Nursing 3910A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Intubation, National Institutes Of Health Stroke Scale, Vital Signs
7 Nov 2017
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Outline: types of stroke, diagnosis & prevention, management, nursing, today ombuds. Word of the wheel: rhinorrhea thin watery discharge from the nose or nasal cavity is filled with a significant amount of fluid, cholangiopancreatography cholangio- bile duct, picture, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreotography (erp, take a look at common bile duct, pancreatic duct. Stroke: brain attack, cerebrovascular accident (cva, two types of stroke, ischemia to a part of the brain, blockage of blood flow- clot, aerobic to anaerobic, lactic acid acidosis. Ischemic (80%), hemorrhagic (20%: ct scan stat, need for identification of those at risk and prompt treatment once symptoms appear. Location of stroke: damage to certain area of the brain will have specific deficits, ex. Damage to frontal lobe- clinical judgement, personality, behaviour deficits. S&s of stroke: facial drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech, timing, dizziness, gait- walk, gross- fine, headache, vision changes, numbness, confusion, neuro pupils.
