Betty Shared "Week 5 Neuro" - 20 Picmonics
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Week 5 Neuro
Glasgow Coma Scale
- LOC Assessment
- Score of 3 to 15
- 8 or Less = Coma
- Eye Opening
- Verbal Response
- Motor Response
1 min
Hallucinations, Illusions, Delusions
- Hallucination
- No External Stimulus
- Auditory
- Visual
- Olfactory
- Gustatory
- Tactile
- Illusion
- Misinterpretation of Stimulus
- Delusion
- Fixed, False Belief
2 mins
Leg Nerves
- Femoral
- Saphenous
- Posterior Femoral Cutaneous
- Sciatic
- Tibial
- Common Peroneal
- Superficial Peroneal
- Deep Peroneal
1 min
Neurovascular Assessment 6 P's
- Pain
- Paresthesia
- Pulse
- Pallor
- Pressure
- Paralysis
1 min
Cranial Nerve Function
- Sensory
- CN I
- CN II
- CN VIII
- Motor
- CN III
- CN IV
- CN VI
- CN XI
- CN XII
- Both
- CN V
- CN VII
- CN IX
- CN X
1 min
Types of Head Injuries
- Open Head Injury
- Linear Fracture
- Comminuted Fracture
- Depressed Fracture
- Open Fracture
- Basilar Skull Fracture
- Closed Head Injury
- Coup and Contrecoup
- Brain Contusion
- Concussion
2 mins
Types of Strokes
- Warning Signs
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit (RIND)
- Types
- Ischemic
- Thrombotic
- Atherosclerosis
- Embolic
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Hemorrhagic
- Severe Hypertension
3 mins
Epidural Hematoma
- Mechanism
- Middle Meningeal Artery Rupture
- Temporal Bone Fracture
- Hematoma Between Skull And Dura Mater
- Transtentorial Herniation
- Lucid Interval
- Imaging
- Lens-shaped on CT
- Does Not Cross Suture Lines
- Treatment
- Craniotomy
1 min
Subdural Hematoma
- Mechanism
- Tear of Bridging Veins
- Slow Bleeding, Over Time
- Imaging
- Subdural Space
- Crescent-shaped on CT
- Crosses Suture Lines
- Midline Shift
- Causes
- Elderly
- Whiplash
- Abusive Head Trauma (Shaken Baby Syndrome)
2 mins
Ependymoma
- Occur in Children
- Fourth Ventricle
- Hydrocephalus
- Perivascular Pseudorosettes
- Rod Shaped Blepharoplasts
- Cauda Equina in Adults
- Poor Prognosis
- Neurofibromatosis Type II
2 mins
Dandy-Walker Malformation
- Characteristics
- Cerebellar Vermis Hypoplasia
- Cystic Enlargement of 4th Ventricle
- Associations
- Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
- Spina Bifida
1 min
Meningioma
- Epidemiology
- Most Common Adult Primary Brain Tumor
- pathology
- Benign
- Originate from Arachnoid Villi
- Dural Attachment
- Parasagittal
- Clinical Manifestations
- Contralateral Leg Weakness
- Seizures
- Diagnosis
- Psammoma Bodies
- Calcifications
- Increased Bone Density
3 mins
Types of Seizures
- Tonic-Clonic
- Tonic
- Clonic
- Absence (Petit Mal)
- Myoclonic
- Atonic
- Partial (Focal) Seizure
- Focal Aware (Formerly Called Simple Partial)
- Focal Impaired Awareness (Formerly Called Complex Partial)
3 mins
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Bleeding into Subarachnoid Space
- Mechanisms
- Trauma
- Aneurysm Rupture
- AVM Rupture
- Vasospasm causes Ischemia
- Signs & Symptoms
- "Worst Headache Of My Life"
- Diagnosis
- Noncontrast Head CT
- Lumbar Puncture
- Angiography
- Considerations
- Surgery
- Blood Pressure Control
- Intracranial Pressure Control
- Nimodipine for Vasospasm Prophylaxis
3 mins
Glioblastoma Multiforme
- Most Common Malignant Primary Brain Tumor
- Grade 4 Astrocytoma
- Can Cross Corpus Callosum
- Butterfly Glioma
- Pseudo-palisading Tumor Cells
- Areas of Necrosis and Hemorrhage
- Stain Astrocytes for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP)
- Grave Prognosis
2 mins
Anxiety Assessment
- Mild
- Increased Alertness
- Heightened Perception
- Moderate
- Perception Narrowed
- Short Attention Span
- Shaking
- Severe
- Ineffective Problem Solving
- Automatic Behavior
- Hyperventilation
- Panic
- Hallucinations
- Inability to Function or Communicate
2 mins
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Assessment
- Re-experience Traumatic Event
- Flashbacks
- Nightmares
- Avoidance
- Self-destructive Behaviors
- Considerations
- Assess Suicide Risk
- Actively Listen to Stories
- Anxiety Medications
2 mins
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Assessment
- Repetitive and Intrusive Thoughts
- Suppressed by Thought or Action
- Interferes with Daily Functioning
- May or May Not Be Aware
- Interventions
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
- Clomipramine
- Venlafaxine
3 mins
Schizophrenia Assessment
- Positive Symptoms
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Associative Looseness
- Negative Symptoms
- Flat Affect
- Poverty of Thought
- Absence of Something that Should be Present
- Cognitive Symptoms
- Illogical Thinking
- Impaired Judgment and Memory
- Affective Symptoms
- Dysphoria
2 mins
Bipolar Disorder Assessment
- Mechanism
- Neurotransmitter Dysregulation and Genetic Factors
- Mania Signs and Symptoms
- Euphoric Mood
- Nonstop Physical Activity
- Flight of Ideas
- Rapid Speech
- Depression Signs and Symptoms
- Mood Changes
- Sad Affect
- Psychomotor Retardation
- Suicidal Thoughts
2 mins
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