Transmits commands from the brain to the body and receives feedback from the body
What is the peripheral nervous system
100
When a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked causing tissue distally to be starved of nutrients
What is an ischemic stroke
100
Irregular respirations, bradycardia and systolic hypertension
What is cushings triad
100
one of the most important questions we can ask regarding a patient's stroke symptoms
What is "when did they first notice them"
100
A seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or consecutive seizures that occur without consciousness occurring
What is status epilepticus
200
Part of the brain that controls blood pressure and heart rate
What is the medulla oblongata
200
Autoimmune condition in which body attacks myelin sheath of neurons in brain and spinal cord
What is Multiple Sclerosis
200
AEIOUTIPS
What is mnemonic to help differentiate altered LOC and stands for Alcohol, Epilepsy, Insulin, overdose, under dose, Trauma, infection, psychiatric and stroke/sepsis
200
Haldol and Versed
What are medications used to sedate violent or out of control patients.
200
Rest period of the brain after a seizure where patients can be confused and tired
What is the postictal phase
300
Acts as an insulator around nerve cells and has a major function of preventing the electrical impulse from leaving the nerve cell and speeding up electrical conduction
What is myelin
300
Left arm hemiparesis, facial droop and speech problems
What are signs of a CVA
300
Tool used to evaluate a persons level of consciousness
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale
300
Anywhere from 3 to 4.5 hours is the parameter
What is timeline to consider that a CVA patient may be considered for thrombolytic therapy treatment
300
A disorder in which a person alternates between mania and depression
What is Bipolar disorder
400
Dopamine, acetylcholine, epinephrine and serotonin
What are neurotransmitters
400
Aura, loss of consciousness, body rigidity followed by rhythmic contraction of major muscle groups, followed by confusion
What is a tonic/clonic seizure
400
Tests Pronator arm drift, slurred speech and facial droop
What is the Cincinnati Stroke Scale
400
Important diagnostic tool to help diagnose CVA
What is a CT Scan
400
In the context of a stroke...hemiparesis and hemiplegia
What is weakness of one side of the body or paralysis of one side of the body
500
Two main structures of the nervous system
What are the central and the peripheral nervous system
500
Thunderclap!
Patient description of the worst and sudden onset headache they have ever had...potentially a sign of a subarachnoid hemorrhage
500
Patient opens eyes to painful stimuli only, moans incomprehensibly and withdraws from pain
What is a GCS of 8
500
0.4 mg IM or IV of Narcan
Treatment for narcotic OD with respiratory depression and hypoxia
500
ALS
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig Disease... a disease that involves the death of voluntary motor neurons.