N213: Health Differences Across the Life Span 3

N213: Health Differences Across the Lifespan 3 Study Guide Rabies ..................................................................................................................................................................................................72 1.7 Complications of Infectious Diseases ................................................................................................................ 74 Septic Shock...................................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Meningitis .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Rheumatic Fever............................................................................................................................................................................. 77 Chapter One Practice Exam.......................................................................................................................................... 80 Chapter Two: Neurological Dysfunction.....................................................................................................83 2.1 Glasgow Coma Scale................................................................................................................................................. 84 2.2 Neurological Diseases ............................................................................................................................................. 84 Myasthenia Gravis.......................................................................................................................................................................... 84 Epilepsy (Seizure Disorders)..................................................................................................................................................... 87 Huntington’s Disease .................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Multiple Sclerosis ........................................................................................................................................................................... 91 Parkinson’s Disease....................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) ..................................................................................................................................... 96 Guillain-Barre Syndrome ............................................................................................................................................................ 98 2.3 Injuries and Disorders that cause Neurological Dysfunction................................................................ 100 Brain Tumor ...................................................................................................................................................................................100 Spinal Cord Injury ........................................................................................................................................................................102 Head Injuries ..................................................................................................................................................................................105 Cerebrovascular Accident.........................................................................................................................................................109 2.4 Chapter Two Practice Exam............................................................................................................................... 112 Chapter Three: Musculoskeletal Dysfunction........................................................................................ 113 3.1 Types of Degenerative Disorders .................................................................................................................... 113 Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease) .....................................................................................................................114 Gout ....................................................................................................................................................................................................116 Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus........................................................................................117 Juvenile Rheumatoid/Idiopathic Arthritis.........................................................................................................................120 Osteoporosis...................................................................................................................................................................................122 Scoliosis ............................................................................................................................................................................................124 Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease .....................................................................................................................................................126 Slipped Femoral Epiphysis .......................................................................................................................................................128 Contractures ...................................................................................................................................................................................129 3.2 Injuries Causing Musculoskeletal Dysfunction........................................................................................... 130 Soft Tissues Injuries and Fractures.......................................................................................................................................130 Traumatic Amputations.............................................................................................................................................................134 Intervertebral Disk Problems .................................................................................................................................................135 Chapter Three Practice Exam................................................................................................................................... 138 Chapter Four: Disorders Resulting from Tissue Trauma and Inflammatory Disorders......... 140 4.1 Disorders Resulting from Tissue Trauma .................................................................................................... 141 Soft Tissue Trauma ......................................................................................................................................................................141 Pressure Ulcers 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