Neurologic Infections
Clinical Manifestations
Clinical Manifestations
Headache along with fever and chills are frequent initial symptoms. Fever tends to remain high throughout the illness. The headache is usually either steady or throbbing and very severe.
What is, Meningitis? (Brunner and Suddarth, pg. 2089).
This disease typically begins with muscle weakness and diminished reflexes of the lower extremities. Hyporeflexia and weakness may progress to tetraplegia.
What is, Guillen-Barre Syndrome? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2103).
This condition may be precipitated by sepsis, trauma, cancer, shock, abruptio placentae, allergic reactions, and other conditions.
What is, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation? (Brunner & Suddarth,pg. 914)
What is the universal blood donor type?
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The initial symptoms include fever, headache, confusion, and hallucinations. Focal neurologic symptoms reflect the areas of cerebral inflammation and necrosis and include fever, headache, behavioral changes, focal seizures, dysphasia, hemiparesis, and altered LOC.
What is, Herpes Simplex Encephalitis? (Brunner and Suddarth, pg. 2092).
In this disease, patients experience weakness of the muscles of the face and throat, limbs, and respiratory weakness. Weakness of the facial muscles results in a bland facial expression. Laryngeal involvement produces dysphonia and dysphagia.
What is, Myasthenia gravis? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2100).
Name 2 kinds of hemolytic anemia.
Inherited forms include: SCD, thalassemias, G-6-PD deficiency, and hereditary spherocytosis.
Acquired forms: immune hemolytic anemia, non–immune-mediated paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, heart valve–related hemolysis, and anemias associated with hypersplenism.
(Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 919).
A patient weighs 110lbs. The provider ordered a dose of 2mg/kg/day of a drug. How many mg will the patient get per day?
What is, 100mg?
A unique clinical feature of this disease is SIADH with hyponatremia. The onset of symptoms is abrupt with fever, headache, dizziness, nausea, and malaise. If the disease spreads to the CNS, symptoms include a stiff neck, confusion, dizziness, and tremors.
What are, arthropod-borne viruses, or arboviruses? (West Nile/St. Louis virus) (Brunner & Suddarth, 2093).
This disease can follow many different patterns. Common symptoms include fatigue, depression, weakness, numbness, difficulty in coordination, loss of balance, spasticity, and pain.
What is, Multiple Sclerosis? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2095).
The goal of treatment of this disease is to replace the deficient protein at the time of spontaneous bleeding or before an invasive procedure to prevent subsequent bleeding.
What is, von Willebrand disease? (Brunner & Suddarth pg. 938).
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Who is, Sister Callista Roy?
Headache, usually worse in the morning, is the most prevalent symptom. Mental status changes may occur. Fever is present 53% of the time. Vomiting and focal neurologic deficits occur as well. Focal deficits including weakness and decreasing vision reflect the area of the brain that is involved.
What is, a brain abscess? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2091).
The pain ends as abruptly as it starts and is described as a unilateral shooting and stabbing or burning sensation. The unilateral nature of the pain is an important feature.
What is, trigeminal neuralgia? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2108).
Activated Protein C resistance is a common condition that can occur with other hypercoagulable states. Which factor defect is typically associated with APC resistance?
What is, factor V? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 946).
This node is known as the "gatekeeper" of the heart as it slows the electrical impulse to allow time for atrial contraction to complete the filling of the ventricles.
What is the AV node?
The presenting symptoms of __________ include behavioral changes, sensory disturbance, and limb pain. Muscle spasms and rigidity, dysarthria (difficulty speaking), incoordination, cognitive impairment, and sleep disturbances follow.
What are, Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob Diseases (vCJD)? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2093).
symptoms may include drooping of the mouth, drooling, excessive lacrimation (tearing), and the patient may experience painful sensations in the face, behind the ear, and in the eye
What is, Bell's Palsy? (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 2109).
Name 3 of the 5 hypoproliferative anemia types.
Iron deficiency anemia, anemias in renal disease, anemia of inflammation, aplastic anemia, and megaloblastic anemias. (Brunner & Suddarth, pg. 914)
This condition is diagnosed on the basis of the signs and symptoms, because no clinical or laboratory tests are specific to this disease.
What is, ALS? (Brunner & Suddarth, 2131).