Nr-283 Quiz 2 |79 Questions| With Correct Answers.

what does the glasglow coma scale measure? {Ans: behaviour of eye opening response, verbal response, and motor response}late signs of dementia {Ans: apathy, indifference inability to perform basic ADLs}complications of dementia {Ans: wandering and fall risks, hygiene and pressure ulcer risk, dysphagia and aspiration risk}manifestations of dementia {Ans: grodual and progressive loss of memory}ischemic stroke {Ans: stroke caused by reduced blood (due to plaque build up, atherosclerosis, embolus)}stroke {Ans: a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is an infarction of the brain}complications of seizures {Ans: airway compromise and hypoxia due to aspiration of secretion, long-term safety concerns of epilepsy}causes of a TIA {Ans: TEMPORARY ischemia in the brain (tiny and partial)}causes/risk factors of neuropathy {Ans: diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, surgery}para {Ans: near}nerve impulses and neurotransmitters {Ans: peripheral nervous system to the brain, neurotransmitter chemicals activate/inhibit receptors (GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine, Acetylcholine, Norepinephrine)}opioids {Ans: causes CNS depression (primarily respiratory) along with euphoria at higher doses}visceral pain {Ans: when a blood vessel in the heart is blocked and the tissue does not receive oxygen (heart attack)}physical dependence {Ans: when the body continually has a substance, it is used to the effects