Stroke:
This one sided loss fo sensation is a common clinical manifestation of a stroke.
What is Unilateral numbness.
above the injury level, patints experice a flush face, sweating, and thisdangereously elevated vital sign.
what is high blood pressure?
cerebral edema is defined as swelling of the brain combined with and increase of this pressure?
what is intracranial pressure?
What is the classic sign of meningitis refering to stiff neck?
nuchal rigidity.
what diease is commonly seen with a distinctive walking pattern, tremors, and stooping?
what is parkinsons.
What are two types of imaging test are used to diagnose a stroke?
what are CT and MRI.
This test measures the electrical activity in muscles and nerves, uses to diagnose degenerative disc disease.
what is electromyography?
list two nursing interventions for headaches.
- dark quite room
-no opiods
- no flashing lights
- minimal screen time
-ect.
This imaging test is used in MS to look specifically for what abnormalities in the brain.
what is MRI used to find lesions?
What two test not imaging used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease?
- MMSE
-MoCA
What type of stroke occurs when an embolus travels to the brain from another part of the body?
what is an emboic stroke.
Spinal stenosis occurs when the space in the vertebrae narrow due to injury, bulging or protusion of a disc, pinching this structure that runs the rest of the body.
What is a nerve?
where on the spine does it cause paraplegia with arms and wrist intact but limited leg function?
what is T1.
- cloudy (bacteria)
- clear (Viral)
Lewy Body is caused by deposits of this substance in the brain leading to improper communication in the brain.
What is Protein.
Beyond the ABC's, the priority nursing diagnosis for stroke includes assessing this neurological status indicator, maintaing the airway, and ensuring ABS's.
what is LOC.
What are the three B's common to cause a trigger of autonomic dysreflexia?
what is Bladder, bowel, and body/skin
what diagnostic test is used in oth cereral edeam and headaches and most of the time leads to what life sistaning machine?
- lumbar puncture and ventilator.
MS disrupts messages from the brain to the spinal cord due to inflammation and this process?
- what is demyelination?
What medication is the primary drug treatment for parkinsons and after eating patients are instructed to remain in this position of how much time?
Carbidopa for 30 minutes.
what is the fast acronym, and the drug used in ischemic stroke to break down the clot?
F: facial drooping
A: arm weakness
S:speech impairment
T: time to call 911
alteplase
In both spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease, nurses must watch for which emergency syndrome which can result in permanent paralysis?
what is Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Name the four types of spinal cord injuries that can occur and the definition of the word.
- compression: fractures squeezing the spinal cord.
- intermittent: whiplash.
- Distraction: vertebrae pull apart.
- Transection: severing or tearing of the spinal cord.
what is some risk factors for both meningitits and MS?
-autoimmune/immunosuppression
- ICP
- extreme hot/cold
All threee disease share protein buildup as part of their pathophysiology. However, only Alzheimers causes he brain to do this, while parkinsons involves degeneration of this spacific trasmitter pathway, and lewy body unique complication including these two neurological features not seen in others?
- Alzheimers brain withers/ not communicate
- Parkinsons: the dopaine pathways
- Lewy: visual hallucinations and parkinsonism