Seizures epilepsy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank for Medical Emergencies-Essentials for the Dental Professional 2Ed by Ellen Grimes - COMPLETE & ELABORATED Test Bank for Medical Emergencies-Essentials for the Dental Professional 2Ed by Ellen Grimes ISBN-10 5626 ISBN-13 978-6 PART 1. EMERGENCY PREPARATION 1. Introduction 2. The Emergency Kit 3. Vital Signs and Hypertensive Urgency and Emergency 4. Oxygen Administration PART 2. NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES 5. Syncope 6. Shock 7. Hyperventilation 8. Seizure Disorder...

SSS/BETS (small sharp waves / benign epileptiform transients of sleep) Low voltage, short duration, diphasic spikes with a steep descending limb. Usually seen in drowsiness and light sleep. SREDA (subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharges of adults) Sharply contoured theta activity in the posterior head region. A normal variant in older adults during wakefullness. 14 and 6 positive spikes 1-2 seconds of sharply contoured discharges in the posterior head regions in light sle...

What would you do for wound Evisceration ( removal of internal organs) , Emergency management? - correct answer Saline cover wound What would you do for an ASTHMA emergency management of a bee sting allergies? - correct answer Epi Pen Seizures and Epilepsy: Seizure precautions - correct answer During a seizure: 1) Position client on the floor 2)Provide a patent airway 3) Turn client to side 4) Loosen restrictive clothing Cancer treatment options: Protective Isolation - cor...

ATI Targeted Medical Surgical Neurosensory and Musculoskeletal Exam (Answered with Rationales) A nurse is assessing a client who had a right hemisphere stroke. Which of the following neurologic deficits should the nurse expect? A. Aphasia B. Right-sided neglect C. Impulsive behavior D. Inability to read The nurse should expect clients who had a right hemispheric stroke to demonstrate impulsive behavior, poor judgment, and lack of awareness of neurologic deficits. Aphasia Clients who had a left...

A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding - correct answer a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach - correct answer b A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) thera...

RNRS 396 ATI MED-SURG ATI STUDY GUIDE 2023-2024 COMPLETE SOLUTION 100% CORRECT. ATI MED-SURG ATI STUDY GUIDE 2023-2024 . I. NERVOUS SYSTEM: 1. Cerebral Angiogram: - Allows for visualization of cerebral blood vessels. A catheter is placed into an artery (usually in the groin) and threaded up the blood vessels in the brain, dye is injected, x-ray are taken. ▪ Pre-procedure: ▪ NPO 4-6 hrs prior. ▪ Assess for allergy to iodine or shellfish. ▪ Assess kidney function (BUN, creatinine)...

Medical Standards/Regulations vs Medical Guidelines - ANSWER-Medical Standards/Regulations - are mandatory Medical Guidelines - are advisory / at medical examiner discretion Outcomes (3 results) and maxed interval - ANSWER-1. Certified - max is 2 years 2. Disqualified 3. Determination pending - 45 days Minimal Retention Period for Medial Records - ANSWER-3 years T/F Driver must carry valid ME Certificate - ANSWER-True T/F Motor carrier does not have to maintain a copy of the ME...

Hondros Nur 176 exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% correct Interventions to prevent diabetes Maintain healthy weight, diet and exercise Signs of type 1 diabetes 3 polys, blurred vision, cold feet, numbness, shiny thin skin w/ no hair, age 30 and under, sudden onset, underweight, Signs of type 2 diabetes No symptoms at first , later develop the 3 polys, obesity, Nigricans (black line on back of neck) skin tags S/S of hypoglycemia Fatigue, weakness, irritability, reduce co...

CLTM ASAPsafest AED for pregnancy - correct answer Lamictal bolus of propfol - correct answer burst suppression mediation to treat SE - correct answer Lorazepam VNS - correct answer partial seizure RNS neurostimulator - correct answer -placed under the scalp -used as an adjunctive therapy in adults only -delivers stim when specific patterns are detected MEG useful for - correct answer cortical dysplasia gliomas tuberous slcerosis length of suspension of brain activity...

What is a seizure? Correct Answer-It's an excessive, abnormal electrochemical brain cell activity. ToF: Incidences of epilepsy peaks at two times: the first year or life and after age 60. Correct Answer-True Epilepsy has a higher rate of _________ death in comparison with the general population. Correct Answer-premature Cardiac Arrest and ___________ are some of the surprising risks of premature death in epilepsy. Correct Answer-Suicide Epilepsy takes more lives than what kind of ca...