PNUR-124 Study Guide - Final Guide: Levetiracetam, Language Disorder, Cyanosis
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Week 12: neurological impairments: neurological disorders, neurodegenerative diseases are incurable and debilitating conditions that result in progressive degeneration and / or death of nerve cells. This causes problems with movement (called ataxias), or mental functioning (called dementias). : neurological disorders are diseases of the brain, spine and the nerves that connect them. Resist the urge to finish sentences or offer: communicate with drawings, gestures, writing and facial expressions in, confirm that you are communicating successfully with yes and no , praise all attempts to speak and downplay any errors. Avoid insisting that: engage in normal activities whenever possible. Do not shield people with aphasia from family or ignore them in a group conversation. Rather, try to involve them in family decision-making as much as possible. Increased bp (or widening pulse pressure), followed by hypotension. Inspect pupils and compare: bradycardia to tachycardia (cushing"s triad, tachypnea (early sign).
