Class 6 - LOC Flashcards
1
Q
LOC
A
assessing patients level of consciousness
2
Q
stupor
A
spontaneously unconscious; mumbles, groans;
3
Q
Withdrawing
A
moving with no purpose
4
Q
localizing
A
moving to where the painful stimuli/touch is
5
Q
flaccid
A
limp, loose
6
Q
elation
A
joy, optimism
7
Q
rage
A
anger, furious, loss of control
8
Q
delirium
A
acute confusional state; clouded consciousness; agitated, hallucinations
9
Q
alert
A
responsive, orientated
10
Q
coma
A
unconscious, no response to pain
11
Q
flat affect
A
lack of emotional response; no expression
12
Q
euphoria
A
cheerfulness & optimism
13
Q
ambivalence
A
opposing emotions
14
Q
dementia
A
condition that interferes with doing basic daily activities
15
Q
barbituates
A
sedative-hypnotic that is not as commonly used as BZD but also depresses the CNS by enhancing GABA in low doses OR by mimicking GABA in high doses
