Pain Management
Type of pain perceived to be initiated from part of the body that is no longer present
What is "Phantom" pain
Occurs after head trauma that results in a change in the client's neurologic function but no identified brain damage and usually resolves within 72 hours
What is a "Concussion" or "Mild Traumatic Brain Injury"
Known as a "cerebrovascular accident"
What is a "Stroke"
A handheld device that measures how fast you can exhale air from your lungs, helping monitor asthma and other lung conditions
What is a "Peak Flow Meter"
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa and often the mucosa in the sinuses that can be caused by infection or allergens
What is "Rhinitis"
Protective, temporary, usually self-limiting, resolves with tissue healing
What is "Acute " pain
Occurs when the brain is bruised and the client has a period of unconsciousness associated with stupor or confusion
What is a "Contusion"
Occurs secondary to a ruptured artery or aneurysm
"Hemorrhagic" stroke
Measures lung volumes and capacities, diffusion capacity, gas exchange, flow rates, and airway resistance
What are "Pulmonary Function Tests"
Inflammation of mucous membranes, usually the maxillary or frontal sinus, usually blocking the drainage of secretions
What is "Sinusitis"
Not protective, ongoing or recurs frequently, lasts longer than 3 months
What is "Chronic" pain
Is a widespread injury to the brain that results in coma and is seen in severe head trauma
What is a "Diffuse Axonal Injury"
Occurs secondary to the development of a blood clot on an atherosclerotic plaque in a cerebral artery that gradually shuts off the artery and causes ischemia distal to the occlusion
What is a "Thrombotic" stroke
A sample reports the status of oxygenation and acid-base balance of the blood
What are "Arterial Blood Gases"
A highly contagious acute viral infection that occurs in children and adults of all ages
What is "Influenza"
Arises from abnormal or damaged pain nerves, usually intense, shooting, burning or "pins and needles"
What is "Neuropathic" pain
Can occur in the epidural. subdural, or intracerebral space
What is an "Intracranial Hemorrhage"
Caused by a free-floating clot traveling from another part of the body to a cerebral artery
What is an "Embolic" stroke
Permits visualization of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi through either a flexible fiber-optic or rigid scope
What is a "Bronchoscopy"
An upper respiratory infection that affects the nose, throat, sinuses and windpipe
What is the "Common Cold"
Arises from damage to or inflammation of tissue other that that of the peripheral and central nervous systems, usually throbbing, aching
What is "Nociceptive" pain
Should always be suspected when a head injury occurs
What is a "Cervical Spine" injury
Can be reversed with fibrinolytic therapy using tissue plasminogen
What is an "Ischemic" stroke
A surgical perforation of the chest wall and pleural space using a large-bore needle
What is a "Thoracentesis"
A complication of influenza and affects older adults and clients who are debilitated or immunocompromised
What is "Pneumonia"