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NUR170 Exam 2: Questions And Complete Answers

Migraines - pathophysiology Right Ans - Constriction/dilation of the
cerebral arteries in the brain. The cause of this is not fully known.

Migraines - Risk Factors Right Ans - Food triggers (chocolate, caffeine,
alcohol, artificial sweetners, MSG), Stress, smells, age, hormones, more
common in women

Migraines - S/S Right Ans - Pain, photophobia, phonophobia, aura, scalp
sensitivity

Migraines - Treatment Right Ans - medication, avoiding triggers, adjuvant
therapies

Migraines - Nursing Interventions Right Ans - dark, quiet room, cold
therapy, essential oils, adjuvant therapies

Migraines - Medications Right Ans - preventative: anti-convulsants, calcium
channel blockers, beta-blockers
abortive: caffeine, NSAIDS, Triptans

Botox injections, magnesium

Migraines - Patient Teaching Right Ans - Take medication as soon as you
feel a migraine coming on, take preventative meds daily.

Epilepsy/Seizures - Pathophysiology Right Ans - abnormal electrical
activity in the brain

Epilepsy/Seizures - Risk Factors/Causes Right Ans - alcohol/drug abuse, hx
of stroke, family hx, traumatic brain injury, sleep deprivation, stress, infection,
hypertension

Epilepsy/Seizures - Diagnostics Right Ans - EEG, CT, MRI, SPECT, PET

,Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management DURING Right Ans - Record time
it began and ended, types of movements, place pt on floor, continually assess
ABC's, maintain pt safety, loosen restrictive clothing, Benzos break the seizure

Epilepsy/Seizures - Seizure management AFTER Right Ans - Involves
reorientation, assess ABC's, side-lying position, suction secretions, no
restraints, loosen restrictive clothing, ensure patient safety, pad bed rails,
administer O2, patent IV

Epilepsy/Seizures - Treatment Right Ans - meds: pams, benzos, phenytoin

Epilepsy/Seziures - Patient Teaching Right Ans - 6months seizure free
before driving, medication compliance, follow up labs/neuro appts, medical
alert bracelt, decreasing triggers

Epilepsy/Seizures - S/S Right Ans - Loss of consciousness, involuntary
twitching/jerking/stiffening of the body

Multiple Sclerosis - Pathophysiology Right Ans - a progressive disease with
no cure that affects all body systems. it is an autoimmune issue that affects the
myelin sheath along the brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord (both sensory and
motor is affected)

Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (SENSORY) Right Ans - tinnitus, blurred vision,
diplopia, decreased visual acuity, vision loss, hyperalgesia, vertigo, hearing
loss, paresthesia, facial pain, decreased temp, memory loss

Multiple Sclerosis - S/S (MOTOR) Right Ans - motor weakness, fatigue,
stiffness of extremities, tremors, nystagmus, unsteady gait, cognitive
impairment, decreased bowel/bladder function

Multiple Sclerosis - Diagnostics Right Ans - MRI, cerebrospinal fluid
analysis (hard to diagnose in the beginning because symptoms are so vague)

Multiple Sclerosis - Treatment Right Ans - plasmapheresis, methotrexate,
NSAIDS, corticosteroids, cholinergic, anticholinergics, interferons

, Multiple Sclerosis - Risk Factors Right Ans - Infection, Stress (physical
injury, emotional stress, pregnancy, fatigue), autoimmune disease, ages 20-40,
commonly in adult white women

Multiple Sclerosis - Patient Teaching Right Ans - decrease stressors when
possible, prevent/treat/ recognize s/s of infections

Multiple Sclerosis - Nursing Interventions Right Ans - Interdisciplinary
care- OT, PT, Speech, Vision/Hearing

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - pathophysiology Right Ans - Damage to the
peripheral nerves

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - S/S Right Ans - Weakness, paralysis, burning
sensations, pain, skin/nail color changes, edema, impaired mobility, decreased
sensory perception

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - Diagnostics Right Ans - CT/X-ray

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - Treatment Right Ans - Corticosteroids,
analgesics, antibiotics

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - Patient Teaching Right Ans - follow therapies as
prescribed, inspect skin daily, application of immobility devices, s/s of
complications

Peripheral Nerve Trauma - complications Right Ans - permanent nerve
damage, amputation, infection

Parkinson's Disease - Pathophysiology Right Ans - progressive and chronic
disease with no cure. Lack of dopamine in the brain--affecting all body
systems including mood, personality, and mobility

Parkinson's Disease - S/S Right Ans - Bradykinesia, resting tremor, rigidity,
postural instability, shuffled gait, pill rolling, masked faces, dementia,
nighttime drooling, reduction of cognition

Parkinson's Disease - Risk Factors Right Ans - - Older men over 40
especially over the age of 60!

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