Nr341 Complex Adult Health Final Study Guide Questions And Answers

Nr341 Complex Adult Health
Final Study Guide Questions And
Answers.

,what are symptoms of a stroke, brain attack, and cva? -correct answer=
*headache

*confusion

*seizures

*incontinence

*vomiting

*disorientation

*diplopia

*ptosis

*hypertension

*apraxia

*decreased neuromuscular control

*memory impairment

*aphasia (l hemisphere for cva)

*decreased cough/swallow reflex

*agnosia (decr. sensory interpretation)

*hemiparesis/hemiplegia

*emotional liability

*loss of corneal reflex

*homonymous *hemianopsia

,*spatial-perceptual defects



what are symptoms of transient ischemic attacks (tia)? -correct answer=
*confusion

*vertigo

*dysarthria

*transient hemiparesis

*temporary vision changes

*typically lasts less than 1 hours



what are focal neurological symptoms? -correct answer= *paralysis

*sensory loss

*language disorder

*reflex changes



what are the 3 steps to stroke recognition? -correct answer= 1. ask person to smile
and stick out tongue



2. ask person to make a complete sentence



3. ask person to raise both arms



what are symptoms of cva? -correct answer= *hypo/hypertonia

*perceptual defects

*apraxia



*loss of voluntary movement on one side

, *decreased neuromuscular control



*communication issues

*emotional lability

*impaired judgement and memory



what are causes of cva? -correct answer= *atherosclerosis

*thrombosis

*embolism

*cerebral hemorrhage (trauma/tissue damage).



what are symptoms of right hemisphere cva? -correct answer= *left sided
weakness/paralyzed left side hemiplegia



*perceptual defects (vulnerable to accidents)



*spatial-perceptual deficits



*tends to minimize problems



*short attention span

*visual field deficits

*impaired judgment

*impulsive

*impaired time concept