Guess the Condition
MS
Parkison's
ALS
Guest the Condition II
100

Personality changes, hostility and depression may be signs of this disorder

Alzheimer's Disease

100
When individuals with MS experience difficulty with coordination and balance this is called
What is ataxia?
100
What medication is most often used in Parkinson's disease?
What is Levadopa (L-dopa)?
100
Slurred speech is called
What is dysarthria?
100

A priority intervention for a client with this disorder is to lace emergency equipment at the client's bedside in the event of a cholinergic crisis

Myasthenia gravis

200
In what condition does sensation and cognition remain intact throughout the course of the disease?
What is ALS?
200
What does your textbook say is a common symptom with most people who have MS?
What is fatigue?
200
What type of tremors do individuals with Parkinson's disease have at the beginning?
What is unilateral resting tremors
200

Where on the body do symptoms usually present first with ALS?

What are hands and feet or most distal parts of the body?

200

This condition often results in patients requiring ventilator support due to a sharp decline in vital capacity.

Guillain-Barre

300
In what condition, does implantation of a deep brain stimulator help control symptoms?
What is Parkinson's disease
300
What subtype of MS has significant deterioration from the beginning of the disease?
What is primary progressive?
300
What symptom interferes with a person with Parkinson's disease facial expression?
What is masked facies?
300

What type of computer controls are often needed in the later stages of ALS?

Eye gaze operated computer with voice synthesizer

300
People with MS fall due to what 2 body changes?
What is leg weakness and decreased sensation in the feet and legs?
400

Clients may exhibit impulsive behavior

Alzheimer's Disease

400
Why would you advise a person with MS to avoid hot tubs?
What is a sensitivity to heat that can cause permanent damage to nerves?
400

Over 25% of individuals with Parkinson's disease are also diagnosed with what other condition?

What is dementia?

400
At what point in the condition of ALS, is a ventilator necessary?
What is when breathing is difficult and oxygen saturation is not high enough
400

What are three complications that arise with most degenerative neuromuscular conditions?

Aspiration pneumonia, decubitus, and falls

500

This condition can cause cognitive dysfunction in clients.

Multiple Sclerosis

500
The presence of what 2 symptoms that occur in 2 different parts of the body are often used to diagnose MS?
What is diplopia and urinary tract problems?
500
Name 3 adjectives that can describe the gait of persons with Parkinson's disease.
What is shuffling, festinating, and retropulsive?
500
What is the best time to install a feeding tube for a person with has ALS?
What is when lung capacity is still 75%.
500

Assessment findings would include masklike expression and stopped posture where trunk and had lean forward

Parkinson's Disease

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