Movement Disorders
... Parkinson’s Disease: Gait • Difficulty INITIATING gait • Freezing gait • Patient will report that it feels like their feet are stuck on the ground/heavy and they cannot move • Festinating gait ...
... Parkinson’s Disease: Gait • Difficulty INITIATING gait • Freezing gait • Patient will report that it feels like their feet are stuck on the ground/heavy and they cannot move • Festinating gait ...
PPT - Hospice Volunteer Association
... Because the kidneys filter less, fluids build up and are dumped far away from the heart such as the ankles, the lower part of the legs and the feet. Diuretics are not effective because they can’t reach the swollen areas so they would cause dehydration and will just make the patient have to go to the ...
... Because the kidneys filter less, fluids build up and are dumped far away from the heart such as the ankles, the lower part of the legs and the feet. Diuretics are not effective because they can’t reach the swollen areas so they would cause dehydration and will just make the patient have to go to the ...
outline26491
... C. Collaboration with neurology over the clinical presentation of the disease course to provide ideal management for the patient X. Management of CIS and RRMS A. Interferon beta-1a (Avonex®) 1. Intramuscular injection once per week and has been shown to reduce exacerbations, 2. Reduction in physical ...
... C. Collaboration with neurology over the clinical presentation of the disease course to provide ideal management for the patient X. Management of CIS and RRMS A. Interferon beta-1a (Avonex®) 1. Intramuscular injection once per week and has been shown to reduce exacerbations, 2. Reduction in physical ...
see p. E7 - Viktor`s Notes for the Neurosurgery Resident
... STEP 1 – ABC + Coma see p. S30 >> 1. ABC - secure oral airway (e.g. tongue may cause obstruction in younger patient - place nasopharyngeal airway), prevent aspiration (turn head to side, suction secretions), administer 100% O2 (via properly fitting face mask); intubate if respirations compromised or ...
... STEP 1 – ABC + Coma see p. S30 >> 1. ABC - secure oral airway (e.g. tongue may cause obstruction in younger patient - place nasopharyngeal airway), prevent aspiration (turn head to side, suction secretions), administer 100% O2 (via properly fitting face mask); intubate if respirations compromised or ...
Intervention principles
... able to avoid disability, especially as they advance into older age Regular physical activity may also contribute to better balance, coordination, and agility, which in turn may help prevent falls in the elderly ...
... able to avoid disability, especially as they advance into older age Regular physical activity may also contribute to better balance, coordination, and agility, which in turn may help prevent falls in the elderly ...
Altered Mental Status: Assessing and Managing Seizure Patients
... Motivation: Incidents that involve abnormal behavior, or behavioral emergencies, can be so varied; therefore there are many factors to consider when managing a patient who is experiencing a behavioral emergency. Regardless of the patient’s type of emotional trauma, it is the responsibility of the EM ...
... Motivation: Incidents that involve abnormal behavior, or behavioral emergencies, can be so varied; therefore there are many factors to consider when managing a patient who is experiencing a behavioral emergency. Regardless of the patient’s type of emotional trauma, it is the responsibility of the EM ...
Angela – Cerebral Palsy
... quality of increased muscle tone which increases with the speed of passive muscle stretching and is greatest in antigravity muscles. It is apparent in the affected extremities, particularly at the ankle, causing an equinovarus deformity of the foot. An affected child often walks on tiptoe because o ...
... quality of increased muscle tone which increases with the speed of passive muscle stretching and is greatest in antigravity muscles. It is apparent in the affected extremities, particularly at the ankle, causing an equinovarus deformity of the foot. An affected child often walks on tiptoe because o ...
SeizuresQuestions.docx
... 1. You are paged by the nurse to come to the bedside of a patient with known seizure disorder who is actively seizing. On arrival to the bedside, you note that the patient is having tonic-clonic movements of all extremities, upward eye deviation, and frothing at the mouth. The next step in the asses ...
... 1. You are paged by the nurse to come to the bedside of a patient with known seizure disorder who is actively seizing. On arrival to the bedside, you note that the patient is having tonic-clonic movements of all extremities, upward eye deviation, and frothing at the mouth. The next step in the asses ...
Program Description - Atlantic Technical College
... All students are required to take Content Area Achievement Tests (HESI) during each block and attain a minimum score of 850. HESI assessments are an indicator of how well the students will perform on State Board NCLEX exam at the end of Practical Nursing Program. These exams provide students with fe ...
