the most common eye disease, it's usual cause is bacterial or viral infection
What is Conjunctivitis
100
type of seizure that affects all of the brain
What is generalized (absence, tonic-clonic)
100
large/small vessel occlusion resulting from a thrombus, emboli, or stenosis of a vessel due to plaque build up
What is Ischemic stroke
100
gender that is twice as likely to develop MS
What is Women
100
a progressive degenerative neurological disorder of basal ganglia function---what drug is commonly used to treat this disorder (2 part question)
What is Parkinson's carbidopa/levodopa
200
diagnostic test used to diagnose seizures
What is electroencephalogram (EEG)
200
what type of stroke is referred to as a mini-stroke
What is TIA -Transient Ischemic attack
200
first symptom of MS for many people
What is vision changes
200
fatal disease that causes rapid degeneration and wasting of voluntary muscles, higher than normal levels of glutamine
cognitively intact
What is ALS/Lou Gehrigs
300
greatest single risk for cataracts
What is age
300
class of drug most often used to treat status epilepticus and uncontrolled seizures
What is benzodiazepines
300
inability to understand written or spoken forms of language
What is receptive aphasia
300
3 diagnostic procedures to used to rule out MS
What is MRI, Lumbar puncture, evoked potential test
300
assending paralysis, starts in feet and works its way up
What is Guillian Barre
400
chronic conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia Trachomatis
What is Trachoma
400
name 2 nursing diagnoses for seizures
What is anxiety, risk for injury, deficient knoledge r/t medications, disturbed body image, interrupted family process, ineffective coping, RISK FOR INEFFECTIVE AIRWAY CLEARANCE
400
the inability to plan or perform motor tasks/movements when requested
What is apraxia
400
medications slow progression and decrease number of _______
What is flare ups
400
measures the metabolic activity of tissue at the cellular level
What is PET Scan (positron emission tomography)
500
laser trabeculoplasty or trabeculectomy is used to correct this
What is open-angle glaucoma
500
2 nursing interventions during a seizure
What is loosen clothing around neck, roll onto side, protect airway, do not put anything into mouth, protect from injury, stay with them
500
risk factors for CVA
What is HTN >140, hypotension <50, sickle cell anemia, atrial fibrillation, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, smoking, sleep apnea, substance or alcohol abuse
500
__________, primary and secondary, is experienced by almost all patients with MS.