CSP LATEST EXAMS GUIDE (SPECIALTY PHARMACY)
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Anhedonia - answerInability to experience pleasure
Aneurysm - answerDefiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
Apraxia/dyspraxia - answerImpairment in ability to carry out voluntary movement
Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - answerCongenital collections of abnormal blood vessels. Arteries
connect directly to veins
Agraphia/dysgraphia - answerLoss of ability to produce written language
Akinesia/dyskinesia - answerSlowness of movement
Alzheimer's Disease - answerMost common type of Dementia
Amnesia - answerMemory Loss
Aphasia/dysphasia - answerImpairment in use of language
Ataxia - answerIncoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
Cerebral Palsy - answerPersistent disorder of movement and posture due to non-progressive disorder of
the immature brain
,Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - answerSudden failure of blood supply to part of the brain; stroke
Dementia - answerAcquired cognitive impairment
Dysarthria - answerDifficulty in speech production; problem of articulation
Dyslexia - answerAcquired disorder of reading
Encephalopathy - answerInflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic or toxin reaction, NOT infection)
Epilepsy - answerRecurrent seizures
Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - answerVisual field defect; half of lateral of each visual field is lost
Hemiparesis - answerMuscular weakness affecting one side of the body
Hydrocephalus - answerExcess CSF
Ischemia - answerInsuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of artery
Korsakoff's syndrome - answerMemory disturbance associated with alcohol abuse
Multiple Sclerosis - answerMultifocal demylinating disease
,Organic Brain Syndrome - answerObsolete non-specific term referring to syndrome arising from brain
disease
Diplopia - answerDouble vision
Acuity - answerClearness of vision
Aura - answerPremonitory sensations present in epilepsy
Basal - answerStarting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes mastery of items previous to this
point.
Ceiling - answerEnding point based on number of errors in a row. Assumes examinee would not get
credit for remaining items
Bilateral - answerPresent on both sides of the body
Unilateral - answerPresent on one side of body
Bradykinesia - answerRetardation in intiating and executing movements and speech
Circumlocution - answerLengthy output with word substitutions; talking in circles
Confabulation - answerPrompt, full and detailed, but incorrect responses to questions of recall in
amnestic patients
, Coup-contrecoup - answerClosed head injury in which effects occur at impact site and location opposite
impact site
Embolism - answerSudden blocking of an artery
Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain
Complex Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain with change in consciousness
Simple Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain without change in consciousness
Generalized Seizure/ Grand Mal - answerSeizure in which both sides of the body are affected, person
falls unconscious and muscles of the body contract
Generalized Tonic-Clonic - answerSeizure affecting both sides of the body with muscle tensing and
muscle jerking in unison
Absence/Petit Mal - answerSeizure with a blank period of staring off with unawareness of what is
happening around the person
Set-maintenance - answerRetaining a guiding principle
Set-loss - answerInability to retain a guiding principle during a test
Short-term memory - answerWhen one produces material immediately after it has been presented
WITH ACTUAL CORRECT ANSWERS .100%VERIFIED
Anhedonia - answerInability to experience pleasure
Aneurysm - answerDefiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
Apraxia/dyspraxia - answerImpairment in ability to carry out voluntary movement
Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - answerCongenital collections of abnormal blood vessels. Arteries
connect directly to veins
Agraphia/dysgraphia - answerLoss of ability to produce written language
Akinesia/dyskinesia - answerSlowness of movement
Alzheimer's Disease - answerMost common type of Dementia
Amnesia - answerMemory Loss
Aphasia/dysphasia - answerImpairment in use of language
Ataxia - answerIncoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
Cerebral Palsy - answerPersistent disorder of movement and posture due to non-progressive disorder of
the immature brain
,Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - answerSudden failure of blood supply to part of the brain; stroke
Dementia - answerAcquired cognitive impairment
Dysarthria - answerDifficulty in speech production; problem of articulation
Dyslexia - answerAcquired disorder of reading
Encephalopathy - answerInflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic or toxin reaction, NOT infection)
Epilepsy - answerRecurrent seizures
Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - answerVisual field defect; half of lateral of each visual field is lost
Hemiparesis - answerMuscular weakness affecting one side of the body
Hydrocephalus - answerExcess CSF
Ischemia - answerInsuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of artery
Korsakoff's syndrome - answerMemory disturbance associated with alcohol abuse
Multiple Sclerosis - answerMultifocal demylinating disease
,Organic Brain Syndrome - answerObsolete non-specific term referring to syndrome arising from brain
disease
Diplopia - answerDouble vision
Acuity - answerClearness of vision
Aura - answerPremonitory sensations present in epilepsy
Basal - answerStarting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes mastery of items previous to this
point.
Ceiling - answerEnding point based on number of errors in a row. Assumes examinee would not get
credit for remaining items
Bilateral - answerPresent on both sides of the body
Unilateral - answerPresent on one side of body
Bradykinesia - answerRetardation in intiating and executing movements and speech
Circumlocution - answerLengthy output with word substitutions; talking in circles
Confabulation - answerPrompt, full and detailed, but incorrect responses to questions of recall in
amnestic patients
, Coup-contrecoup - answerClosed head injury in which effects occur at impact site and location opposite
impact site
Embolism - answerSudden blocking of an artery
Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain
Complex Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain with change in consciousness
Simple Partial Seizure - answerSeizure caused by damage to the brain without change in consciousness
Generalized Seizure/ Grand Mal - answerSeizure in which both sides of the body are affected, person
falls unconscious and muscles of the body contract
Generalized Tonic-Clonic - answerSeizure affecting both sides of the body with muscle tensing and
muscle jerking in unison
Absence/Petit Mal - answerSeizure with a blank period of staring off with unawareness of what is
happening around the person
Set-maintenance - answerRetaining a guiding principle
Set-loss - answerInability to retain a guiding principle during a test
Short-term memory - answerWhen one produces material immediately after it has been presented
