Pathophysiology
Nursing Management
Disorders
Pharmacology
Pot Luck
100
Increase in the fluid content of brain tissue
What is Cerebral Oedema?
100
Name 3 main risk factors for stroke?
What is Atrial Fibrillation, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypercholesterolaemia?
100
Progressive debilitating movement disorder, particularly affecting the basal ganglia, characterized by tremors at rest, muscle rigidity.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
100
Treatment with tPA has been effective for people with what type of stroke?
What is Ischemic?
100
Cerebral blood flow accounts for what percentage of total cardiac output?
What is 15-20%
200
Type of stroke caused by a blockage inside a blood vessel which supplies the brain tissue with oxygen?
What is thrombotic stroke?
200
When undertaking the Glasgow Coma Scale, how many points are allocated when a patient has a spontaneous response to eyes open?
What is 4?
200
Acute confusional state which includes hallucinations, caused by alteration to the neurological system precipitated by environmental factors such as pain, infection or sleep deprivation.
What is delirium?
200
High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor for stroke. Keeping your blood pressure in the normal range is very important.Name three classes of drugs used to lower blood pressure.
Calcium Channel Blockers,
Diuretics,
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
200
Name the famous British Physicist who died of Motor Neuron Disease
Who is Stephen Hawking?
300
Stroke caused by bleeding in the brain which increases intracranial volume?
What is Haemorrhagic stroke?
300
Name three communication strategies RNs can use when communicating with patients experiencing aphasia?
Minimise background noise, keep discussions simple but adult, give them time to speak, resist finishing sentences , use drawings, encourage normal activities
300
A rare disorder where the body's immune system damages nerve. The damage to the nerves causes muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis.
What is Guillian-Barre Syndrome?
300
Drug usually used as the first-line treatment for Parkinson's disease which helps replace missing dopamine?
What is Levodopa?
300
Only One of the Two Athletes felt very good, victorious and healthy - is a mnemonic for remembering what?
400
Short episode of neurologic dysfunction due to focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction or tissue injury
Transient Ischemic Attack
400
All patients with cognitive impairment are at increased risk of falls what are three strategies RNs can implement to decrease the risk of falls in this group?
Increased person-centred supervision, falls mats, proximity to nurses station, special staffing, physio and OT input, family carer education
400
Umbrella term used to describe major neuro-degenerative condition which slowly affects an individuals ability to function.
What is Dementia?
400
All patients with ischaemic stroke or TIA should be prescribed this post-stoke to prevent occurrence, unless contraindicated.
Antiplatelet therapy eg. Low Dose Asprin, Clopidogrel or Combined therapy.
400
Patients with neurological disorders can become aggressive, name three strategies RNs can use to manage this.
Give the person space, plan an escape route, ensure there are no obstacles between you and the door, call for assistance if required, carry duress alarms, remain calm, try diverting the patient's attention.
500
Pathological process of lipid accumulation, scarring, and inflammation in the arteries, leading to thickening, stenosis, calcification, and in some cases thrombosis.
What is artherosclerosis?
500
Every stroke patient should have their rehabilitation needs assessed within __________hours of admission to the stroke unit by members of the interdisciplinary team.
What is 24-48 hours
500
Name for a group of diseases which affect motor nerves where neurons degenerate and die leading to muscle weakness and eventually paralysis.
What is Motor Neuron Disease (MND)?
500
Prescribed to treat symptoms related to memory, thinking, language, judgement and other thought processes. These medications prevent the breakdown of acetylcholine, a chemical messenger important for memory and learning. These drugs support communication between nerve cells.
Cholinesterase inhibitors (KOH-luh-NES-ter-ays)
eg. Aricept (Donepezil ) , Exelon (Rivastigmine ),
500
Name two famous people diagnosed with Alzheimer's ?
Ronald Regan, Rosa Park, Robin Williams, Malcolm Young (ACDC), Margaret Thatcher, Charles Bronson, Rita Hayworth