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progressive, debilitation, fatal neurological disease?
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Alzheimers
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neurofibrillary tangles
neuritic plaques excessive loss of neurons, cerebral atrophy |
alzheimers
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deficit in the brain's cholinergic system of neurotransmitters (decerase in acetylcholine.
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alzheimers
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abnormal protein (amyloid)
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alzheimers
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medications for alzheimers
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reminyl, acetycholinsterase
valium, to lessen agitation antipsychotics |
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nursing diagnoses for alzheimers
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SELF CARE DEFICIT,
SLEEP PATTERN |
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THE ENTIRE CORD BELOW THE LEVEL OF INJURY FAILS TO FUNCTION, TEMPORARY SYMPTOMES APPERAR 30-60 MINUTES AFTER INJURY
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SPINAL SHOCK
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AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA IS WHAT?
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loss of autoregulatory control of B/P in injuries about T6
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what happens with spinal shock
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flaccid paralysis
loss of reflexes hypotension, beradycardia |
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chronic progressive, degenerative disorder of the cns
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MS
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damage to myelin sheath cuasing inflammation, scarring and diminished nerve impulse transmission
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ms
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factors which aggravate symptomes of MS
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fatigue, stess, overactivity, temp fluctuations
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medication for MS include
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solu-medrol
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alternative therapis
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bee stings
nutritional supplements |
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nursing diagnosis for MS
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ineffective airway clearance
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occlusion of the blood vessel by a clot
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embolism
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narrowing of the blood vessel due to plaque build ukp with eventual occlusion
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Thrombosis
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bleeding into braqin tissue from rupture of blood vessels due to aneurysm hypertension
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hemorrhagic
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higher in men Ischemic or hemorrhagic?
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ischemic
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higher in woman. ischemic or hemorrhagic
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hemorrhagic
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Warning signs of ischemic
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TIA 30-50 Percent of time
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often during activity ishchemic or hemorrhagic?
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hemorrhagic
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which is more deadly ischemic or hemorrhagic
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hemorrhagic
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nursing diagnoses for stroke
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imparied physical mobility, ineffe3ctive airway
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drug therapy for stroke
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anticoagulants
antiplatelet antiepeleptick calcium channel blockers |
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ans symptomes of parkinsons include
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increased perspiration flushing or orthostatic hypotension
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drug therapy for parkinsons is
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increase dopamine and decrease acetylchonline
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parkinsons diagnoses is
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impaired physical mobility
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degeneration of substantia nigra causing decrease in dopamine and excess in acetycholine
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parkinsons
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loss in ability to refine and control voluntary movement
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parkinson's
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tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia are symptomes of what
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parkinson's
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nursing care of the aphasic client
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alterations in communiation
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njursing care of the dysphagic client
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altered nutrition
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