Cognition
Seizures
Substance Use
Pain
Miscellaneous
100

is the state of awareness and our ability to perform more advanced tasks

Cognition

100

a sudden, spontaneous, uncontrolled depolarization of neurons, which causes abnormal motor or sensory activity and possibly loss of consciousness

Seizure

100

Morphine and Codeine

Natural opioids

100

Endogenous morphine

Endorphins

100

Pain perceived at a site distant from the source

Referred pain

200

One of the early changes noted in those with acute brain disorders

Decreasing level of consciousness

200

A peculiar visual or auditory sensation

Aura

200

Systemic infections that are common in drug abusers who share needles

Hepatitis B and HIV

200

Results from a profound, sudden loss of blood flow to an organ or tissues in a specific area of the body

Ischemic pain

200

Precipitating factors

Triggers

300

Severe headache, Vomiting, Papilledema

Early signs of increased ICP

300

Unknown cause of seizures

Idiopathic

300

Irritability, tremors, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, high blood pressure, psychotic episodes, and convulsions

Withdrawal symptoms

300

Responsible for attention, arousal, modulation of muscle tone, and focus ability.

Reticular Activating System

300
First sign of ICP

Decreased level of consciousness

400

This is a series of actions that requires someone with a suspected altered cognition to do to determine which areas of thought are affected

Mental Status Examination

400

signs occur before the seizure

Prodromal signs

400

A combination of drugs results in a stronger reaction than the individual components normally cause

Synergism

400

Pain receptors that are free sensory nerve ending present in most tissues of the body

Nociceptors

400

An irritant that causes metabolic changes in the liver cells, example: Alcohol

hepatotoxin

500

A sign of increased ICP, also known as droopy eyelid.

Ptosis

500

Related to a single area of damage in the cortex

Partial seizures

500

Manifested as confusion, disorientation, and loss of motor coordination

Wernicke syndrome

500

Suggests that pain responses are filtered through pain-modulated impulses conducted to the spinal cord

Gate-control theory

500

An indication that something in the RAS is not functioning properly

Altered cognition

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