Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Ed., Hinkle & Cheever | Registered Nurse (RN) School Study Aid
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Progressive Muscle Weakness
- Systemic Muscle Wasting
- Fasciculations
- Spasticity
- Fatigue
- Riluzole (Rilutek)
- Moderate Exercise
- No Cognitive Decline
- Respiratory Support
- Palliative Care
Huntington's Disease Assessment and Interventions
- Decreased GABA
- Appears around Age 40
- Slow Cognitive Decline
- Choreiform Movements
- Non Repetitive Jerks
- Neuroleptics
- Tetrabenazine
- Genetic Counseling
- Stages of Disease
- High Calorie Diet
Parkinson's Disease Assessment
- Decreased Dopamine
- Older Adult
- Cogwheel Rigidity
- Bradykinesia
- Shuffling Gait
- Resting Tremor
- Pill-Rolling
- Mask-Like Face
- Cognitive Decline
Parkinson's Disease Interventions
- Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet)
- Entacapone (Comtan)
- Selegiline (Eldepryl)
- Amantadine (Symmetrel)
- Bromocriptine (Parlodel)
- Benztropine (Cogentin)
- Allow Extra Time
- Ensure Patient Safety
- Surgery As Last Resort
Sciatica
- Compression or Damage to Sciatic Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Shooting Pain
- Lower Back Down to Thigh
- Anti-Inflammatories
- Steroid Injections
- IDET (Intradiscal Electrothermoplasty)
- Straight-leg Raising Test
Levodopa/Carbidopa (Sinemet)
- Increases Dopamine in Brain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Arrhythmias
- Dyskinesia
- Psychosis
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Report Uncontrolled Movements
- Darkened Sweat or Urine
- Off and On Phenomenon
Muscular Dystrophy
- X-linked Recessive
- Muscle Weakness
- Motor Problems
- Gower Sign
- Large Calves
- Waddling Gait
- Loss of Ambulation
- Cardiac and Respiratory Failure