Spinal Cord Injuries
The most common cause of spinal cord injury
What is a motor vehicle accident?
Isolation precaution for someone with meningitis
What is droplet precaution?
Most common form of stroke
What is an ischemic stroke?
The neurotransmitter that is primarily
deficient in Parkinson’s Disease
What is dopamine?
Everyone's favorite Dean
Who is Aiman?
A complication of spinal cord injury
What is:
- Autonomic dysreflexia?
- Pressure Ulcers?
- Neurogenic bladder?
The most common early sign of meningitis
What is headache and neck stiffness?
Risk factors for stroke
What is
-Smoking
-Hypertension
-Diabetes
-Afib
A classic symptom of Parkinson's
What is resting tremor?
What college did Professors Manuel and Duque both graduate nursing school?
Where is Hawaii Pacific University?
Most concerning symptom of autonomic dysreflexia
What is severe hypertension?
Classic signs and symptoms of meningitis
What are:
-Nausea and vomiting
-Kernig's sign
-Brudzinski's sign
-Photophobia
Acronym for stroke symptoms
What is FAST?
Parkinson's disease has a _____ onset
What is slow?
Everyone's favorite medication math test, requiring 100%!
Why is MAPE?
Someone with a C5 injury might need this to help them breathe
What is intubation?
Involuntary flexion of hands and knees
What is Brudzinski's sign?
The side of the brain affected with a right-sided stroke
What is the left hemisphere?
All of these are signs and symptoms of
Parkinson’s disease except? (SATA)
A. Stooped posture
B. Mask-like expression
C. Depression
D. Tremors at rest
E. Droopy eyes
F. Seizures
What is E and F?
Proper positioning for someone experiencing autonomic dysreflexia
What is High-Fowler's?
This shock has symptoms of low blood pressure, fever, rapid heart rate
What is septic shock?
Imaging used to diagnose stroke
-CT
-MRI
-X-Ray
Who is at highest risk for
Parkinson’s disease?
A. Usha, a 33 y/o female, who eats high fat diet and exercise
regularly
B. Hector, a 65 y/o male, who smokes 1 pack/day, sedentary
lifestyle, eats taco-bell everyday
C. Paulina, a 45 y/o female, history of scoliosis and depression
and construction worker
D. Kathrine, a 55 y/o female, history of diabetes and glaucoma,
fall risk
Who is Hector?