PNS 1 and 2
Damage to the myelin. Conduction of the action potential is normal above and below point of compression.
Neuropraxia
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Patient presents with hypertension, severe headache, and blurred vision. What does this patient likely have?
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Abnormal intestinal contractions. Reaction to emotions, stress, and other chemics in foods. Tx includes dieting, meds, and stress management.
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Common complication of Spinda Bifida involving caudal displacement of the hindbrain through the foramen magnum
Arnold Chiari Type 2
The two golden standards for neurological testing
Nerve Conduction and EMG
PAP Test is used to detect this
Cervical Cancer
What test involves knee extension w/ hip flexion that produces pain?
This mental health disorder mimics Parkinson's with slow movement, tremors, and ridigity
Lewy Body Dimentia
Clinical features include: Pes Planus, late hip discolation, slipped femoral epiphyses, and atlantoaxial instability
Down Syndrome
The special test where a patient holds a flat object between their thumb and index finger.
Froment's Sign
When should men start PSA screening for prostate cancer?
50 yrs and older
This contusion is located at the area of direct impact to the skull.
Coup
Fragile X Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy patients with Diplegia have more involvement in which extremities?
Lower more than upper
CN 7, Facial
Most lethal type of cancer for females
Ovarian Cancer
Impaired ability to have a bowel movement. May cause fecal incontinence.
Flaccid bowel
ICP Normal Value
4-15 mmHg
Patients with SMA have normal intelligence. What type of SMA is onset between 18 months to adulthood, and can achieve walking?
(Hint Type 0-4)
Type 3
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease resulting in skeletal muscle weakness, yet normal sensation, due to what?
Antibodies destroy Acetlycholine receptors
Egg implants outside of the Uterus. Symptoms include irregular bleeding.
Ectopic Pregnancy
This type of rigidity involves the upper and lower limbs to be extended
Decerebrate Rigidity
Hepatic disease in which blood backs up into the GI tract. High BP in the vessels where they enter the liver
Portal Hypertension
Which chromosome is involved with Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome?
Chromosome 15