Nutrition
What is the most common anemia in the world?
What is Iron Deficiency Anemia
Symptoms of a TIA will resolve within what time frame
What is 24 hours
What is the cause of type 2 diabetes
What is insulin resistance that progresses to decrease beta cell secretion of insulin
What condition of the eye is caused by an increased lens density that distorts visual images
What is cataracts
What is Early-Stage AD
What is one sign or symptom that would be present in the cardiovascular system of a patient with anemia?
What type of stroke is the result of bleeding in the brain?
What is a hemorrhagic stroke
Identify the three lab tests that can be used to diagnose diabetes.
What is A1C greater than or equal to 6.5%, fasting blood glucose greater than or equal to 126, and glucose tolerance test greater than or equal to 200
What is the pathophysiology of glaucoma?
What is increased intraocular pressure
What drug blocks excess amount of glutamate that can damage nerve cells?
What is memantine
What are three common complications of undernutrition (name three)
What is reduced cardiac output, cold intolerance, anorexia, diarrhea, impaired protein synthesis, malabsorption, vomiting, weight loss, susceptibility to infectious disease, dry skin, dermatitis, poor wound healing, cachexia, decrease activity tolerance, decreased muscle mass, weakness, substance misuse, and reduced vital capacity
What diagnostic test should be completed immediately to diagnose a stroke?
What is a CT scan
If a patient at home has a blood sugar of lower than 70, what should they do?
What is have 15 g of carbs, wait 15 minutes, rechecked bs, and repeat if still lower than 70. Call 911 if unconscious or has shallow breathing
Name one strategy for a visually impaired patient to help them maintain their independence.
What is using pill organizers, phones with large numbers, leave everything positioned in the same way, use delivery services, safety devices, handrails, large print books.
What medication is a primary treatment for parkinson's disease?
What is levodopa/carbidopa (dopamine agonist-stimulates dopamine in the brain)
What are three reasons that an older adult may have undernutrition?
What is chronic illnesses, constipation, decreased appetite, poor dentition, meds that impair taste, failure to thrive, impaired eyesight, pain, weight loss, inability to prepare meals, decrease enjoyment in meals, income, loneliness, transportation issues, proximity to nutrient-dense foods.
What does the BEFAST acronym stand for?
If a patient with diabetes is sick and unable to eat, what instruction should the nurse give the patient about taking their schedule diabetes medication.
What is continue to take him
Following cataract surgery, patients are instructed to reduce activity that decreases what?
What is intraocular pressure
What kind of gait can be observed in a patient with Parkinson's disease?
What is a shuffling gait
What lab value would assess is a patient is protein deficient?
What is albumin
Name one symptom common symptom for a left-sided stroke
What condition are diabetics at higher risk for that makes them more prone to foot ulcers?
What is peripheral neuropathy?
Ears loss as a result of an obstruction of sound wave transmission is known as what?
What is conductive hearing loss
What is the pathophysiology of MS?
What is the destruction of myelin and nerve fibers of the brain the spinal cord.