This is used to assess consciousness in head injury patients; evaluating eye opening, verbal response, and motor response
What is Glasgow Coma Scale?
100
The central nervous system is comprised of this/these
What is brain, spinal cord, and CSF?
100
This is a temporary episode of neurological dysfunction caused by temporary impairment of blood flow to the brain; loss of motor or sensory function may last for a few seconds/minutes to 24 hours.
What is transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
100
A disorder of cerebral function in which client experiences sudden attacks of altered consciousness, motor activity or sensory phenomenon.
What is epilepsy?
100
This is the goal of medical management of Parkinson’s disease
What is control of symptoms, provide supportive therapy, maintain function (with physical therapy), and provide psychotherapy as necessary?
200
A nurse should use this type of communication when assessing patient orientation
What is open ended communication?
200
CSF contains this/these
What is glucose, protein, urea and salts
200
This/These are major risk factors for CVA
What is hypertension, diabetes, atherosclerosis, aneurysm, cardiac disease, high blood cholesterol, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, stress, drug abuse, oral contraceptives?
200
The primary method of seizure control.
What is pharmacological?
200
Slowness in voluntary movement and speech.
What is bradykinesia?
300
This is assessed by having the patient run the heel of one foot down the opposite shin and then repeat with the other heal.
What is ataxia?
300
Autonomic Nervous system is divided up into these 2 subdivisions
What are the sympathetic and the parasympathetic system?
300
CVA to this side of the brain can cause communication deficits (aphasia), slow and cautious behavior, memory impairment, loss of problem solving skills, right visual field deficits and hemiplegia on right side.
What is left sided?
300
Acute prolonged episode of seizure activity lasting at least 30 minutes with or without loss of consciousness.
What is status epilepticus?
300
This can include drooling, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), excessive sweating, hyperactivity of oil glands and constipation.
What is autonomic dysfunction?
400
This type of posturing is characterized by arching of the back, backward flexion of the head, adduction, hyperpronation of the arms and extension of feet; caused by brainstem injury.
What is extension posturing (decerebrate)?
400
This part of the nervous system is activated by stress and prepares the body for “fight or flight”
What is sympathetic system?
400
This is given to reduce cerebral edema
What is dexamethasone (Decadron) or mannitol (Osmitrol)?
400
Those taking antiepileptic medications should be taught this/these.
What is good oral hygiene, avoid alcoholic beverages, blood level checks regularly?
400
This, along with badykinesia impairs he person’s ability to perform daily activities and speech
What is muscle rigidity?
500
A fanning of and dorsiflexion of the big toe, in response to the assessment of the plantar reflex.
What is a positive Babinski’s reflex?
500
Signs of lumbar spine herniation
What is low back pain radiating across the buttock and down the leg, numbness/tingling of leg?
500
A patient with embolic or thrombolic stroke should be kept in this position.
What is flat with head midline to increase cerebral perfusion?
500
This is the period following a seizure when the patient may have signs of paralysis of arms or legs, inability to speak, sleepy or difficulty awakening, confusion or general dazed affect.
What is postictal?
500
These medications are administered to control tremors and rigidity.