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CLTM board prepWhat does OSHA stand for? - correct answer Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) What is OSHA's function? - correct answer Insures an environment of safety for all staff What does CMS stand for? - correct answer Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services What is dysgeusia/parageusia? - correct answer unpleasant perception of taste; causes metallic, salty, foul, or rancid taste What is dystonia? - correct answer Involuntary sustained muscle contractions, producing twisting or squeezing movement and abnormal postures What is ataxia? - correct answer the loss of full control of bodily movements What is cataplexy? - correct answer sudden loss of muscle tone what are the findings on a EEG with Cataplexy? - correct answer normal What is narcolepsy? - correct answer A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times. what are the findings on a EEG with narcolepsy? - correct answer Early onset REM during sleep what is Wallenbergs Syndrome? - correct answer Lesion of vertebral or posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) Injury to the lateral medulla, resulting in tissue ischemia & necrosis, with sensory defecits in: Trunk & extremities on contralateral side of Injury. Face & cranial nerves on the ipsilateral side of the injury. What is dysphagia? - correct answer difficulty swallowing What is vertigo? - correct answer dizziness What is nystagmus? - correct answer involuntary eye movement What is dysarthria? - correct answer Neurological based speech disorder characterized by abnormal strength, speed, range, steadiness, tone and accuracy. Affects all aspects of speech production, including respiration, phonation, articulation, prosody and resonance. what is ptosis? - correct answer drooping eyelid what is Horners Syndrome? - correct answer unilateral combination of: drooping eyelid (ptosis) constricted pupil (miosis) decreased sweating (anhidrosis) eye redness what is Cortical Dysplasia? - correct answer Intractable Seizures