Early s/s of Alzheimer's Disease
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- decreased short term memory
- decreased sense of smell
- misplaced items
what to do if PE dislodges
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- place patient in left lying, Trendelenburg position
- O2 therapy
- call RRT
,Etiology of stroke
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- nonmodifiable = age, sex, history
- modifiable = HTN, BC user, high cholesterol, smoker
Is Alzheimer's reversible?
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No
what is patho of MS
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- body attacking its own myelin sheath
s/s of meningitis
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nuchal rigidity, n/v, photophobia, Brudzinski's sign, Kernig's sign
,Nursing care for stroke
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- safe environment (teach patient to scan before ambulating)
- lots of eating concerns:
- sit up
- tuck chin
- thick liquids
- use dentures
- no straws
- take small bites
- use mechanical soft diet
Complications of stroke: increased ICP, seizures, HTN, headach
what causes dry heat burns
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open flames
Education for Seizures and Seizure treatment
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- medication compliance (abrupt withdrawal = rebound seizures)
- do not drive
- wear medical alert bracelet
, what causes increased or thick secretions/mucus in a patient who is intubated
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not enough humidity
meds for icp
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antiseizure, mannitol, corticosteroids
how is flail chest usually stabilized
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positive pressure ventilation
how to diagnose ARDS
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- decreased short term memory
- decreased sense of smell
- misplaced items
what to do if PE dislodges
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- place patient in left lying, Trendelenburg position
- O2 therapy
- call RRT
,Etiology of stroke
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- nonmodifiable = age, sex, history
- modifiable = HTN, BC user, high cholesterol, smoker
Is Alzheimer's reversible?
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No
what is patho of MS
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- body attacking its own myelin sheath
s/s of meningitis
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nuchal rigidity, n/v, photophobia, Brudzinski's sign, Kernig's sign
,Nursing care for stroke
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- safe environment (teach patient to scan before ambulating)
- lots of eating concerns:
- sit up
- tuck chin
- thick liquids
- use dentures
- no straws
- take small bites
- use mechanical soft diet
Complications of stroke: increased ICP, seizures, HTN, headach
what causes dry heat burns
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open flames
Education for Seizures and Seizure treatment
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- medication compliance (abrupt withdrawal = rebound seizures)
- do not drive
- wear medical alert bracelet
, what causes increased or thick secretions/mucus in a patient who is intubated
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not enough humidity
meds for icp
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antiseizure, mannitol, corticosteroids
how is flail chest usually stabilized
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positive pressure ventilation
how to diagnose ARDS
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