NR 325 Exam 2 Exam #2 70 Questions
★ Head Injury
★ Anytime procedure/problem occurs with brain must anticipate a seizure and place pt on
anticonvulsants for prevention of seizure
○ S&S
■ Leakage of CSF
■ Discolorations that occur
○ Increased Intercranial Pressure
■ S&S
■ how do we manage
■ How do we monitor them?
■ How do we place the patient? Elevated 30%
○ Glascow Coma Scale
○ The postures? Decortication
★ Stroke
○ Know the different types
○ Management
■ Patent Airway
■ Swallow study/test
■ CT scan immediately to determine type of stroke
● Will determine the treatment
○ S&S
■ How do we manage those symptoms?
○ Thrombolytic Therapy
■ Medication therapy
○ Treatments for each type of stoke
○ Active Stroke?
■ How do we manage them?
■ Airway first!
○ Left sided vs right sided
★ TIA
○ Mini stroke
○ How do we manage them
★ Seizures
○ Different tpyes
○ The precautions
○ Seizure epilepticus
○ Seizure medications?
■ Know the types
■ Know the implications of giving them
★ Meningitis
★ Head Injury
★ Anytime procedure/problem occurs with brain must anticipate a seizure and place pt on
anticonvulsants for prevention of seizure
○ S&S
■ Leakage of CSF
■ Discolorations that occur
○ Increased Intercranial Pressure
■ S&S
■ how do we manage
■ How do we monitor them?
■ How do we place the patient? Elevated 30%
○ Glascow Coma Scale
○ The postures? Decortication
★ Stroke
○ Know the different types
○ Management
■ Patent Airway
■ Swallow study/test
■ CT scan immediately to determine type of stroke
● Will determine the treatment
○ S&S
■ How do we manage those symptoms?
○ Thrombolytic Therapy
■ Medication therapy
○ Treatments for each type of stoke
○ Active Stroke?
■ How do we manage them?
■ Airway first!
○ Left sided vs right sided
★ TIA
○ Mini stroke
○ How do we manage them
★ Seizures
○ Different tpyes
○ The precautions
○ Seizure epilepticus
○ Seizure medications?
■ Know the types
■ Know the implications of giving them
★ Meningitis
