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LPN Health 2 midterm
health 2 midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stages of alzheimers | |
| eye assessment | Pupils Equal Round Reactive Light Accomodation |
| name the 2 types of CVA | Ischemic -d/t blockage of CV by a clot. reduces oxygen,blood. which causes cell and tissue death. Embolus and thrombus-fat,air,blood,fluid. Use a CLOTBUSTER WITHIN 2-4HRS hamehhoragic-Ruptured blood vesse. leaks blood into cerebral cavity of brain. cause |
| What is ketoacidosis | build up of ketones |
| what is the by product of fatty acids | ketones |
| what breaks down fat for energy, releases fatty acids and is the byproduct of fatty acid metabolism | ketones |
| FUNCTION of insulin | carry GLUCOSE INTO CELLS for storage. |
| Type 1 diabetes | insulin dependant IDDM cannot produce insulin. |
| Type 2 diabetes | metformin, glyburide- oral. insulin-injectable.diet excercise education NIDDM |
| Trigeminal neuralgia | damaged 5th cranial nerve |
| glaucoma | intraoccular pressure increase. go blind. pharmaceuticals and surgery to manage. want 2 decrease pressure |
| macular degeneration | breakdown/damage to macular. Central field of vision loss. Peripheral-fine |
| what is a sign | something we can see |
| what is a symptom | something we can test. |
| s/s graves disease | irregular menses, bulging eyes, increased appetite, wt loss, tachycardia, increased metabolic rate, HTN |
| Acromegaly | increased growth hormone, affects Endocrine system, anterior pit |
| sensory receptors | pain sensors on the skin |
| varicella | c-pox causing virus herpes zoster- shingles develop later in life herpes simplex- fever blisters, cold sores. STRESS trigger these |
| Melanoma | deadliest type of skin cancer basal cell squamous cell melanocyte-deadliest irregular shape and border |
| topical time to take effect | 1.5hrs-2hrs |
| oral time to take effect | 45-60mins |
| s/s of a fracture | severe pain with movement |
| OA | osteoarthritis. "wear and tear" cartilage that coversbone deteriorates. |
| Pt teaching for osteoperosis | INCREASE CAL,VIT D AND EXCERCISE- Most important |
| do you abduct or adduct hip after total hip replacement surgery | abduct hip away from center of body |
| complications/risks from hip surgery | infection, pneumonia, blood clots |
| ICP causes/ | intracranial pressure-encephalitis trauma tumours infection head injury inflammatory disorders |
| Brain tumours | malignant/benign causes pressure stroke affects all systems metastic seizures death treatment- chemo/radiation, sx,meds,MOST NOT CURABLE |
| Parkinsons | insuficient amt of dopamine |
| MS | demyelinating disease |
| ORIF | Open Reduction Infection Fixation |
| What is Systemic Lupus erythematosis | long term autoimmune disorder joint pain and swelling, butterfly rash, arthritis |
| TPA stand for | Tissue Plasminogen Activator these are clot busters. give STAT within 3-4hrs |
| differencebetween dementia and delerium | dementia- slow onset delerium- acute onset |
| legally blind | 20/200 |
| perfect vision | 20/20 |
| diabetes complications | poor circulation, neuropathy,amputation coma, gangrene,ketoacidosis,blindness,retinopathy,cataracts, imotence, liver and renal failure, atherosclerosis, nephropathy |
| CAD | coronary artery disease- diabetics most at risk d/t sugar in the blood |
| pathological fractures | osteoperosis,bonecancer,osteoarthritis, pagets,bone tumours, rickets,malnutrition.d/t disease |
| traumatic fractures | impact. |
| haemmhorragic stroke | ruptured blood vessel, leaks blood into brain cavity causes compression of brain tissue cells die, haemmhoragic shock and death. SURGERY!!!!! |
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