Define aphasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Gerontological Nursing Already Passed The nurse is performing an assessment on an older adult client. What assessment data would indicate a potential complication associated with the skin of this client?- Crusting, Wrinkling, or thinning/loss of elasticity of skin The nurse who volunteers at a senior citizens' center is planning activities for the members. What activity would best promote health and maintenance? The home health nurse is visiting a client for the first time. While assessing t...

How do cholinesterase inhibitors improve cortical function in dementia patients? - By making acetylcholine more available. Characterize psychomotor seizures (AKA partial seizure) - These can occur at any age. Characterized by sudden change in awareness associated with complex distortion of feeling and thinking and partially coordinated motor activity and last longer than absence seizures Are the hormones effected by ICR? - Yes. Hormonal regulation is dependent on normal intracranial regula...

NURS 550 Final All Answers Correct 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 even...

CLTM Wernicke's - correct answer Receptive Speech. Posterior part of Superior Temporal gyrus. Broadman 22 Broca's - correct answer Expressive Speech. Posterior part of Inferior frontal gyrus. Broadman 44 & 45 Auditory - correct answer Herschel's gyrus Broadman ? Multiple Subipal Transection - correct answer LKS Sturge Weber Syndrome Hemispherectomy - correct answer Rassmusens Multilobular resection - correct answer Sturge weber Syndrome Corpus Callostomy - correct an...

CVA Questions and Answers with Certified Solutions Define the term infarction An infarction is. alone of tissue that is deprived of its blood supply Explain the difference between the two types of stroke and ischemic infarction and a hemorrhagic infarction Ischemic: Occlusion of a cerebral artery by either a thrombus or emboli Hemorrhagic: occurs from interrupted vessel integrity and bleeding occurs into the brain tissue Name 4 risk factors that contributed to Mrs. Kahn having a s...

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 organized 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 ability to understand or express speech due to brain d...

NURS 550 Final Exam Questions With Answers (Verified And Answers) Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma - answerAlert - 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 - answerShort term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days b...

NURS 550 Final Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Attention definitions: Alert, lethargic, obtunded, Stuporous, coma - answerAlert - 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 - answerShort term memory - covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before Lon...