Stroke
Patients may have this problem after a stroke, which can result in pneumonia
What is impaired swallowing / aspiration?
People with Alzheimer disease may do this, so family members should make sure to lock the doors
What is wandering?
This disease causes ascending paralysis and is often seen after a viral illness or a vaccine for a viral illness (like the flu)
What is Guillian-Barre?
Citalopram is what type of medication?
What is an SSRI antidepressant?
This disease is caused by increased fluid and pressure in the eyeball
What is glaucoma?
Patients may suffer from this after a stroke, which results in the inability to understand what we are saying to them
What is receptive aphasia?
These symptoms are known as the Parkinsonian triad
What are rigidity, bradykinesia, and tremor?
In order to diagnose myasthenia gravis, this test is often used
What is the tensilon test?
This medication can be given to reverse the effects of a benzodiazepine overdose
What is flumazenil (Romazicon)?
This sensory disease causes vertigo, which can be a safety issue for patients
What is Meniere's disease?
In a hemorrhagic stroke, one of these is likely to have ruptured
What is an aneurysm?
This professional should be consulted if a person with late-stage Alzheimer disease begins having trouble swallowing
Who is a speech and language pathologist?
This disease is caused by autoimmune destruction of the myelin sheaths surrounding neurons
What is multiple sclerosis?
This medication can be given after a TIA to decrease the likelihood of a future ischemic stroke
What is aspirin or clopidogrel?
This type of medication for glaucoma can turn blue eyes brown!
What are prostaglandin analogs / latanoprost?
This heart rhythm is a common cause of ischemic strokes
What is atrial fibrillation?
The nurse knows that this is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer disease
What is age?
This condition can be mistaken for a stroke and sometimes comes after a viral illness
What is Bell's palsy?
This side effect can be seen with phenytoin
What is gingival hyperplasia?
The nurse educates the patient to sleep in this position after cataract surgery
What is on the back or the unaffected side?
The nurse should do what with the call light when a patient has left-sided neglect after a stroke?
What is put it on the patient's right side?
Parkinson's disease is caused by a lack of this neurotransmitter in the brain
What is dopamine?
This assessment is the priority assessment for someone with either Guillain-Barre or ALS
What is a respiratory assessment?
This combo of medications has "on-off" periods that increase in frequency as what disease progresses
What is carbidopa-levodopa for Parkinson's disease?
The nurse knows that this is a priority action when a patient has partial hearing loss and is struggling to hear
What is check to see if the patient has hearing aids?