Obtunded - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 event or memories that occurred months to years b...

alert Ans: patient awake and aware level of consciousness Ans: how aware the person is of their environment lethargic Ans: you must speak to the patient in a loud forceful manner to get a response obtunded Ans: you must shake a patient to get a response stuporous Ans: the patient is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) coma Ans: patient completely unarousable short term memory Ans: covers events or memories that occurred minutes to days before long-term memory Ans: ...

NUR 634 TEST 1 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+ Attention - -Ability to focus or concentrate Obtunded - -You must shake a patient to get a response stuporous - -the patient is unarousable except by painful stimuli (sternal rub) Coma - -the patient is completely unarousable Memory - -The process of recording and retrieving information Perceptions - -Awareness of the objects in the environment to the five senses and their interrelationships Thought process - -The logic, cohe...

Navy corpsman test 8 Neuro & Endocrine Questions with correct Answers. nervous system maintains and controls all body functions by its functions and autonomic responses with its central and peripheral divisions Bell's Palsy temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face clonic/clonus Rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle occurring in some nervous system disease Decerebrate posturing Rigid extension of all 4 extremities w/ hyperpro...

BOOK 2 CLTM Question and answers correctly solved 2024 what are the patient identifiers used if the patient is obtunded - correct answer verbal name and dob only if the patient does not speak English who is qualified to serve as an interpreter - correct answer hospital appointed interpreter only what are some blood borne health care associated infections - correct answer hep, b, hep c, hiv if you get a shock from the equipment what step should be completed first ? - correct answer disc...

TMC Respiratory Care Boards Study Guide Rated A+ 4 critical life functions 1. Ventilation 2. Oxygenation 3. Circulation 4. Perfusion Findings that indicate patient's fluid intake exceeds urine output 1. Weight gain 2. Electrolyte imbalance 3. Increased hemodynamic pressures 4. Decreased lung compliance Reading that indicates hypovolemia CVP < 2 mmHg Reading that indicates hypervolemia CVP > 6 mmHg Semicomatose Responds only to painful stimuli Lethargy or somnolence Sleepy Obtunded D...

Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8; Questions & Answers 100% Solved (A+) A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face Answer-bells palsy rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle Answerclonic/clonus rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of the feet Answer-decerebrate posturing posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of the bo...

Five levels of consciousness Correct Answer alertness, lethargy, obtunded, stupor, coma Five levels of consciousness Correct Answer alertness, lethargy, obtunded, stupor, coma What describes this: Speak to patient in a normal tone of voice. Patient opens the eyes, looks at you, and responds fully and appropriately to stimuli. Correct Answer alertness What describes this: Speak to patient in a normal tone of voice. Patient opens the eyes, looks at you, and responds fully and appropriatel...

The four steps for respiratory mgmt correct answer: 1. tx *ventilation *first (should problem exist) 2. *oxygenation* 3. *circulation* 4. *perfusion* problems at one step will adversely affect each process that follows it within sequence External respiration vs. Internal respiration correct answer: External = exchange of O2 and CO2 across AC membrane - depends on diffusion capacity of AC membrane & ventilation Internal = exchange of O2 & CO2 across blood and tissue cells - depe...

C&S TMC 2 EXAM TEST BANK 100+ QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS UPDATED Which of the following is NOT used to determine the degree of lung dysfunction due to emphysema? - Answer-Measuring carboxyhemoglobin The respiratory therapist finds that a patient awakens only with extreme difficulty but responds appropriately when aroused. The therapist would conclude that the patient is most likely: - Answer-Obtunded Results of a pulmonary function study obtained from a 58-year-old female are a...