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31 Cards in this Set
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The uncontrollable writhing and twisting movements of the body in Huntington's disease are called
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choreiform
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Clients taking ______ should be advised against high intakes of protein and vitamin B6.
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levodopa
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Loss of sympathetic reflex activity below the level of injury within minutes of a spinal injury is called
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areflexia
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During the assessment of a client with a neurological deficit, the nurse reports a urinary output of less than
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500 mL/day
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The nurse must keep the room dark and quiet after a lumbar puncture or _____ because sensory stimulation magnifies discomfort for the client
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myelogram
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The incidence of brain tumor ____ with age
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decreases
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Normal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) ranges from
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70 to 100 mm Hg
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Cisternal puncture, to remove CSF, is performed most commonly in
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children
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A balloon angioplasty ____ an artery whose lumen has been decreased
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dilates
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The technique that electrically separates and identifies proteins, demonstrates abnormal immunoglobulin G bands, described as oligoclonal bands, in CSF
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Electrophoresis
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A potentially fatal neurologic problem that is accompanied by one pupil that responds more sluggishly than the other or becomes fixed and dilated
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Intracranial pressure
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A technique that involves the client bending at the waist or pressing inward and downward over the bladder to promote urination
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Credé's maneuver
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A collective term for the neurotransmitters produced by the sympathetic nervous system
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Catecholamines
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A type of migraine, occurring primarily in young women, accompanied by dizziness, diplopia, and impaired coordination
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Basilar artery migraine
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Spinal shock
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Poikilothermia
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Cervical spinal injury
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Tetraplegia
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Autonomic dysreflexia
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Severe hypertension
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Skull fracture
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Periorbital ecchymosis
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Herniated intravertebral disc
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Paresthesia
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CVA
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Tissue plasminogen activator
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Cerebral aneurysm
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Aminocaproic acid
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Cluster headache
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Serotonin enhancer
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TIA
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Balloon angioplasty
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Migraine headaches
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Biofeedback techniques
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Blood collects within the brain
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Intracerebral Hematoma
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Venous blood collects between the dura and subarachnoid layers
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Subdural Hematoma
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Arterial blood collects between the skull and the dura.
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Epidural Hematoma
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headache, vomiting, seizures, posturing, hyperthermia, and irregular bleeding
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Intracerebral Hematoma
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Epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine neurotransmitters are produced in the
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Sympathetic nervous system
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Conserves body energy and is partly responsible for slowing the heart rate, digestion, and elimination of body wastes
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acetylcholine
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Neurotransmitter produced in the parasympathetic nervous system
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acetylcholine
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