Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)
Explain the differences between primary and secondary traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)?
Entries by Daphne Hanson
Spinal shock and Neurogenic shock
What is spinal shock and how it is different from neurogenic shock?
Spinal cord injury (SCI)
Explain the differences between primary and secondary spinal cord injury (SCI)?
Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
What is Alzheimer’s Disease and how does amyloid-beta factor into the development and progression of the disease?
Myasthenia gravis (MG)
What is the underlying pathophysiology of (myasthenia gravis) MG?
Seizure
What is a seizure and why is status epilepticus so dangerous for patients?
Osteoporosis
What is osteoporosis and how does it develop?
Gout
Describe the pathophysiology of gout. Explain why a patient with gout is more likely to develop renal calculi.
Sensorineural and conductive hearing loss
A patient is being seen in the clinic due to progressive hearing loss. The physician is completing testing to distinguish between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss. What specific testing would the nurse expect the physician to complete?
Monocular vision loss
While working in a nursing home, one of the patients reports vision loss in one eye. When asked if they are having pain in the eye, they deny any pain. Discuss possible causes of sudden visual loss that is unilateral and painless.
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