletal muscle
A hallmark symptom of Multiple myeloma is?
bone pain
Why do Multiple myeloma patients have bone pain?
MM has a tumor growing in the bone marrow
Migraine presents with what? (3)
pounding headache
nausea
photophobia
Characteristics of scoliosis(4)
Lateral curvature
increase in periods of rapid growth
uneven shoulders, scapular prominence
respiratory complications
What pervents fractures from forming?
Diabetes
smoking
poor diet
Paget’s disease is what followed by what?
excessive bone resorption followed by
excessive fragile bone formation
Where is the most common site for Paget’s disease
lower spine
What is Osteosarcoma ?
malignant bone forming tumor
Osteomalacia happen in adults from lack of what?
Vitamin D
Osteomalacia is called what in children?
rickets
What is a risk factor for osteoporosis for women?
early menopause