Med terms Appendix 1 (ch. 13)

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ACh
- acetylcholine
- (i sure hope you know this because you've seen it a million times in biology)
ADD
- attention deficit disorder
- (drinking coffee and then can't pay attention in class doesn't necessarily count)
ADHD

attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
ALS
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- (such a mouthful ... hmm)
CNS

central nervous system
CSF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- (i was in a club CSF before ... no relation to this at all)
CVA
- cerebrovascular accident; costovertebral angle
- (remember: it can stand for 2 things!!!!)
DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DT

delirium tremens
DTR

deep tendon reflex
EEG

electroencephalogram
ICP

intracranial pressure
MS

multiple sclerosis
OCD
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- (according to admitted pharmacy students, we're all kinda nuts, I mean type A)
PET

positron emission tomography
PNS

peripheral nervous system
SCI

spinal cord injury
TENS
- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
- (we all deserve 10s out of 10 for our lab quizzes!)
TIA

transient ischemic attack

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Med terms Appendix 1 (ch. 13)

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IBHS lab med terms ... it's short .. thank goodness! this is quiz 7! quiz 6 is still part of the ch.6 one (i combined them) ... this is after midterm!!!

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2010-10-11T02:54:49Z

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