... All students are required to take Content Area Achievement Tests (HESI) during each block and attain a minimum score of 850. HESI assessments are an indicator of how well the students will perform on State Board NCLEX exam at the end of Practical Nursing Program. These exams provide students with fe ...
Expressive Language Delay
... Impaired comprehension and production of linguistic forms in relationship to social communicative abilities ...
... Impaired comprehension and production of linguistic forms in relationship to social communicative abilities ...
gp management plan – palliative care
... Date of last Care Plan/GP Management Plan (if done): Other notes or comments relevant to the patient’s management plan: ...
... Date of last Care Plan/GP Management Plan (if done): Other notes or comments relevant to the patient’s management plan: ...
Rituximab-induced pneumonitis mimicking miliary tuberculosis
... and was in an immunocompromised state, we took miliary TB as the first consideration. The final diagnosis of rituximab-induced ILD was mainly made based on the lack of pathological or microbial infection evidence and the dramatic improvement in the patient’s condition after the discontinuation of R- ...
... and was in an immunocompromised state, we took miliary TB as the first consideration. The final diagnosis of rituximab-induced ILD was mainly made based on the lack of pathological or microbial infection evidence and the dramatic improvement in the patient’s condition after the discontinuation of R- ...
Hyperthyroidism
... Palpate the thyroid gland for enlargement; it is soft and may pulsate; a thrill may be felt and a bruit heard over thyroid arteries Lab tests show a decrease in serum TSH, an increase in serum thyroxine (T4) level and an increase in 123I or 125I uptake in excess of 50%. ...
... Palpate the thyroid gland for enlargement; it is soft and may pulsate; a thrill may be felt and a bruit heard over thyroid arteries Lab tests show a decrease in serum TSH, an increase in serum thyroxine (T4) level and an increase in 123I or 125I uptake in excess of 50%. ...
Vertigo
... Patient requires only symptomatic treatment It takes 3 weeks to recover from vestibular neuritis ...
... Patient requires only symptomatic treatment It takes 3 weeks to recover from vestibular neuritis ...
Cracking-the-Case- Quick-Easy-OMT-in-a-Nutshell-by
... lying down and closing her eyes Headaches start in the back of her head on the right and radiate around toward the back of her right eye. Pain is “achy” and “sharp” behind her eye, rates them as a 7/10. Associated discomfort on right side of her neck. Tried taking ibuprofen and Excedrin which helps ...
... lying down and closing her eyes Headaches start in the back of her head on the right and radiate around toward the back of her right eye. Pain is “achy” and “sharp” behind her eye, rates them as a 7/10. Associated discomfort on right side of her neck. Tried taking ibuprofen and Excedrin which helps ...
Parkinson`s disease a review
... the enteric nervous system, the medulla and in particular, the olfactory bulb, which controls your sense of smell. Under this theory, Parkinson’s only progresses to the substantia nigra and cortex over the years. This theory is increasingly borne out by evidence that non-motor symptoms, such as a lo ...
... the enteric nervous system, the medulla and in particular, the olfactory bulb, which controls your sense of smell. Under this theory, Parkinson’s only progresses to the substantia nigra and cortex over the years. This theory is increasingly borne out by evidence that non-motor symptoms, such as a lo ...
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[8] H. Lee et al. “Electrical engram: how deep brain
... The imbalance of pathway stimulation is seen in dystonia and Parkinson’s. When the excitatory pathway, overpowers the inhibitory pathway there is no restriction on the excitation of the thalamus and thus over excitation occurs. Image trying to flex your bicep, but simultaneously flexing your tricep, ...
... The imbalance of pathway stimulation is seen in dystonia and Parkinson’s. When the excitatory pathway, overpowers the inhibitory pathway there is no restriction on the excitation of the thalamus and thus over excitation occurs. Image trying to flex your bicep, but simultaneously flexing your tricep, ...
Slide 1
... • Do not allow medical information on computer terminals to be visible to patients or other individuals not directly involved in the patients’ care. • Exercise care when disposing of medical information. • Do not place medical records or other medical information where they can be easily accessed or ...
... • Do not allow medical information on computer terminals to be visible to patients or other individuals not directly involved in the patients’ care. • Exercise care when disposing of medical information. • Do not place medical records or other medical information where they can be easily accessed or ...