Neuro

What lobe deals with vision

What lobe deals with vision

occiptial

What lobe involces touch

parietal

What lobe is responsible for hearing smell and language

temporal

What love is responeible for motor and judgement

frontal

What is the diencephalon responsible for

relay center

What is the midbrain in charge of 3

LOC

RAS

posture

What is the pons and medulla in charge of

vitals

What region does decorticate posturing indicate damage to

below cerebral hemispheres

What region is damaged with decerebrate posturing

brainstem

What are 2 ways to control an airway with trismus

nasotracheal

sedatives

What is cushing’s triad

lowering HR

increased BP

irregular breathing

What is anisocoria

unequal pupils

What is ptosis

eyelid drooping

What is Bell palsy

swelling or inflammation of the facial nerve cuaisng unilateral facial droop

What is psychosis

pt can’t determine what is real and what is in the mind

What is the corneal reflex

eyelid reflex

What is a normal BGL

60-120

What is the mnemonic for cranial nerves

On occasion our trusty truck acts funny

very good vehicle any how

What number is olfactory nerve and what does it do

1 smell

What number is optic nerve an what does it do

vision

what number is occulomotor nerve and what does it do

movement of eye and eyelid

What number is trochlear and what does it do

movement of the eye

What nymber is trigeminal nerve and what does it do

Chewing

Three areas of touch

What number is abducens and what does it do

movement of eye

What number is facial nerve and what does it do

facial movement

What nymber is auditory nerve and what does it do

hearing and balance

What nymber is glossopharyngeal nerve and what does it do

swallowing

taste

mouth and pharyngx

What nymber is vagus nerve and what does it do

pharynx

larynx

GI system

thorax

What nuymber is accessory and what does it do

head and shoulders

What nynber is hypoglossal and what does it do

movement of tongue

What is hemiparesis

weakness on one side

what is hemipledia

paralysis on one side

What is myoclonus

rapid jerky contractions

What is dystonia

body contracts and stays contracted

What are the 3 kinds of tremors

rest

intention

posture

What is paresthesia

numbness or tingling in a body part

What is anesthesia

pt can’t feel anything with a body part

What is the assessment for stroke

Fast

Van

What is the progression of an ischemic stroke like

Plateau

What is the progression of hemorrhagic stroke

Increased progression

What is a common CC with hemorrhagic stroke

Worst headache of my life

What is the sx progression of hemorrhagic stroke

Hwachache followed by signs of stroke and signs of ICP

What is normal CPP

70-90

What are th 2 possibilities with increased ICP

Lowering CPP causing ischemia

Herniation

How do you position a pt with ICP

30 degrees up

What treatments are not done with increased ICP and bradycardia 2

Atropine

Pacing

What does high co2 do to vascularure in cerebral arteries

Vasodilation

What is the timeframe for fibrolytics with stroke pts

3-4.5 hr

How long does it take for tias last

1hr

What’s is a common condition associated with tia

Htn

What does postseizufe look like

Possible eye deviations

Nystagmus

What is the time threshold for ventialation in an apneic tonic clonic seizure

30seconds

What is the time threshold for status eptilepticus

4-5 minutes

What is prodrome

ssx prior to syncope

dizziness

What is a condition similar to wenicke’s encephalopathy

Dementia

What is the pathology of multiple sclerosis

autoimmune that causes body to attack myelin

What is the timing for multiple sclerosis

intermittent episodes

What are sx of initial episode multiple sclerosis

double vision or blurry vision

What are ssx of multiple sclerosis 5

muscle weakness

impairment of sensation

tremors

speech disturbances

bladder and bowel issues

What is the onset of multiple sclerosis

progession over several hours

What is the pathology of guillain barre syndrome

immune system attacks nervous syste

What is a condition prior to guillain barre syndrome

GI or respiratory infection

What is the ssx for guillan barre syndrome

weakness and CSM issues ascending from feet

What neurotransmitter is lacking with parkinsons

dopamine

What is the onset for parkinson’s

months to years

What are initial signs of parkinson’s

unilateral tremors

What are 4 ssx of parkinson’s

tremors

postual instability

rigidity

bardykinesia

What are initial ssx of ALS 3

general weakness

fasciculations

difficulty with routine activities

How quickly do pts die with ALS

3-5 years

What are dystonias

abnormal muscle spasms that cause contorsions

How do you differentiate seizure and dystonia

dystonia presents with normal mentation

What condition/medication is related to dystonias

antipsychotic

What drug is used to treat dystonias if antipsychotic meds are suspected

benadryl

What type of bacteria release endotoxins

gram negative

What c0ondition is associated with endotoxins

meningitis

What is the intial ssx of meningitis and encephalitis

flulike symptoms

What are progressed sx of meningitis and encephalitis 5

stiff neck

ohtophobia

lethargy

AMS

seizures

What is a risk of bacterial meningitis

increased ICP

What is the classic triad for bacterial meningitis

HA

fever

nuchal rigity

WHat is kernig sign

pain when straightenin knee with hip flexed

What is brudzinski sign

flexion of knees when head is flexed towards chest

What condition preceds brain abcess

infections

What is poliomyelitis

infection transmitted by fecal-oral route

What are sx of poliomyelitis and onset time 4

1 week after exposure

NV

diarrhea

stiff neck

muscle weakness or paralysis

What is post polio syndrome 3

difficulty swallowing

weakness/fatigue

breathing conditions