Nursing Reviewer: Alzheimer's Disease

3 types

1. Probable - simple things can't be performend
2. Possible - s/sx eg dementia
3. definite - confirmation via autopsy

Theories:

1. Acquired without trauma to brain
2. kuru virus - from monkey
3. psychosocial theory - loner
4. too much stress
5. decrease acetylcholine
6. autoimmune theory (HIV, RA, lupus, cancer)
7. aluminum theory - exposure
8. pugilistica theory - contradicts to #1; exist also in parkinsons disease eg. boxers

Nursing Reviewer: Migraine

• common in Female, perfectionist, ambitious, inflexible
• pain start from one hemisphere to the other hemisphere 5-10mins only, severe- last for hours. days, weeks
• severe throbbing pain

Nsg priority: pain, cause of ain, stop activity, administer analgesic, bring to quiet dark environment

Mgt: decrease stimuli = decrease ICP

Nursing Reviewer: Autonomic Dysreflexia

- brady cardia, hypertension

Nursing Reviewer: Hydrocephalus

N- 100-150ml
Types:
1. communicating - continues
2. non-communicating

** increase ICP is tolerated in children by enlarging head

Manifestations:
increase pitch cry, weakness, enlargement of head

** undergo myelogram (lumbar puncture) L3-L4/L4-L5
    -insert dye, apirate 5cc CSF

common dye: position after
air- trendelenburg
water - flat on bed - 6hrs
oil - head elevated 15-30 degress 4-6hrs

Nursing Reviewer: Migraine

-common in female, perfectionist, ambitious, inflexible
- pain start from one hemisphere to other hemisphere 5-10mins only;
severe - last for hours, days or weeks
-severe throbbing pain

Nursing Priority: pain, cause of pain, stop activity, administer analgesics, bring to quiet dark environment

MGT: decrease stimuli = decrease ICP