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NURS 3366- Pathophysiology Test 2 Questions withComplete Solutions
S&S of HYPOALDOSTERONISM - ANSWER Polyuria & Hypotension
due to Pituitary Gland problem
S&S of Cerebella Stroke - ANSWER Coordination & Balance Problems
Vertigo
Nystagmus (REM)
N&V
Loss of Coordination
Falling Down.
S&S of Cerebral Stroke - ANSWER sensorimotor fxn deficits & special fxn deficits.
Pain Touch and Temperature
S&S of Cerebral Left Hemispheric Stroke - ANSWER Analytical deficits
Speech "dysphasia"
Right limb weakness
S&S of Cerebral Right Hemispheric Stroke - ANSWER Spatiality - nothing on their
left "left side neglect"
Seat of sight - nothing is wrong with them.
Creativity deficit - art, music, face recognition, etc
S&S of Cerebral Stroke Above the shoulder - ANSWER pain, temperature and
touch
S&S of Hemorrhagic Stroke - ANSWER Light Intolerance
Intense Headaches
Neck Pain
N&V
S&S to DX Stroke - ANSWER FAST
Face - smile
Arms - lift arms
Speech - speak
Time - 911
TX of Stroke - ANSWER Prevent IICP:
Give Oxygen
Manage BP
Head of bed 30 degrees up (flat beds increase IICP)
Diuretics
How to Prevent IICP - ANSWER Give Oxygen
Manage BP
, Head of bed 30 degrees up (flat beds increase IICP)
Diuretics
Types of Brain DZ - ANSWER Alzheimer - Amyloid
Parkinson's - Dopamine
Multiple Sclerosis - Myelin Sclerosis
DX of Alzheimer - ANSWER ↑Amyloid protein →Senile Plaque →Senile Plaque +
Neurofibrillary Tangles = disruption in nerve impulse in brain
S&S of Alzheimer - ANSWER Dementia
Forgetfulness
DX of Parkinson's - ANSWER ↓Dopamine in Basal Ganglia
S&S of Parkinson's - ANSWER Hypertonia & Dyskinesia
TX of Parkinson's - ANSWER Dopamine (L-Dopa)
and
Anticholinergic (Acetylcholine blockers - Benadryl - anti-histamine)
Definition of Hypertonia - ANSWER Cog-wheel forearm movement.
Facial Rigidity
Dysarthria
Dysphagia
Found in patients with Parkinson's
Definition of Dysarthria - ANSWER Difficulty with words
Found in patients with Parkinson's
Multiple Sclerosis - ANSWER Autoimmune disorder where T-cells attack Myelin.
S&S Multiple Sclerosis - ANSWER Paresthesia
Unilateral Asymmetric Muscle Weakness
Types of CNS disorders - ANSWER Migraine, Seizures, Meningitis
S&S of Migraines - ANSWER Phonophobia and Photophobia and Unilateral
headache
CNS Disorders - ANSWER Migraines, Seizures, Meningitis are what kind of
disorder
TX of Migraines - ANSWER Abortive - Imitrex
Prodrome of Migraine - ANSWER Photophobia & Phonophobia
Postdrome of Migraine - ANSWER washed out - tired- weak
Types of Seizure - ANSWER General
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