Cerebrovascular Disorders
Most common type of stroke.
What is an ischemic stroke?
This condition involves sudden, temporary facial paralysis.
What is Bell’s palsy?
This is the first action if a patient with meningitis is suspected.
implement droplet precautions and notify provider?
This neurotransmitter is deficient in Parkinson’s disease.
What is dopamine?
500 mg of amoxicillin PO is ordered. You have 250 mg tablets. This is how many tablets you give.
What is 2 tablets?
The acronym FAST is used to identify this condition.
What is a stroke (or cerebrovascular accident)?
This condition affects the 5th cranial nerve and causes severe facial pain.
What is trigeminal neuralgia?
In a patient with brain tumor, this vital sign trend may indicate increased ICP.
What is widening pulse pressure, bradycardia, and irregular respirations
This degenerative disease causes memory loss and personality changes.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
A drug's safe range is 1–2 mg/kg/day. A 25 kg child should not receive more than this daily dose.
What is 50 mg?
This medication is given within 3–4.5 hours of an ischemic stroke.
What is alteplase (tPA)?
Priority treatment within 72 hours of Bell's palsy onset.
What are corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone)?
A priority teaching point for trigeminal neuralgia patients is to avoid this.
triggers like wind,cold weather, chewing, brushing teeth?
This disorder causes demyelination in the CNS.
What is multiple sclerosis?
A medication is ordered at 25 mL/hr. Over 12 hours, this is the total volume infused.
What is 300 mL?
A patient with expressive aphasia likely has damage to this brain area.
What is Broca’s area?
In trigeminal neuralgia, pain is often triggered by this.
What is touch/light stimulation (e.g., brushing teeth, wind, talking)?
This electrolyte abnormality may exacerbate seizures in brain disorders.
What is hyponatremia (low sodium)?
In a stroke, this acronym helps identify early signs.
What is FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time)?
Infuse 1000 mL over 6 hours using tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What’s the rate in gtt/min?
What is 42 gtt/min?
This diagnostic test is done first to differentiate between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
What is a CT scan?
In Bell’s palsy, the patient should be taught this eye care technique.
What is wearing an eye patch and using artificial tears?
In Bell’s palsy, the patient should be taught this eye care technique.
What is wearing an eye patch and using artificial tears?
Oxygen therapy is often used for this type of headache.
What is a cluster headache?
Order: 75 mg. Stock: 100 mg/2 mL. This is the number of mL you draw up.
What is 1.5 mL?