Neuro Disorders
Progressive weakness of voluntary movement
What is Myasthenia Gravis?
Insomnia, hypertension, hyperglycemia, weight gain, irritability, and fluid retention.
What are the side effects of corticosteroids?
Severe visual disturbances, unsteady gait, fatigue, bowel or bladder incontinence, pain, and/or weakness.
What are symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
Monitoring for changes in vital signs, LOC, speech, motor strength, alterations in other body systems
What is Reduction of Risk Potential?
Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Hypoxia, hypoxemia, increased carbon dioxide, unresponsiveness to increases in O2 up to 100%, need for PEEP, hard to wean from ventilator
What is ARDS?
Proscribed prophylactically for patients diagnosed with Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation.
What are Anticoagulants?
A muscle relaxant used to help control muscle stiffness and spasms.
What is baclofen?
Most common form of dementia in older people
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Bananas, Oranges, Orange Juice, Prunes, Other Dried Fruits
What are foods high in Potassium?
Bradykinesia, changes in speech, stooped posture
What are Parkinson's symptoms?
A mixture of carbidopa and levodopa prescribed to help control Parkinson's symptoms.
What is Sinemet?
Failure to take anticonvulsant medications.
What is the most common reason for a patient with a seizure history to begin having seziures again?
Scrupulous mouth care, lung assessment, positioning and turning, emotional support and sedation, suction PRN
What are interventions for a patient on mechanical ventilatory support?
Mobility/Immobility Assistive Devices
What is basic care for people with immobility due to neurological disorders?
Drugs that mimic dopamine effects in the brain but are less effective and may last longer.
What are dopamine agonists?
Inability to multitask, poor judgement, loss of short term memory, changes in personality and/or behavior
What are symptoms of Alzheimer's?
A measurable outcome and a designated time frame.
What 2 things must be present to evaluate the effect of a nursing intervention?
Monitor urine output pre and during infusion. Infuse slowly diluted in IV solution. Monitor heart rhythm. Use IV pump. NEVER given as IV bolus.
What are things to remember about infusion of potassium?
Damage to the myelin that disrupts the ability of nervous system axons to communicate correctly.
What is Multiple Sclerosis?
An anticonvulsant that is also used to decrease neuropathic pain and may be used for patients with insomnia.
What is Gabapentin?
Headaches worsening when lying down, papilledema, confusion, slowed response time, bradycardia, respiratory changes, decreased LOC.
What are symptoms of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Standard Precautions, Disease Transmission, Surgical Asepsis
What is included in Safety and Infection Control?
Disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system due to lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine.
What is Parkinson's Disease?