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Prevention of meningitis - ANS -Vaccine @ 11-12 years old
-Booster @ 16 years old
-People at risk are those in close living spaces (Prison, military, college)
Cryptococcal meningitis - ANS AIDS patients
What type of meningitis is prevented with a vaccine? - ANS Bacterial
Nursing interventions with a patient with Encephalitis - ANS -Limit environmental stimuli
-Position for comfort
-Treat pain
-Limit visitors
-Comfort care
Nursing interventions to decrease ICP - ANS -Raise HOB
-Align head/neck
-drain CSF
-control fever
-restrict fluids
-maintain BP
Post-op Craniotomy Complications - ANS -CSF leak
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, -Change in cerebral perfusion
-Seizures
-Increase in ICP
-Infection
-Bleeding-> Hypovolemic shock
What conditions can result in respiratory failure requiring intubation? - ANS -ALS
-Myasthenia Gravis
Huntington's S/S - ANS -Chorea
-Cognitive Impairment
-Behavioral Features
Nursing interventions for a Huntington's patient with pneumonia - ANS -Maintain patient
airway
-Oral hygiene
-Respiratory care
Myasthenia Gravis Medications - ANS Pyridostigmine
-Know its working by their ability to do more ADL's
-Increases muscle strength
Possible complication if Myasthenia Gravis patient misses a dose of medication - ANS -Can
send them into a crisis
-WORRY ABOUT RESPIRATORY!!!
Most common S/S of fibromyalgia - ANS -Sleep disturbances
-TRIGGER POINT PAIN w/predictable pain response
-Fatigue
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