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REALY GOOD FOR MEMORIZATION, Cheat Sheet of Pharmacology

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Seizures
Pathophysiology Course
Sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharges
in the brain. Epilepsy is lifelong episodes
of seizures.
Anything that can cause brain swelling or hypoxia
Infection: meningitis
Trauma: TBI, Concussion
Brain mass: BRAIN tumors
Increased ICP
Fever in infants = “febrile seizure”
Withdrawal from drugs & alcohol
Generalized
Tonic - Tight & Tense - Tonic
Clonic - convulsions,
contraction - clonic clicking
Tonic Clonic - tight & convulsions
Atonic
Myoclonic
Absent - “spaced out”
Partial “Focal”
Simple: Fully conscious
Complex: impaired or Loss of
Consciousness
Lip smacking
Biting
Picking
Causes
Types of Seizures
Stages or Phases of Seizure
Pathophysiology
ePILEpsi - like a PILE of seizures that
come & go over a lifetime
MEMORY TRICK
Key words
Absence seizures can look
like daydreaming or staring
off into space
Top Missed Exam Question
Client with history of epilepsy, or a client
with a VP shunt … status epilepticus.
First intervention?
1. Administer diazepam rectal or IV
2. CT scan
3. Head to toe assessment
4. Neuro assessment
Prodromal phase Warning signs before a seizure leading to Aura Phase
Aura phase Visual, auditory clue that happens prior to a major seizure
Ictal phase = Seizure Phase THINK ignition phase - the period of the active seizure
Postictal Phase Hangover phase after the seizure - think POST-ignition phase
Confused, disoriented, major headache, & typically feels tired or sleepy
EXAM TIP
S S S S S
Stress Stimulants
Sugar
& Sodium LOW
Sleep deprived
- fatigue
Strobe lights
flashing lights
NCLEX TIP
Na+
Sugar
Triggers
Sugar:
below 70 (Hypoglycemia)
think hypogly
brain will die
Sodium:
below 135 (Hyponatremia)
MEMORY TRICK

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Seizures

Pathophysiology Course

Sudden, uncontrolled electrical discharges in the brain. Epilepsy is lifelong episodes of seizures.

Anything that can cause brain swelling or hypoxia

  • Infection: meningitis
  • Trauma: TBI, Concussion
  • Brain mass: BRAIN tumors
  • Increased ICP
  • Fever in infants = “febrile seizure” •Withdrawal from drugs & alcohol

Generalized

Tonic - Tight & Tense - Tonic Clonic - convulsions, contraction - clonic clicking Tonic Clonic - tight & convulsions Atonic Myoclonic Absent - “spaced out”

Partial “Focal”

Simple: Fully conscious

Complex: impaired or Loss of

Consciousness

Lip smacking Biting Picking

Causes

Types of Seizures

Stages or Phases of Seizure

Pathophysiology

ePILEpsi - like a PILE of seizures that come & go over a lifetime

MEMORY TRICK

Key words

Absence seizures can look

like daydreaming or staring

off into space

Top Missed Exam Question

Client with history of epilepsy, or a client with a VP shunt … status epilepticus. First intervention?

  1. Administer diazepam rectal or IV **2. CT scan
  2. Head to toe assessment
  3. Neuro assessment**
  • Prodromal phase Warning signs before a seizure leading to Aura Phase
  • Aura phase Visual, auditory clue that happens prior to a major seizure
  • Ictal phase = Seizure Phase THINK ignition phase - the period of the active seizure
  • Postictal Phase Hangover phase after the seizure - think POST-ignition phase
  • Confused, disoriented, major headache, & typically feels tired or sleepy

EXAM TIP

S S S S S

S tress Stimulants Sugar & Sodium LOW

Sleep deprived

  • fatigue

Strobe lights flashing lights NCLEX TIP

Na+

Sugar

Triggers

  • Sugar: below 70 (Hypoglycemia) think hypogly brain will die
  • Sodium: below 135 (Hyponatremia)

MEMORY TRICK