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Med Surg Neuro

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What is a PET scan ?   A type of tomography used to study the changes within the brain  
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What causes Glaucoma ?   Increased intraoccular Pressure  
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s/s of glaucoma   Tunnel vision, eye pain, halos,reduced peripheral vision  
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Dilates pupils   mydriatic drops  
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Unable to focus both eyes in the same direction   strabismus  
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What is hordeolum ?   stye  
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what is a chalazion ?   cyste on the eye  
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What causes retinal detachment?   Aging  
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s/s of retinal detachment   Floaters, blurry vision  
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How is diabetic retinopahty treated ?   Photocoagulation laser tx  
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Myopia   nearsightedness  
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presbyopia   farsightedness  
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Why corneal transplant at high risk for infection?   no blood supply means slow healing  
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what precautions after eye surgery?   no coughing, bending at waste  
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Is severe eye pain normal after cataract surgery ?   NO! report it to the charge nurse or doctor  
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What is pink eye?   conjuctivitis  
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Does presbyopia usually occur with age or in childhood   With age due to decreased flexibility of the lens  
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Glaucoma characterized by rapid onset & decreased vision   Closed (narrow) angled  
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What is the goal for tx of glaucoma?   decreased amount of aqueous humor to decrease pressure  
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Drooping eyelids   ptosis  
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Special microscope to examine anterior eye   slit lamp  
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s/s of corneal ulcer   pain, tearing, light sensitivity & redness  
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What should a PT with cataract surgery wear post op ?   eye patch  
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Risk for cataracts   aging, uv light, exposure to maternal rubella & smoking  
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How is the exam for the snellens chart performed?   Stand a distance of 20 ft cover one eye at a time  
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How long would you irrigate an eye after a chemical splash?   15min  
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swimmers ear   external otitis  
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Fluid collection in the middle ear , obstruction of auditory canal, ear infection   otitis media  
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s/s of chronic otitis media   crackling & fullness  
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Surgical procedure placing a incision into the tympanic membrane tube placement for drainage   myringotomy  
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post of teaching for tube placement ?   no swimming or showers  
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Menieres is characterized by ?   vertigo, tinnitus, progressive hearing loss  
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Nursing interventions for menieres   Safety. fall risk, darken rm  
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Surgical procedure for otosclerosis?   stapedectomy  
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primary risk for stapedectomy?   infection  
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post op position for stapedectomy   HOB elevated lying on nonoperative ear  
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instructions for post op stapedectomy to prevent disloging   open mouth wide while sneezing  
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benefits of stapedectomy   increased ability to hear sounds  
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Symptoms of inner ear dysfuntion   prolonged nausea & dizziness  
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hearing loss that allows normal sound conduction through external middle ear but not in the inner ear?   sensoinaronal  
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usual cause for color blindness?   Heredity & damage to the cones  
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Vitamin for night vision?   Vit-A  
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type of lens replacement for cataract?   intraocular  
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surgery mainly for myopia so that glasses are no longer needed?   lasix  
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the patients eyes should be _______ during a sensory exam ?   closed  
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tonic phase   contraction of muscles  
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clonic phase   withering movement  
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what kind of rigidity is seen in early stages of Parkinson symptoms ?   cog wheel,cannot smoothly move muscle through active ROM  
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What red flags are indicative of MS ?   young , R & L sided weakness, intermittent symptoms & vision diturbances  
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Pt must ____ eyebrows to differentiate between stroke & bells palsy   lift both  
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Where so subarachnoid hematomas occur?   b/w the membraneous arachniod & pia mater  
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2 types of head injurys   blunt/closed trauma, open/penetrating trauma  
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head injury most common   blunt/closed  
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medical speciality r/t the nervous system   Neurology  
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headache/ head pain   cephalgia  
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runny nose   rhinorrhea  
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seizure   convulsion, episode of abnormal motor sensory, cognitive & psychic activity caused by erratic & abnormal electrical discharge of brain cells  
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reccurent pattern of seizures   epilepsy  
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Status epilepticus   seizures or series of seizures, lasting 30 min or more which person does not regain consicouness  
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flaccidity   brief loss of muscle tone ( seizure)  
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rigid contraction of body muscles   tonic-phase  
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alternates with rhythmic jerking movements   clonic-phase  
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specific location in the brain where a seizure originates   focal point  
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pain in a nerve   neuralgia  
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temporary, partial one-sided facial paralysis & weakness   bell's palsy  
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Shingles   (herpes-zoster) acute viral inflammation of the nerve caused by the varicella -zoster virus  
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Transection   severing of the spinal cord  
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paralysis of the legs & lower body   paraplegia  
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paralysis of all four extremities   quadripligia  
