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| loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage |
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| aka Sensory aphasia, aka receptive aphasia: Speaks the words fluently, but without meaningful content |
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| aka Expressive Aphasia, aka aphemia: the inability to speak or to organize the muscular movements of speech. |
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| inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movement |
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| defective use of the voice |
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| difficulty in articuulating words |
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| loss or impairment of the sense of smell |
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| swelling and protrusion of the blind spot of the eye caused by edema. also called a choked disk |
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| rapid involuntary oscillation in the eyeballs, normally with dizziness. |
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| a quality imparted to voiced sounds by vibration in anatomical resonating chambers. |
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| the production of vocal sounds and especially speech |
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| the act or manner of articulating. |
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| the 4 A's of Alzheimer's. |
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Amnesia: loss of ability to learn new info or recall old info.
Agnosia: not recognizing the use of familiar objects
Apraxia: the loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements w/o impariment of the muscles or sensory
Aphasia: loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words |
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| syndrome characterized by dysfunction or loss of memory, orientation, attention, language, judgment, and reasoning. Personality changes and behavioral problems such as agitation, dellusions, and hallucinations may result. |
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| state of temporary but acture mental confusion. Common, life threatening, and possibly preventable syndrome in older adults. |
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| abnormally light or reduced menstruation |
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| What's the location for Happy Hour after the final on Monday? |
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| Nuevo Leon on E 6th St. :) |
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| Normal Lab Value: Blood Glucose |
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| Normal Lab Value: Potassium (K) |
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| Normal Lab Value: Hemoglobin |
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