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Maryville NURS 623 Exam 4What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury Correct
Answer: If taking Blood Thinners
Define delirium Correct Answer: Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset,
hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion
Define Dementia Correct Answer: Various causes, gradual change with
mental status, months to years, progressive to irreversible (speech,
memory, mood, judgment)
An older adult with delirium would present with what type of behaviors?
Correct Answer: Agitation and restlessness
At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be
initiated? Correct Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors
what factors contribute to a patient being high risk for falls? Correct
Answer: History of falls
medications
vision impairment
heart rate/rhythm abnormalities
footwear issues
home environment
gait/mobility issues
poor reflexes
What is the primary reason people have long term effects after a Stroke
Correct Answer: living at home and calling PCP instead of 911 leads to
prolonged stroke symptoms and long term effects
, S/S of an Absense Seizure Correct Answer: Blank stare (upward rotation
of eye)
Red Flags of back/neck pain Correct Answer: Incontinence
Fever
Cancers
Unexplained wt loss
Long term steroids
Trauma
IV drug abuse
Intense local pain
No comfy Position
Diagnosing of Alzheimer's Correct Answer: Impaired ability to learn new
info along with a disturbance in language, function, or perception
S/S of Alzheimer's Correct Answer: *C/O memory problems
* ↑ cognitive difficulty
* ↑ slow response to cognitive challenge
*Word-finding difficulty
* ↑ difficulty with simple tasks
cardinal features of Parkinson's (TRAP)? Correct Answer: *T-remor at rest
(or pill rolling)
*R-igidity
*A-kinesia/Bradykinesia
*P-ostural Disturbances
What disease is "freezing phenomenon" a characteristic of? Correct
Answer: Parkinson's
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