Respiratory Disorders
This is the crackling or grating feeling under the skin often caused by trapped air.
Crepitus
This scale ranges from 3 to 15 and assesses eye, verbal, and motor responses.
Glasgow Coma Scale
This first-line recommendation helps improve lung and heart health and reduces risk for COPD progression.
Smoking cessation
This cholesterol-lowering statin is commonly prescribed to reduce cardiovascular risk.
Atorvastatin (Lipitor)
This sudden blockage in a pulmonary artery can cause chest pain and dyspnea.
Pulmonary embolism
This common infection involves inflammation of the alveoli and can be viral, bacterial, or fungal.
Pneumonia
This degenerative neurological disease is known for tremors, bradykinesia, and rigidity.
Parkinson’s disease
This nighttime disorder involves pauses in breathing during sleep.
Sleep apnea
This medication class is avoided in patients with active bleeding due to high hemorrhage risk.
Thrombolytics
This life-threatening seizure lasts more than 5 minutes or has recurrent seizures without recovery.
Status epilepticus
This chronic respiratory condition involves airflow limitation and includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
COPD
This neurological event is often called a “mini-stroke” and symptoms resolve within 24 hours.
Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
This refers to warning signs before a seizure, such as visual changes or smells.
Aura
This thrombolytic medication must be given within a narrow time frame for ischemic stroke.
Alteplase (tPA)
This condition is caused by bacterial inflammation of the protective layers of the brain and spinal cord.
Meningitis
This respiratory condition results from collapsed alveoli and can occur post‑operatively.
Atelectasis
This disorder involves demyelination of the central nervous system and often presents with fatigue and vision changes.
Multiple sclerosis
This painful cranial nerve disorder causes sudden, severe facial pain.
Trigeminal neuralgia
This osmotic diuretic is used to decrease intracranial pressure.
Mannitol (Osmitrol)
This occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, causing neurological deficits.
Stroke (cerebrovascular accident)
This life‑threatening condition occurs when air enters the pleural space and cannot escape, shifting the mediastinum.
Tension pneumothorax
This progressive neurodegenerative disease affects motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and respiratory failure.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
This infection caused by Mycobacterium affects the lungs and spreads via airborne droplets.
Tuberculosis
This medication group requires monitoring for muscle pain due to risk of rhabdomyolysis.
Statins
This autoimmune condition causes ascending paralysis following infection.
Guillain-Barré syndrome