Ivan Shared "Neuro" - 11 Picmonics
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Neuro
- Assessment
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Fever
- Nuchal Rigidity
- Severe Headache
- Purpura
- Seizures
- Photophobia
- Infants and Young Children
- Opisthotonus Position
- High-Pitched Cry
- Bulging Fontanel
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- RNA Virus
- SS Negative Linear
- Helical
- Bullet-Shaped Envelope
- Binds to Acetylcholine Receptor
- Retrograde Fashion
- Migrates to Saliva
- Diagnosis
- Negri Bodies
- Cytoplasmic Inclusions in Neurons
- Purkinje Cells of Cerebellum
- Characteristics
- Gram-Positive
- Bacilli
- Obligate Anaerobic
- Exotoxin
- Spore-Forming
- Renshaw Cells in the Spinal Cord
- Blocks Glycine and GABA Release
- Signs and Symptoms
- Spasms
- Risus Sardonicus
- Lockjaw
- Opisthotonus
- Characteristics
- Bacillus
- Gram-positive
- Anaerobe
- Spore-forming
- Heat Labile Toxin
- Inhibits Acetylcholine (Ach) Release at Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ)
- Canned Food in Adults
- Spores in Honey
- Signs and Symptoms
- Descending Flaccid Paralysis
- Diplopia
- Ptosis
- Floppy Baby
- Constipation
- Cause/Mechanism
- Varicella-Zoster Virus
- Assessment
- Linear, Unilateral Rash Along a Dermatome
- Pruritus
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Interventions
- Acyclovir
- Analgesics
- Gabapentin
- Considerations
- Contagious Vesicles
- Shingrix
- Characteristics
- Poliovirus
- Picornavirus
- Fecal-Oral Transmission
- Destruction of Anterior Horn
- Clinical Features
- Flaccid Paralysis
- Hyporeflexia
- Fasciculations
- Diagnosis
- Elevated CSF Lymphocytes and Proteins
- Normal CSF Glucose
- Viral Culture or PCR
- Management
- Supportive Care
- Vaccination
- Pathophysiology
- Misfolded Prion Protein
- Spongiform Encephalopathy
- Subtypes
- Sporadic Type
- Familial Type
- Variant Type
- Iatrogenic Type
- Clinical Manifestations
- Rapidly Progressive
- Dementia
- Ataxia
- Myoclonus
- Diagnosis
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Increased Levels of 14-3-3 Protein
- Periodic Sharp Waves On EEG
- Management
- Supportive Care
- Pathophysiology
- Cestode (Tapeworm)
- Taeniasis
- Ingestion of Larvae in Undercooked Pork
- Asymptomatic, in Bowels
- Cysticercosis
- Ingestion of Cestode Eggs
- Skin, CNS and Muscles
- Treatment
- Albendazole
- Praziquantel
- Mechanism
- Transmitted by Ticks (Vector-borne)
- Signs and Symptoms
- Flu-like Symptoms
- Bulls Eye Rash (Erythema Migrans)
- Joint Pain and Stiffness
- Facial Paralysis
- Considerations
- Antibiotics
- Prevention
- Drug Therapy
- IV Antibiotics
- Dexamethasone
- Analgesics
- Antipyretics
- Considerations
- Closely Monitor for Increased ICP
- Bed Rest
- Preventative Vaccinations
- Droplet-Airborne Precautions
- Assessment
- Ascending Paralysis
- Muscle Weakness
- Paresthesias (Pins and Needles)
- Diplopia
- Difficulty Speaking
- Dysphagia
- Labile Blood Pressure
- Loss of Bowel and Bladder Control
- Considerations
- Aggressive Airway Management
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