Peripheral polyneuropathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Goals for a self-management program are guided by program philosophy Acculturation the process of cultural and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures Enculturation the process by which a person learns the requirements of the culture by which he or she is surrounded Avoid resistive exercise ESRD, nephropathy, Charcot's foot, proliferative retinopathy Glipizide should be taken on an empty stomach Drugs that raise blood glucose ...

EMG and Nerve Conduction Studies surface; needle; single fiber - ANS what are the different types of electromyography electrodiagnostics - ANS Types of _________: 1) Electromyography (electrical activity of mm) 2) Somatosensory evoked potentials (how sensory fibers from LE are firing all the way up to brain and vice versa) 3) Auditory or visual evoked potentials (auditory or visual pathway conduction) 4) Autonomic testing (autonomic neuropathy issues) ...

Rosh Review Questions and Answers Already Passed A patient presents with dizziness. Romberg testing with the eyes open is normal, but with the eyes closed, the patient sways and almost falls over. Given this Romberg test result, pathology in which of the following systems is most likely? A Cardiovascular B Cerebellar C Vestibular D Visual Vestibular In the US, what is a common cause of imbalance due to peripheral disease? Diabetic distal peripheral polyneuropathy An elderly man complains o...

Pain Health Assessment 308 | Questions, Answers and Rationales The patient with a broken leg reports swelling, stiffness, and a burning pain in the leg. The nurse also finds that the patient has brittle nails along with the pale, dry, and shiny skin. What does the nurse infer from these findings? The patient has reflexive sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). The patient with a broken leg may suffer from a nerve injury resulting in reflexive sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). The presence of swelling, stiffn...

Nerve Conduction Velocity What are the three categories of peripheral neuropathy? - ANS 1. traumatic mononeuropathy 2. multiple mononeuropathy 3. polyneuropathy What are three types of traumatic mononeuropathy? - ANS 1. traumatic myelinopathy (class I) 2. traumatic axonopathy (class II) 3. traumatic severance (class III) What is damaged with traumatic neuropathy? - ANS the myelin sheath at one site When myelin is removed with traumatic myelinopathy ...

USMLE REVIEWED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, (also high D dimer, CHF without JVD) - CORRECT ANSWER-Budd-Chiari syndrome Achilles tendon xanthoma - CORRECT ANSWER-Familial hypercholesterolemia Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - CORRECT ANSWERWaterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia) Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - CORRECT ANSWER-Marfan's (fibrillin defect) Athlete with polycythemia - CORRECT A...

Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, (also high D dimer, CHF without JVD) - ANSWERBudd-Chiari syndrome Achilles tendon xanthoma - ANSWERFamilial hypercholesterolemia Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - ANSWERWaterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia) Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - ANSWERMarfan's (fibrillin defect) Athlete with polycythemia - ANSWERErythropoietin injection Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss - ANSWE...

USAHS Conditions Final Questions and Answers 100% correct Graded A+ Cardiac monitor displays what? HR, BP, RR, O2 Sat When do OTs take vitals in acute care & ICU? Before every session especially with CP clients When do OTs take vitals in home health? Often required to record for every session When do OTs take vitals in inpatient rehab? Depending on the medical stability of client and comorbidities. Normal range respiratory rate 10-12 breaths per minute Pu...

CNRN 160-174 Exam Questions with Verified Answers 170. The greatest risk factor for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is - CORRECT ANSWER AIDS -Patients at highest risk are people with depressed cellular immunity. Antiretroviral treatments have contributed to a declining incidence of PML along patients with HIV disease. -Organ transplantation and leukemia also predispose patients to PML but AIDS is the greatest risk factor -MS is not directly associated but patients ...

CNRN Terms Exam 277 Questions with Verified Answers Post-concussion syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER Short-term memory loss, emotional lability, and mental fatigue. Headache, dizziness, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, insomnia, loss of concentration, poor memory and light and noise sensitivity. Uncal herniation syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER form of herniation that involves downward displacement of the uncal portion of the temporal lobe, which is the most common type of herniation syndrome. Findings a...