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LPT NS Seizure
Nursing Skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anticonvulsant | Medications used to control seizures |
| Do only intellectually disabled or handicapped people have seizures | no |
| Ketogenic diet | special diet used to help control seizures. Diet has a limited amount of protein and veg |
| Therapeutic blood level | The amount of medication needed to control seizures and limit toxcity |
| cerebral hypoxia | lack of oxygen to the brain |
| 3 common side effects of anticonvulsants | lethargy, sedation, lack of appetite |
| What are 3 things that can increase seizure activity | stress, illness, constipation |
| Some people have warning before a seizure that is called? | aura |
| A blank stare may be called a ______seizure | absence |
| One of the newer treatments for seizures is | vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) |
| Tonic clonic is also called | Grand mal |
| Describes seizure that do not stop | status epilepticus |
| Symptoms of a seizure could be: | loss of consciousness, a sudden blank stare, aimless body movements |
| First aid for a person having a seizure is to put something in their mouth so they don't swallow their tongue T/F | false, you cannot swallow your tongue |
| A seizure that was preceded by a cry, generalized stiffening, and then violent jerking of the limbs could be a | tonic-clonic seizure |
| Post-ictal means | After the seizure; maybe drowsy, incontinent and disoriented |
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