Altered mental status terms: includes diabetes, seizure, stroke
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| show | glucose
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| condition brought about by decreased insulin production; called sugar diabetes or diabetes | show 🗑
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| show | insulin
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| show | convulsions
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| show | status epilepticus
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| show | hypoglycemia
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| show | epilepsy
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| high blood sugar | show 🗑
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| show | seizure
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| blockage or bursting of a major blood vessel supplying the brain; also called a CVA- cerebrovascular accident | show 🗑
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| show | a lock and key mechanism
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| show | hypoglycemia
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| show | permanent brain damage
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| show | medical identification bracelet, insulin in the refrigerator, information from family members
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| These are common oral medications used to treat diabetes: | show 🗑
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| A patient with a diabetic emergency may appear to be | show 🗑
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| show | cold clammy skin, anxiety
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| show | history of diabetes and be awake enough to swallow
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| show | consult medical direction before administering more glucose.
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| Position used to transfer diabetic patient who is not awake enough to swallow and does not need ventilation | show 🗑
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| Children with diabetes are more at risk than adults for developing | show 🗑
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| show | change in mental status
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| Before and after administering oral glucose, make sure to | show 🗑
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| show | Insta-glucose
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| show | possibility of head injury, brain tumor, hypoxia
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| People with diabetes test the level of sugar in their blood by using a | show 🗑
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| Complications of diabetes include: | show 🗑
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| show | milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood
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| If the diabetic is symptomatic and has a sugar level below 80, they are considered | show 🗑
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| If the diabetic is symptomatic and has a sugar level above 120, they are considered | show 🗑
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| The most common cause of seizures in adults is | show 🗑
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| Seizures are commonly caused by | show 🗑
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| Characteristics of idiopathic seizures | show 🗑
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| show | convulsive seizure
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| show | epilepsy
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| show | generalized tonic-clonic
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| Questions about a seizure patient, ask these to bystanders | show 🗑
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| A seizure patient becomes cyanotic. What do you do after the convulsions end? | show 🗑
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| You notice that a bystander has placed a tongue blade in the corner of the seizure patient's mouth. What do you do? | show 🗑
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| show | 1-3
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| show | status epilepticus
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| If you suspect a conscious patient has had a stroke, transport them in this position | show 🗑
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| show | expressive aphasia
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| The patient can speak clearly, but can't understand what you are saying. | show 🗑
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| A common sign of a cerebrovascular accident is | show 🗑
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| show | vomiting, seizure, loss of bladder control
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| show | TIA- transient ischemic attack
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| Medical term for fainting. | show 🗑
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| show | lightheadedness or dizziness
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