Ischemic Stroke
This term is used to describe the acronym CVA.
What is cerebrovascular accident?
This type of diabetes mellitus is characterized by insulin resistance.
What is type 2?
This class of drugs lowers blood pressure by preventing calcium from entering the cells of the heart and blood vessels, allowing them to relax.
What are Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)?
This type of fat is also known as "good fat".
What is HDL?
In the acronym BE FAST, the "F" stands for this.
What is facial droop?
This is the most common type of stroke.
This organ is responsible for producing insulin in the human body.
What is the pancreas?
Because beta-blockers can slow down the heart rate, a nurse must always check this parameter before administering the medication.
What are the client's blood pressure and pulse?
This word, known to cause hardening of the vessels, is commonly referred to as what?
What is atherosclerosis?
A universal nursing superstition is to never utter this specific word on the floor, or you will immediately be slammed with admissions.
What is "quiet"?
This assessment tool is commonly used to evaluate stroke severity.
What is the NIHSS?
This medical term refers to the feeling of extreme, unquenchable thirst.
What is polydipsia?
This specific type of hypertension is caused by an underlying medical condition, such as a kidney disease or a thyroid disorder.
What is secondary hypertension?
This term is used to describe a cluster of diseases in the body that occur together and commonly includes hyperlipidemia as part of this cluster.
What is metabolic syndrome?
The average number of miles a nurse walks every 12-hour shift.
What is *4 miles?
*Will also accept 5 miles
This side of the body is affected by a left hemisphere stroke.
What is the right side?
High blood glucose damages small blood vessels and nerves, commonly leads to this condition that causes a "pins and needles" sensation in the hands and feet.
What is neuropathy?
Chronic, uncontrolled hypertension is a leading primary cause of these two major cerebrovascular events.
What are a heart attack and a stroke?
These signs and symptoms are often associated with hyperlipidemia.
What are *no signs or symptoms?
*Note: Inflammation may also be accepted as this occurs with metabolic syndrome and can be associated with hyperlipidemia; however, textbook HLD declares none.
The average number of hours nurses spend charting every 12-hour shift.
What is 4 hours?
What is *hypertension?
*also accept diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, obesity
Expressed as a percentage, this blood test measures average blood sugar levels over the past 3 months.
What is an A1C test?
Because of the high-pressure environment in delicate blood vessels, hypertension is the leading cause of this organ failure that requires dialysis.
What is kidney failure (or chronic kidney disease)?
This liver enzyme is blocked when a common medication known as a "statin" is given to patients with hyperlipidemia.
What is HMG-CoA Reductase?
Our cohort graduates in this many months.
What is 6 months?