mdc4 exam 1 questions with answers
Migraine \signs/symptoms \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \Episodic, \head \pain \lasting \from \4 \to \72 \hours
Steady \ache \to \violent \throbbing
\
Unilateral, \worse \with \activity
Aura
Photophobia, \phonophobia, \osmophobia
education \about \propranolol \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \take \daily \at \the \same \time
Multiple \Sclerosis \treatment \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \immunomodulators \and \immosuppressants. \commonly
\given \as \injections \so \rotate \injection \sites
clinical \manifestations \of \meningitis \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \nuchal \rigidity \(stiff \neck), \positive \kernigs,
\brudzinskis \sign,
treatment \for \severe \migraines* \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ergotamine \tartrate \(taken \at \the \start \of \the
\headache) \can \take \up \to \6 \tablets \in \24 \hours
How \does \ergotamine \tartrate \work? \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \acts \by \constricting \the \cerebal \blood \vessels
priorities \for \seizure \precautions \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \lay \on \left \side, \adequate \airway, \padded \rails.
how \to \manage \a \patient \with \active \seizure \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \suction \and \02, \
bedrails \up \and \padded, \
IV \access, \
give \ativan/lorazepam
, New \onset \of \a \migraine \and \the \doctor \wants \a \ct \with \contrast \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ask \if \allergic \to
\shellfish, \seafood, \iodine
dietary \restrictions \for \people \with \migraines \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \caffeine, \marinated \foods, \yogurt
What \can \we \do \if \someone \has \increased \ICP? \How \do \you \want \the \head \of \the \bed \- \ANSWERS✔✔
\30-45 \degrees
how \do \alzheimers \patients \act \with \changes \in \their \environment \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \anxious/anxiety
What \is \our \priority \with \cervical \spinal \injuries \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ABC's \and \stabalize
swallow \study \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \start \with \ice \chips, \watch \for \pocketing
stroke \nursing \interventions \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \small \bites \with \food, \
MS \diet \- \pureed, \watch \the \affected \side \for \food \pocketing, \
dentures, \
sit \up \right \90 \degrees, \
DO \NOT \use \straws.
CSF- \what \to \know \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \clear \fluid, \halo \ring, \DO \NOT \put \things \in \their \ears
Stroke- \need \to \know \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \tuck \chin \to \swallow \to \prevent \aspiration
Contraindication \for \increased \ICP \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \lumbar \puncture
elevated \pressure \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \elevate \bed
significant \sign \of \icp \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \loc
Migraine \signs/symptoms \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \Episodic, \head \pain \lasting \from \4 \to \72 \hours
Steady \ache \to \violent \throbbing
\
Unilateral, \worse \with \activity
Aura
Photophobia, \phonophobia, \osmophobia
education \about \propranolol \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \take \daily \at \the \same \time
Multiple \Sclerosis \treatment \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \immunomodulators \and \immosuppressants. \commonly
\given \as \injections \so \rotate \injection \sites
clinical \manifestations \of \meningitis \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \nuchal \rigidity \(stiff \neck), \positive \kernigs,
\brudzinskis \sign,
treatment \for \severe \migraines* \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ergotamine \tartrate \(taken \at \the \start \of \the
\headache) \can \take \up \to \6 \tablets \in \24 \hours
How \does \ergotamine \tartrate \work? \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \acts \by \constricting \the \cerebal \blood \vessels
priorities \for \seizure \precautions \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \lay \on \left \side, \adequate \airway, \padded \rails.
how \to \manage \a \patient \with \active \seizure \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \suction \and \02, \
bedrails \up \and \padded, \
IV \access, \
give \ativan/lorazepam
, New \onset \of \a \migraine \and \the \doctor \wants \a \ct \with \contrast \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ask \if \allergic \to
\shellfish, \seafood, \iodine
dietary \restrictions \for \people \with \migraines \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \caffeine, \marinated \foods, \yogurt
What \can \we \do \if \someone \has \increased \ICP? \How \do \you \want \the \head \of \the \bed \- \ANSWERS✔✔
\30-45 \degrees
how \do \alzheimers \patients \act \with \changes \in \their \environment \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \anxious/anxiety
What \is \our \priority \with \cervical \spinal \injuries \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \ABC's \and \stabalize
swallow \study \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \start \with \ice \chips, \watch \for \pocketing
stroke \nursing \interventions \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \small \bites \with \food, \
MS \diet \- \pureed, \watch \the \affected \side \for \food \pocketing, \
dentures, \
sit \up \right \90 \degrees, \
DO \NOT \use \straws.
CSF- \what \to \know \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \clear \fluid, \halo \ring, \DO \NOT \put \things \in \their \ears
Stroke- \need \to \know \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \tuck \chin \to \swallow \to \prevent \aspiration
Contraindication \for \increased \ICP \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \lumbar \puncture
elevated \pressure \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \elevate \bed
significant \sign \of \icp \- \ANSWERS✔✔ \loc
