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| Cerebral Perfusion Pressure |
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| Pressure required to get oxygenated blood into the brain to perfuse the cells of the brain |
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| If CPP is either to high or too low, what can result? |
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| Cerebral edema and increased ICP (Intra-cranial pressure) |
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| Also called a stroke; process of any interruption of the normal blood supply to a part of the brain resulting in damaged brain tissue. |
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| Etiology of brain attack: |
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| Atherosclerosis of cerebral arteries or (caratid+vertebral arteries), HTN , aneurysms |
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| Etiology of brain attack: |
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| Atherosclerosis of cerebral arteries or (caratid+vertebral arteries), HTN , aneurysms |
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| How do you determine whether its an ischemic or hemorragic stroke? |
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Vertigo, nystagmus
Nausea + vomiting
Loss of coordination
Falling down/ gait issues |
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| Brain Stem (Diffuse Injury) Attack |
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Pretty much the worst
Controls vital organs n such
S&S seen all systemically |
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| In a brain stem injury, if patient is comatose and you disturb them, what will happen? |
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| They will react very primatively, and bilaterally. |
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| Brain injury can result in a _________ Babinski reflex. |
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| Do diffuse injury strokes result, bilaterally, unilaterally or symmetrically? |
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| The left hemisphere controls: |
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| Speech, math, analysis, Language, logic |
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| The right hemisphere controls: |
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| Hollistic thought, intuition, creativity, art + music, SPATIAL THOUGHT |
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| A tendency to neglect the environment on the left if a right hemispheric lesion is developed. |
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| If findings are below the neck, then the lesion tends to be _____ to the side of the abnormality. |
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| Contralateral (opposite side) |
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| If findings are above the neck, then the lesion tends to be _____ to the side of the abnormality. |
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| Most commonly the biggest sign of Alzheimer's disease is: |
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Extreme Memory Loss (long term included)
(dementia is another common side effect) |
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| Extrapyramidal functions primarily in: |
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| Fine motor movement (fine-tuning of muscle tone & gait) |
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| Parkinson's disease s&s is caused by an imbalance between _____ and _____. Which of these is depleted? |
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| Dopamine and Acetylcholine; Dopamine. |
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| Treatment for parkinson's: |
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| Given Dopamine supplement (L-dopa) Anti-cholinergic (benadryl) |
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| Memory problem due to neurofibrillatory tangles and amyloid plaques. |
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| What determines the S&S of multiple sclerosis: |
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Definition
| Where the lesions are in the brain.. |
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| Typical S&S of multiple sclerosis: |
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Definition
Paresthesias
Weakness of certain muscles asymmetrically
If cerebellum (vertigo, incoordination) |
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| Migraines have typical patterns, describe them. |
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Prodrome: S&S show migraine imminent.
Migraine: Severe headache, other s&s
Postdrome: Washed-out, tired, weak.. |
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| The state of a patient following the end of a seizure: |
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| MILD! does not cause sepsis.. |
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| Bacterial Meningitis S&S surrounding the brain |
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| Photophobia, headache irritability, restlessness, decreased LOC, nausea + vomiting |
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| If you have a positive Brudzinski's and or Kernig's signs, what does this show? |
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Definition
| S&S of bacterial meninges |
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| What is a Brudzinki's / Kernig's signs |
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| Stretching the meninges (Raising leg and flexing neck. Bending over.. |
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| Petechiae and purpura are: |
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| HUGE S&S of bacterial meningitis.. can kill very quickly known as medical emergency! |
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| After a spinal tap, what would you look for in the lab results to diagnose bacterial meningitis? |
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High WBC
High level of protein
Blood
Low glucose than usual |
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| State of your pupil being big and dilated (Fight or flight can see alot) |
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| Edema pushes back of eye toward front, caused by intracranial pressure. |
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| Pupillary response to light in the eyes. |
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| Pupillary response to light in the eyes. |
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