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autonomic dysreflexia   hyperflexia or exaggerated ANS reflexes occuring in spinal cord injury  
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potentially debilitating disease in which the body's immune system eats away at the myelin sheath that covers your nerves   multiple sclerosis (MS)  
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a chronic,progressive disease affecting the dopamine producing cells of the body   Parkinson disease  
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slowness of movement   bradykinesia  
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failure or irregularity of muscle coordination, often a chronic condition :inability to walk   Ataxia  
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chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by episodes of weakness in the voluntary muscles   myasthenia gravis  
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drooping eyelids   ptosis  
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difficulty in speaking   dysphasia  
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abnormal involuntary movements   chorea  
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procedure in which antibodies are removed from the blood   plasmapheresis  
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chronic progressive, hereditary condition in which the brain cells in the basal ganglia prematurely die   Huntington disease (HD)  
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collection of pus in that may result from infection of the ears or sinus or the skull   brain abscess  
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inflammation of the meninges of the membranes that covers the brain & spinal cord   meningitis  
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Stiff neck   nuchal rigidity  
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intolerance to light   photophobia  
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acute spasm in which the body is bowed forward with head & heels bent backwards   opisthotonos  
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an indication of meningitis in which complete extension of the leg on the thigh is impossible when an individual lies on the back & flexes the thigh at the right angle to the axis of the trunk   Kernigs sign  
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an indication of meningitis in which passive flexion of the leg on the side causes similar movement in the opposite leg and passive flexion of the neck causes flexion of the leg   brundzinskis sign  
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inflammation of the white and gray matter of the brain destruction of nerve cells   encephalitis  
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autoimmune disorder of the PNS -> antibodies start to destroy the myelin sheath of the perpheral nerves   guillain barre  
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inflammatroy condition affecting the spinal cord   Acute transverse myelitis  
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pressure that the brain , blood & CSF exert inside the cerebrospinal cavitiy   inter-cranial pressure (ICP)  
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leakage of CSF from the nose   oterrhea  
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raccon eyes   periorbital ecchymosis  
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what age group is most affected by meningitis?   children are more susceptible to bacterial and college age are more susceptible to viral  
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occur in one part of the brain   focal seizures  
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Guillian barre is often related to?   viral illness ( Respiratory or GI) or after surgery and vaccinations  
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records the brains electrical impulses as a graphed   EEG  
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an encephalitis pt is often left with ?   mental changes , seizure disorders and parkingsonian symptoms  
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what test would be helpfull in dx of Alzheimer or stroke   PET scan  
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electrocerebral silence   brain death  
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what is a tensilon test used for ?   DX of myasthenia gravis, temporary relief of symptoms  
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GABA agonist & vitamins are used to TX   MS  
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How can meningitis be transferred ?   through direct contact of respiratory secretions  
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What does a 3 on GCS indicate?   Brain death  
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What range on the GCS is associated with a coma?   6-8  
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what drugs are contraindicated in pt's with myasthenia gravis?   sedatives ,tranquilizers, morphine * respiratory failure  
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tingling sensation   parasthesia  
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TX for encephalitis is similar to the tx for?   meningitis  
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What is vit-c used for with the eye?   cataracts  
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considered to be a rare disease, affects the myelin sheath ,muscle atrophy & sensory   Guillian Barre  
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What is dilantin used for ?   Its an antieplicptic Drug  
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What medication is used for ICP?   mannitol (osmitrol)  
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Sustained ICP over____mm/hg is called increased ICP   15-20  
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during severe exacerbation what can a MS pt be TX with ?   IV ACTH  
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the underlying cause of a CVA is often?   atherosclerosis of the cerebral blood vessel  
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What are the early signs of ALS?   frequent falls, loss of motor control of the hands & arm, spacitiy of the arms  
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this disease has no cure no remission & generally death occurs within 5yrs   ALS  
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chronic pain that resists therapeutic interventions   intractable pain  
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Neostigmine & pyridostigmine are used to TX?   myasthenia gravis  
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sudden or gradual interruption of the blood supply to the vital center in the brain   CVA  
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CVA's are the ____ leading cause of death in the US   3rd  
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Where do Parkinson's tremors usually begin?   In the hands (pill rolling)  
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levodopa is used to tx ?   Parkinson's  
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an autoimmune disorder of the ANS   Guillian Barre Syndrome  
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what is bleeding in the subarachnoid space called ?   subarachnoid hemmorage  
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What should pt with MS avoid?   pregnancy ,heat, morphine, hot showers  
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pain felt at a site other then where the cause is situated   referred pain  
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trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation electrodes placed near the site of pain , send electrical impulses to the nerve ending & blocks transmission of the signal   TENS  
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priority nursing intervention during a seizure   protect from injury & observe  
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difficult to spot pt appears to be daydreaming , blank stare cessation of activity, person is not aware   petit mal seizure  
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