Creutzfeldt jakob disease - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What info do you need to calculate sensitivity? Answer Deflection (mm) and Voltage (uV) Normal alpha in an adult should NOT be seen in the... Answer Frontal head region What disease is caused by a proteinaceous particle or prion? Answer Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Syringomyelia is... Answer An abnormal cavity or cyst in the spinal cord Spinocerebellar degeneration Answer Friedreich's Ataxia Without dietetic treatment, this hereditary disease may cause mental retardation and infanti...

microbiology Question and answers rated A+ Acelluar Lacks protein and capsid coating RNA molecule At this point only infects plants, but may possibly be contributing factor to multiple diseases in animals - correct answer viroids -are small, infectious proteins. - Lack RNA and DNA - They cause many progressive, fatal, neurological diseases. -Scrapie in sheep. -Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (or mad cow disease) -Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans - Chronic wasting disea...

13th edition AATB standards Practice Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers When must tissue donor records first be created? a. Beginning with tissue processing documentation. b. Beginning with documentation of the commencement of tissue recovery. c. Beginning with donor screening documentation. d. Beginning with documentation of the acceptance of a tissue donor for recovery by a tissue bank processor. - answerc. Beginning with donor screening documentation. Reference: (C1.100) Which ...

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease This notes provides an overview of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, including common symptoms, diagnosis, and management.

NU 606 Quiz 6 Questions with All Correct Answers Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - Answer- Progressive degenerative disease affecting upper motor neurons in cerebral cortex and lower motor neurons in brain stem and spinal cord. S/S: muscle weakness and atrophy, falls, dysarthria, swallowing, respiration impaired. Rx: stem cell therapy, Rilutek Myasthenia Gravis - Answer- Autoimmune disorder impairs receptors for AC h causing muscle weakness and rapid fatigue. Rx: anticholinesterase a...

13th edition AATB standards Practice Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers When must tissue donor records first be created? a. Beginning with tissue processing documentation. b. Beginning with documentation of the commencement of tissue recovery. c. Beginning with donor screening documentation. d. Beginning with documentation of the acceptance of a tissue donor for recovery by a tissue bank processor. - answerc. Beginning with donor screening documentation. Reference: (C1.100) Which ...

An EEG obtained within 24 hours following a closed head injury would be LEAST likely to show a. focal polymorphic delta activity b. focal spike activity c. asymmetry of the background activity d. slowing over the posterior head regions - focal spike activity The EEG of a patient with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is most likely to show: a. occipital spikes b. 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges c. temporal sharp waves d. 3 Hz spike and wave discharges - 1.5 Hz spike and wave discharges Which of...

When must tissue donor records first be created? a. Beginning with tissue processing documentation. b. Beginning with documentation of the commencement of tissue recovery. c. Beginning with donor screening documentation. d. Beginning with documentation of the acceptance of a tissue donor for recovery by a tissue bank processor. - Answer c. Beginning with donor screening documentation. Reference: (C1.100) Which of the following infectious disease tests is not required for all deceased don...

Once EEG data is acquired there is an expectation that the information will be protected. This means Answer all staff are accountable for protecting the patient confidentiality Temporal Lobe Epilepsy accounts for what % of all patients with epilepsy? Answer 60% Precocious puberty is associated with pathology of the Answer hypothalamus What clinical signs are expected to be seen if a patient has a stroke involving the left anterior cerebral artery? Answer Right lower extremity sensory lo...

Bacteria - that cause infection - ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Viruses - ANSWER Organisms that use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce (HIV, hepatitis, herpes zoster, herpes simplex) Fungi - ANSWER Molds and yeasts (Candida albicans, Aspergillus) Prions - ANSWER Protein particles (new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) Parasites - ANSWER Protozoa (malaria, toxoplasmosis) and helminths (worms, flatworms, roundworms, flukes (Schistosoma)