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Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night Define stroke any disease process that interrupts blood flow to brain Diagnosis of stroke (gold standard) CT angiography Traditional signs and symptoms of a stroke sudde...

Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night Define stroke any disease process that interrupts blood flow to brain Diagnosis of stroke (gold standard) CT angiography Traditional signs and symptoms of a stroke sud...

NURS 550 Final Exam with Complete Solutions Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers...

STROKE REHABILITATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What should All suspected stroke patients be admitted directly and what does this allow? - Answer-o Specialist acute stroke unit: o Early recognition and treatment of complications o MDT working o Co-ordinated and organised in-patient care with weekly MDT meetings o Programmes of education and training for staff, patients, carers o Involvement of carers in rehabilitation o Staff interest and expertise Define aphasia - Answer-loss of abil...

PAEA Internal Medicine EOR Test Bank Questions and Answers Graded A+ Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night Define stroke any disease process that interrupts blood flow to brain Diagnosis of stroke (gold sta...

Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma Ans: Alert - pt is awake and aware Lethargic - you have to speak to pt in a loud and forceful manner to get a response Obtunded - you must shake pt to get a response Stuporous - arousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - pt is completely unarousabe Memory Ans: Short term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Long term memory - covers event or memories that occurred months to...

Bell's Palsy causes cranial nerve 7 dysfunction S/S of Bell's Palsy Has forehead involvement (whereas a stroke does not affect forehead movement), facial weakness, inability to keep one eye closed Treatment for Bell's palsy Prednisone 60mg x 5 days, Valcyclovir 1000mg TID x 7 days, artificial tears, lacri lube at night Define stroke any disease process that interrupts blood flow to brain Diagnosis of stroke (gold standard) CT angiography Traditional signs and symptoms of a stroke sud...

Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK Gerontology is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84), and the old old ● frail elders (ages 85 and up) Genomics is the identi...

APD Exam 1 (Full Quiz with updated Correct Questions and Answers) 100% A+ (1) What topic(s) of research did Bocca et al (1954) conduct? a. CANS lesions b. APD meaningful concept c. Filtered speech test and temporal lobe tumor d. Auditory disorders in children - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Filtered speech test and temporal lobe tumor (1) What study is "The roots of the APD construct"? a. Rees (1981) b. Sullivan (1978) c. Vermiglio (2016) d. Willeford (1980) - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Willeford (19...

Exam review: Touch on Lab values Medications Unit 1: Stroke pathology, impairments and presentation. L sided- focused but R sided will be discussed too Review Outcome Measures of Stroke. Questions to refer out of therapy **Know kidney disease, and stages of renal failure. Medical processes of renal failure Know BORG and RPE scale, especially with medications, why you would use BORG over HR. Selecting best intervention based on primary complaint Unit 2: Exam findings meaning for ...