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16 Cards in this Set
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Analgesia
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a decreased or absent sensation of pain.
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Anesthesia
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absent touch sensation.
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Clonus
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an abnormal pattern of neuromuscular activity, characterized by rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle
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Fasciculation
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a localized uncoordinated, uncontrollable twitching of a single muscle group innervated by a single motor nerve fiber or filament that may be palpated and seen under the skin. In anesthesia it refers to muscle twitches that occur with administration of the depolarizing muscle relaxant succinylcholine. It also may be symptomatic of a number of disorders, including dietary deficiency, cerebral palsy, fever, neuralgia, polio, rheumatic heart disease, sodium deficiency, tic, or uremia. this of the heart muscle is known as fibrillation
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Graphesthesia
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ability to feel writing on the skin.
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hypalgia/hypalgesia/hypoalgesia
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decreased pain sensation. the perception of a painful stimulus to a degree that varies significantly from a normal perception of the same stimulus.
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Hyperalgesia
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increased pain sensation, extreme sensitivity to pain
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Hypoesthesia
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decreased touch sensation.
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Hyperesthesia
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increased touch sensation
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Opposition
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the relation between the thumb and the other digits of the hand for the purpose of grasping objects between the thumb and fingers
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Seizure
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a hyperexcitation of neurons in the brain leading to abnormal electric activity that causes a sudden, violent involuntary series of contractions of a group of muscles. It may be paroxysmal and episodic, as in a ___disorder, or transient and acute, as after a head concussion. may be clonic or tonic; focal, unilateral, or bilateral; or generalized or partial.
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Stereognosis
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1.the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects by the sense of touch. 2.perception by the sense of the solidity of objects.
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Syncope
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a brief lapse in consciousness caused by transient cerebral hypoxia. It is usually preceded by a sensation of lightheadedness and often may be prevented by lying down or by sitting with the head between the knees. It may be caused by many different factors, including emotional stress, vagal stimulation, vascular pooling in the legs, diaphoresis, and a sudden change in environmental temperature or body position
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Tremors
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Involuntary contraction of opposing muscle groups. Results in rhythmic, back-and-forth movement of one or more joints. May occur at rest or with voluntary movement. All tremors disappear while sleeping. may be slow (3 to 6 per second) or rapid (10 to 20 per second).
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Paresthesia
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any subjective sensation, experienced as numbness, tingling, or a “pins and needles” feeling. often fluctuate according to such influences as posture, activity, rest, edema, congestion, or underlying disease. When experienced in the extremities, it is sometimes identified as acroparesthesia.
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