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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pH monitoring |
tracking of stomach acid, usually in the esophagus to evaluate reflux |
| poor eye contact |
the inability to meet eyes with another individual; many people with Autism Spectrum Disorder find eye contact unsettling for many reasons. |
| prolonged QT syndrome |
also known as long QT Syndrome, refers to a group of disorders that increase the risk for sudden death due to an abnormal heartbeat |
| proprioception |
the unconscious perception of movement and spatial orientation arising from the stimuli within the body itself |
| PT (physical therapy) |
health profession which aims the physical treatment and management of disease or condition which enables people to reach their maximum potential |
| recurrent pneumonia |
condition associated with immune problems, aspiration of fluids into the lung from the esophagus or underlying lung disease that results in repeated inflammation of the lung causing pneumonia |
| recurrent UTIs |
infection anywhere along the urinary tract |
| renal reflux |
abnormal movement of urine from the bladder into the ureters or kidneys; reverse of the typical direction |
| schizophrenia |
severe, persistent, debilitating, and poorly understood psychiatric disorder that includes disturbances in thoughts (or cognitions), mood (or affects), perceptions, and relationships with others |
| scoliosis |
crooked spine that curves laterally |
| secondarily generalized seizures |
starts as a partial seizure (in one limited area of the brain) but then (sometimes so quickly that the partial seizure is hardly noticed) spread throughout the brain, becoming |
| sensory integration disorder |
A condition that exists when sensory signals don |
| severe sleep apnea |
temporary interruption of breathing during sleep, severe symptoms include more than 30 incidents of disrupted breathing per hour |
| shortness of breath |
breathing difficulty involves a sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing or a feeling of not getting enough air |
| simple partial seizures |
seizures which affect only a small region of the brain; no impairment of consciousness |
| sinus surgery |
surgery to improve drainage or remove diseased sinus membranes |
| sleep apnea |
temporary interruption of breathing during sleep |
| speech |
the vocalized form of human communication |
| spinal tap |
procedure performed when a doctor needs to look at the cerebrospinal fluid (also known as spinal fluid). |
| stiff joints or contractures |
chronic loss of joint motion due to structural changes in non-bony tissue, including muscles, ligaments, and tendons |
| strabismus (eye alignment) |
wandering eye; the eye seems misaligned |
| swallowing difficulties |
occurs when there's a problem with any part of the swallowing process |
| tics |
persistent prescence of abrupt, repetitive involuntary movements and sounds that have been described as caricatures of normal physical acts |
| tonic seizures |
brief seizures, usually less than 60 seconds, consisting of sudden onset of increased tone in extensor muscles |
| tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal seizure |
seizure involving the entire body; usually involves muscle rigidity, violent muscle contractions, and loss of consciousness. |
| tonsilitis |
inflammation (swelling) of the tonsils |
| tonsillectomy |
surgery to remove the tonsils, the glands that are at the back of your throat |
| torticollis |
neck is twisted so that the head is held/tipped to one side, while the chin is turned to the other |
| trouble transitioning (water in the lung |
pulmonary edema; swelling of the lungs |
| ulcerative colitis |
a disease that causes ulcers in the lining of the rectum and colon; one of a group of diseases called inflammatory bowel disease |
