Head games
The lowest score on the Glasgow Coma scale
What is 3?
Traumatic brain injury caused by a bump or blow to the head
What is a concussion?
Name 1 medication used to treat increased intracranial pressure
What are: •Osmotic diuretics (mannitol)
•Furosemide (Lasix)
•Dexamethasone (Decadron)
•Sedatives
The MOST common cause of autonomic dysreflexia
What is bladder distention?
Loss of the ability to understand or express speech
What is aphasia?
List 3 things the GCS assesses
What is
LOC and memory
Motor strength
Pupillary reaction
Category of stroke that lasts < 1 hour and leaves no permanent damage
What is a TIA?
Identify 1 client education for Meniere's disease
What consume a Low sodium diet, Avoid caffeine, Avoid tobacco, and Avoid chocolate?
The difference between a TIA and a stroke
What is symptoms last < 1 hour?
Name 2 types of stroke
What are hemorrhagic and ischemic?
Hypertension; Flushed skin above injury/cool below and Bradycardia after a spinal cord injury
What is autonomic dysreflexia?
Identify 2 measures to development of a thrombus or embolus are used in patients at risk for stroke
What is Aspirin therapy, Early mobilization
,Enoxaparin (Lovenox), Sequential compression devices, Compression stockings ?
Early indication of increased intracranial pressure
What is changes in LOC?
Altered mental status/lethargy/confusion also accepted
•Autoimmune inflammatory disease in which the immune system eats away at the (Myelin sheath) protective covering of the nerves
What is MS?
Complication of spinal cord injury characterized by hypotension, hypothermia, and bradycardia
What is neurogenic shock?
Another name for autonomic dysreflexia
What is hyperreflexia?
The main focus of treatment for a hemorrhagic stroke?
What is BP control?
Identify 2 factors in the exacerbation of Myasthenia gravis
What are Infection, stress, surgery, or hard physical exercise
Medical term for difficulty swallowing
What is dysphagia?
A medical emergency characterized by prolonged or repetitive seizures that do not stop on their own
What is Status Epilepticus?
Identify 3 nursing measures for the client experiencing AD
What is checking the bladder,
•Check for a bowel impaction
•Check the skin for injury or breakdown
raise the HOB
A clot has left a part of the body (ex. Heart)and traveled to the brain, which stops blood flow
What is an embolism?
Surgical procedure that treats carotid artery disease by removing plaque buildup from the carotid arteries
What is carotid endarterectomy?
Medical emergency that can happen after a spinal cord leading to a sudden hypotension and bradycardia
What is Neurogenic shock?