Neuro Disorders
The elements of seizure precautions
What is the bed in a low position, siderails raised and padded, oxygen and suction setup at the bedside?
This occurs as a result of an occluded artery that deprives blood flow to an area of the brain.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This is the focus of management for all brain injuries.
What is the preservation of brain homeostasis and preventing secondary brain injury?
These tumors are classified as either secreting or non-secreting.
What are pituitary tumors?
The absence of light perception.
What is blindness?
This disorder is caused by inflammation of the facial nerve.
What is Bell's palsy?
These are warning signs of an impending stroke.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)?
The most serious type of brain injury where collections of blood develop within the cranial vault.
What are intracranial hematomas?
These are the most common sites of cerebral metastases.
What are lung, renal cell, breast, colorectal, and melanoma?
Results from damage to the optic nerve from increased intraocular pressure.
What is glaucoma?
This disorder is a progressive demyelinating disease that usually has a relapsing-remitting course.
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
These are examples of non-modifiable risk factors for a stroke.
What is age, family history, and race/ethnicity?
This occurs when the brain is unable to autoregulate. Manifestations are bradycardia, hypertension, and bradypnea.
What is the Cushing Triad?
These are the most common clinical manifestations of brain tumors.
What are increased ICP, headache, personality changes, fatigue, vomiting, visual disturbances, and seizures?
A low sodium diet is encouraged to treat this disease.
What is Meniere Disease?
This autoimmune disorder causes muscle weakness and is due to a lack of acetylcholine receptor sites.
What is Myasthenia Gravis (MG)?
The immediate goal of treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke.
This results in the complete loss of sensation and voluntary muscle control below the level of the injury.
What is a complete spinal cord injury?
This is the hallmark sign of a spinal cord tumor.
What is dull, aching back pain at night?
This hearing loss is from damage to the cochlea or vestibulocochlear nerve.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
This neurodegenerative disorder has a gradual loss of cognitive function and behavioral and affect disturbances for which there is no cure.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The interruption of blood flow to the brain initiates this, which causes neurons to die.
What is the ischemic cascade?
This is considered an acute emergency, resulting from an exaggerated autonomic response to stimuli that are harmless in normal individuals.
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
This is a complication of a spinal cord tumor that is a medical emergency often requiring surgical removal.
What is spinal cord compression?
This causes tiny yellow spots called drusen beneath the retina. It results in the gradual blurring of vision where straight lines often appear crooked.
What is macular degeneration?