Spinal Cord Injury/Head trauma
Neuro deficits
Cerebrovascular disorders
CNS&PNS disorder
100

Immediate complications of SCI 

Respiratory arrest and spinal shock

100

Acute, recovery, and chronic 

Phases of neuro deficits?

100

Warning sign for a CVA 

What is a TIA

100

Emergent complication of a diagnosed cerebral aneurysm

What is a severe headache?

200

Assessment to grade the level of SCI 

What is a Neurologic exam? 

200

Rapidly changing GCS 

What is increased intracranial pressure?

200

Prolonged blood flow interruption to the brain

Stroke (CVA) 

200

Eyes open spontaneously, verbal response-oriented, and obeys commands. 

What is GCS score 15

300

Diagnostic test revealing CSF pressure

What is a lumbar puncture?

300

Pt with little or no improvement

What is the chronic phase of neuro deficit?

300

Treatment for Ischemic CVA within three hours of symptoms 

What is tPA? 

300

The client stands with feet close together and eyes closed; the client sways as if to fall

What is a positive Romberg test?

400

Immediate loss of all cord functions below the point of injury including bladder function and poikilothermia

What is spinal shock?

400

paralysis, muscle weakness, impaired speech, inability to recognize objects, abnormal gait or difficulty walking, impaired memory, impaired swallowing, or abnormal bowel and bladder elimination.

What is a neurological deficit?

400

Numbness or weakness of one side of the face, arm, or leg; mental confusion; difficulty speaking or understanding; visual disturbances impaired walking or coordination; severe headache

What is a CVA?

400

CSF color 

What is clear and colorless 

500

The pt has a head injury that is significant for edema on one side of the brain and bleeding on the other side of the brain 

What is a contrecoup injury?

500

Difficulty swallowing, HOB is elevated, and frequent rest periods between meals and liquids

What is dysphagia?

500

Global aphasia, Intellectual impairment, Slow and cautious behavior, Defects in right visual fields, and Short retention of information. 

What is a left sided stroke?

500

Ascending paralysis 

What is Guillain-Barré syndrome?