Planning and implementation for Alzheimer's disease
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Manage memory and cognitive dysfunction
Nonpharmacologic interventions
Drug therapy
Prevent injuries or accidents
Prevent elder abuse
Criteria for early spinal injury surgery
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, Surgery within 24 hours of injury to stabilize the vertebral spinal column to
prevent secondary injury and decrease of secondary complications.
Evidence of cord compression
Progressive neurologic deficit
Compound fracture
Bony fragments
Penetrating wounds of spinal cord or surrounding structures
Priority nursing intervention for autonomic dysreflexia
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Reduce blood pressure
- Elevate head
notify
- Health Care Provider
- Administer antihypertensive
Assess and remove cause
✓ bladder and catheter
✓ bowel distention and impaction
✓ clothing
✓ skin, pain, temperature
Monitor blood pressure
S/S of hypertension
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- May be asymptomatic
- Throbbing or pounding headache
- sense of dread (i'm going to die, something is wrong)
- irritating stimulus (assess bladder and bowels, remove excess clothing)
- check skin integrity
What causes a masklike facial expression in patients with Parkinson's disease?
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caused by the rigidity of facial expressions
Neurogenic shock
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Disruption in the communication pathways between upper motor neurons
and lower motor neurons.
Management of Alzheimer's disease?
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Safety measures to prevent injury, wandering, or falls. Cholinesterase
inhibitors. Behavior management. ADL and mobility assistance
, MRI of Spinal Cord
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determine the degree and extent of damage to the spinal cord and detect
the presence of blood and bone within the spinal column
coup-countercoup injury
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Dual impacting of the brain into the skull
Allow mourning while encouraging hope for patients reduces ___________ and ____________.
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grief and depression
decompression laminectomy
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vertebral laminae are removed from the affected region
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Manage memory and cognitive dysfunction
Nonpharmacologic interventions
Drug therapy
Prevent injuries or accidents
Prevent elder abuse
Criteria for early spinal injury surgery
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, Surgery within 24 hours of injury to stabilize the vertebral spinal column to
prevent secondary injury and decrease of secondary complications.
Evidence of cord compression
Progressive neurologic deficit
Compound fracture
Bony fragments
Penetrating wounds of spinal cord or surrounding structures
Priority nursing intervention for autonomic dysreflexia
Give this one a try later!
Reduce blood pressure
- Elevate head
notify
- Health Care Provider
- Administer antihypertensive
Assess and remove cause
✓ bladder and catheter
✓ bowel distention and impaction
✓ clothing
✓ skin, pain, temperature
Monitor blood pressure
S/S of hypertension
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- May be asymptomatic
- Throbbing or pounding headache
- sense of dread (i'm going to die, something is wrong)
- irritating stimulus (assess bladder and bowels, remove excess clothing)
- check skin integrity
What causes a masklike facial expression in patients with Parkinson's disease?
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caused by the rigidity of facial expressions
Neurogenic shock
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Disruption in the communication pathways between upper motor neurons
and lower motor neurons.
Management of Alzheimer's disease?
Give this one a try later!
Safety measures to prevent injury, wandering, or falls. Cholinesterase
inhibitors. Behavior management. ADL and mobility assistance
, MRI of Spinal Cord
Give this one a try later!
determine the degree and extent of damage to the spinal cord and detect
the presence of blood and bone within the spinal column
coup-countercoup injury
Give this one a try later!
Dual impacting of the brain into the skull
Allow mourning while encouraging hope for patients reduces ___________ and ____________.
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grief and depression
decompression laminectomy
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vertebral laminae are removed from the affected region
