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| What are the three types of neurons? |
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| Sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons |
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| Nerve cells activated by sensory input from the environment (related to the 5 senses) |
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| Connect spinal motor and sensory neurons |
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| Part of the PNS that sends impulses from brain/spinal cord to effectors (glands or muscle) |
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| What is Bell's Palsy and what cranial nerve does it involve? |
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| Facial muscle paralysis due to injury to the 7th cranial nerve (CN VII) |
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| What antibiotics can cause ototoxicity? |
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| Aminoglycoside antibiotics (gentamicin) and platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents (cisplatin) |
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| What are three common tests for cognitive impairment? |
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| Mini Mental Status Examination (MMSE), Mini-Cog, Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) |
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| Which is the shortest test for cognitive impairment? |
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| Which is the longest test for cognitive impairment? |
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| Montreal cognitive assessment |
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| What does PERRLA stand for? |
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| Pupils are equally round and reactive to light and accommodation |
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| A clot blocks blood flow to a certain area of the brain |
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| Bleeding occurs inside or around the brain tissue |
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| What are signs of ototoxicity? |
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| Tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo (may be reversible or irreversible) |
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Connects muscle to bone
Matrix = collagen |
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Connects bone to bone
Matrix = elastin |
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| Moving away from the midline |
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| Moving towards the midline |
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| What drugs are likely to induce tendinopathy? |
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| Fluoroquinolones and corticosteroids |
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| What does tennis elbow affect? |
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| Lateral epicondylitis (outer elbow) |
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| What does golfer's elbow affect? |
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| Medial epicondylitis (inside elbow) |
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| What is Bobinsky's reflex? |
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| When scraping the bottom of foot from heel to toe causes toes to spread out (normal response in toes curl or nothing happens) |
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| What does a positive Bobinksy's reflex indicate? |
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| Far-sightedness (being able to see clearly at great distances, but not up close) |
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| Near-sightedness (being able to see clearly up close, but not at great distances) |
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| Having an irregularly shaped cornea or lens causing mismatches curves |
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| Clouding of the lens due to protein build-up |
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| Involuntary movement/jerking of the eyes |
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| What can cause nystagmus? |
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| Alcohol, lithium or other drugs, optic nerve damage |
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| What are the 5 red flags that prompt physician referral for eye problems? |
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Moderate-severe pain (5/10)
Redness of affected eye
Photophobia (pen light shining)
Reduced visual acuity
Foreign body or penetrating eye trauma |
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| Disorder in external-middle ear, the conductive phase |
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| Sensorineural hearing loss |
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| Disorder involving the cochlea and cochlear nerve (inner ear), the sensorineural phase |
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| Canal that links the middle ear with the back of the nose and serves to equalize the pressure in the middle ear with the ambient air |
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| What are the 4 cardinal signs of strep throat? |
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| Fever, swollen lymph nodes, red inflamed throat, absence of cough |
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| What are thyroid levels in hypothyroidism? |
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| What are thyroid levels in hyperthyroidism? |
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| What is Hashimoto's disease? |
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| Gradual loss of eyes' ability to focus that occurs naturally with increase in age |
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