Shock
This type of shock is caused when the heart fails to pump adequately
What is Cardiogenic shock
This is a computerized defibrillator that analyzes cardiac rhythm once pads are placed on the client's chest
What is an Automated External Defibrillator
This is a neurologic assessment tool
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale
This is bleeding into the space between the skull and the dura
What is an epidural hematoma
This is the sudden temporary episode of neurological dysfunction lasting usually less than 1 hour secondary to decreased blood flow to the brain; may be a warning sign of an impending stroke
What is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
This type of shock occurs because there is a decreased amount of circulating blood volume
What is Hypovolemic shock
This treats tachydysrhythmias by delivering an electrical current to the heart in an effort to convert the client to a normal rhythm
This is a procedure that inserts a needle into the subarachnoid space to measure pressure, obtain CSF for analysis, and inject contract, anesthetics, and certain medications
What is a Lumbar puncture
This is bleeding below the dura
What is a Subdural hematoma
This is commonly referred to as a stroke or "brain attack"; the sudden loss of brain function resulting from a disruption of blood supply to the involved part of the brain; causes temporary or permanent neurological deficits
What is a Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
This type of shock is caused by a spinal cord injury, certain medications, or hypoglycemia. Characterized by warm, dry skin and bradycardia.
What is Neurogenic shock
This delivers an electrical current to the heart, but used only for life-threatening dysrhythmias in an effort to convert the client to a more stable rhythm.
What is Defibrillation
This is a noninvasive assessment of the electrical activity of the brain
What is an Electroencephalogram (EEG)
Elevated temperature may be caused by infection or damage to the hypothalamic temperature-regulating center. This also increases cerebral oxygen demand
What is Hyperthermia
This is a chronic, progressive, immune-mediated disease of the CNS, characterized by patches of demyelination in the brain and spinal cord in which symptoms occur in relapse and remission-type pattern (exact cause is unknown)
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
This shock is a hypersensitivity reaction that causes a sudden onset of hypotension and is life-threatening. May also experience respiratory distress and cardiac arrest.
What is Anaphylactic Shock
This is an electronic device that provides repetitive electrical stimuli to the heart muscle in order to control the heart rate
What is a pacemaker
This is a noninvasive procedure that uses a magnetic field to construct clear, detailed, cross-sectional images of the body
What is Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
This is abnormal, sudden, uncontrolled, excessive discharge of electrical activity within the brain
What is a seizure disorder
This is a chronic, progressive neurological disorder caused by loss of pigmented cells of substantia nigra and depletion of dopamine
What is Parkinson's Disease
This is the most common type of circulatory shock. It results from a systemic infection and is characterized by warm, dry skin, bounding pulses, and tachypnea.
What is Septic Shock
This is a surgical procedure to bypass occluded coronary arteries and reestablish perfusion to the heart muscle
This is a rise in pressure within the skull that can result from or cause a brain injury
What is Increased ICP
This is a life-threatening condition characterized by a series of generalized seizures without full recovery of consciousness between; may be caused by a sudden withdrawal of anticonvulsant medications; can lead to brain damage or death
What is Status epilepticus
This is an acute, autoimmune attack on the peripheral nerve and some cranial nerve myelin
What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome