Eyes
Assessing intraocular pressure and peripheral vision helps diagnosis this eye condition.
What is Glaucoma
There are medications that cause ototoxicity of the ear and loss of hearing.
What are aspirin, furosemide, and gentamicin.
When using the Glascow Coma Scale, the need to intervene increase when the score does this.
What is decreases.
The client with a spinal cord injury presents with the following symptoms flushed face, distended neck veins and blood pressure of 190/95 what is occurring in this patient?
What is autonomic dysreflexia.
In order to treat an ischemic stroke with fibrinolytic medication, it is important to know this.
What is the onset of symptoms.
When a client complains of new onset eye pain after mowing the lawn, this is an emergency because the patient is at risk for?
What is foreign body in the eye.
Clients often complain of vertigo, nausea, and vomiting.
What is Meniere's disease
Medications used during a tonic clonic seizure to help stop the activity.
What is lorazepam, diazepam
A client presents to the ED after a traumatic incident causing head and neck pain it is important to do this prior to moving the patient.
What is immobilize the head and neck.
A client is taking a blood thinner and has not developed left sided weakness and a drooping face what is the cause of the symptoms?
What is hemorrhagic stroke.
Activities like bending at the waist, sneezing, coughing, blowing the nose, and vomiting can all cause this to occur in the eye.
What is increased intraocular pressure
Infection of the external ear canal
What is Otitis externa
Hypotension occurs when this infection develops sepsis.
What is bacterial meningitis.
For this disease process it is important to take mediations on a very precise schedule to manage the symptoms
What is Myasthenia gravis.
The diagnostic test to determine the type of stroke a client is experiencing is.
What is CT scan
This degenerating disease of the eye begins by causing the inability to see at the center of the visual field.
What is macular degeneration?
A defect of this tube is often the cause for increased incidence of otitis media.
What is the eustachian tube.
Considered a late sign of client experiencing increased intracranial pressure (ICP)
What is decorticate posturing.
Decreased temperature sensitivity and poor muscle coordination are related to this disease
What is Multiple Sclerosis
• Aspirin use when appropriate
• Blood pressure control
• Cholesterol management
• Smoking cessation
What is ABCS of heart health to prevent strokes
Corneal problems may be caused by inflammation of the cornea which is called
What is Kerratitis.
This benign tumor grows just beyond the tympanic membrane and can cause hearing loss.
What is a neuroma
a classic but very late sign of increased ICP, consists of severe hypertension, a widened pulse pressure (increasing difference between systolic and diastolic values), and bradycardia. This triad of cardiovascular changes usually indicates imminent death.
What is Cushing Triad
Shuffling gait, flat affect, difficulty swallowing, and monotone speech are symptoms of this disease.
What is Parkinson's disease.
Face drooping
Arm weakness
Speech or language difficulty
Time to call 911
What is the FAST pneumonic for stroke