Nervous system basics
specific area of the brain involved in motor function
Homonculous
Lack of this mineral in a pregnant mother could potentially lead to spina bifida
Folate
Symptom related to bleeding in the small intestine or colon
Melena
What type of medications can often lead to bleeding disorders including GI bleed, risk of hemorrhagic brain bleeds, or excessive bleeding
Blood-thinners (anti-coagulants, anti-fibrinolytics etc)
The next class you'll have Haley as course director in:
Cardiopulmonary management (spring first year)
Scale used to diagnose severity and prognosis in spinal cord injury
ASIA scale
Type of cerebrovascular accident caused by an embolus
Ischemic CVA
Type of IBD that can affect anywhere within the digestive tract
Creating jobs in a low-income area to address high food-insecurity rates would be this type of management approach:
A societal-level management approach (as opposed to individual-level)
Type of dialysis that can only occur in critical care settings as it needs constant monitoring:
Continous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
insulating sheath around many nerve fibers, increasing the speed at which impulses are conducted
Myelin
Pathology often treated with dopamine replacement medications
Parkinson Disease
Term for the bacterial environment within the gut
The microbiome
National organization that manages organ donation and transplantation allocation
UNOS
Katie (hybrid lead) named her baby:
Samuel!
Type I motor units are associated with what type of activity?
Slow twitch (like power activities)
Pathology that is characterized by progressive weakness from distal to proximal. Often reverses and resolves over time
AIDP or GBS
Air trapping in the bowels which can be seen on x-ray
An ileus
Name the 6 major modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Obesity, Activity, Tobacco use, Cholesterol, Hypertension, Diabetes
What muscle primarily makes up the bladder wall and bladder tone:
Period of time in which a neuron cannot be polarized
Refractory period (during hyperpolarization)
Specific type of traumatic brain injury related to high speed impact
Coup-countre-coup TBI
Location of pain in typical appendicitis
McBurney's point
Information regarding someone with a colostomy having to quit the swim team due to risk of infection would be best put in what section of the ICF model?
Participation restriction
People with high-level spinal cord injuries are at risk of this physiological syndrome that people with low-level SCI do not get
Autonomic Dysreflexia