Neurologic Knockout
What is the main difference between delirium and dementia?
What is Delirium is acute and reversible; dementia is chronic and progressive?
What are the diagnostic criteria for Diabetes Mellitus (DM)?
What is Fasting blood glucose ≥126 mg/dL, 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test ≥200 mg/dL, A1C ≥6.5%, or random glucose ≥200 mg/dL with symptoms
Which oxygen-delivery device provides the most precise amount of oxygen?
What is Venturi mask ?
What causes allergic rhinitis?
What is inflammation of nasal mucosa due to allergens?
BMI range for obesity?
What is ≥30 kg/m² ?
Which hemisphere stroke results in language and speech problems?
What is Left hemisphere?
Which thyroid condition causes exophthalmos?
What is Hyperthyroidism (Graves’ disease)?
What is the nurse’s priority during tracheostomy care?
What is maintaining airway patency and use sterile technique when suctioning or cleaning the inner cannula?
What is the first-line treatment for anaphylaxis?
What is ephinephrine (IM)?
What’s a common complication of obesity?
What is Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, heart disease?
Name two hallmark signs of Parkinson’s Disease.
What is Tremor at rest, bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability?
What are key signs of hypoglycemia?
What is sweating, tremors (shakiness), confusion, tachycardia, nausea/hunger, headache, irritability, dizziness/tingling, difficulty concentration?
What is the hallmark of cystic fibrosis?
What is thick, sticky mucus that clogs lungs and pancreas?
What are the key characteristics and dangers of angioedema?
What is angioedema involves rapid swelling beneath the skin and mucous membranes, often around the face, lips, tongue, and airway?
What are long-term complications of uncontrolled diabetes?
What is neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy, delayed wound healing?
What is the nurse’s priority action during a myasthenic crisis?
What is maintaining airway and provide ventilatory support as needed.
DKA vs. HHS what is the major difference
What is DKA has ketones and acidosis; HHS has higher glucose and no ketones?
What is the first sign of respiratory distress post-lobectomy?
What is increased respiratory rate or difficulty breathing?
What is the primary treatment approach for viral rhinitis?
what is symptom management with rest, fluids, and over-the-counter medications?
What are common clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism?
What is fatigue, weight gain, cold intolerance, bradycardia, and constipation
What is the main concern during a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
What is maintaining airway and preventing injury?
Post-thyroidectomy, what electrolyte is most closely monitored?
What is Calcium?
What is the difference between CPAP and BiPAP therapy? What type of conditions may require CPAP or BiPAP?
What is CPAP delivers continuous positive airway pressure during both inspiration and expiration, while BiPAP delivers two different pressures higher during inspiration and lower during expiration?
What is OSA? What is COPD? What is Congestive Heart Failure? What is Respiratory Distress or Failure?
What immune disorder involves demyelination of peripheral nerves?
What is Guillain-Barré Syndrome?
What are key signs of Addison’s disease and the nurse’s priority during an Addisonian crisis?
What is signs: weight loss, fatigue, hyperpigmentation, hypotension.
Priority: administer IV corticosteroids and fluids.