Lesson 6 Flashcards
neoplasm
brain/spinal cord cancer
cerebral palsy
damage to brain neurons/malformation of brain tissues
hypoxic brain injuries
what causes CP
injury involving labour/delivery infection Rh factor incompatibility high bilirubin levels can occur in labour
T/F CP is classed by a degree of altered mobility/brain necrosis
T!
CP clinical features
lack of coordination tremors speech problems seizures lots of deficits
T/F CP progresses
F!
CP prehospital care
keep calm/comfortable
learn baseline
transport their movement aids
MS… who’s it more common in?
develops at ages 20-40
women
europeans
temperate zones (MB)
what is MS
body attacks itself (attacks myelin)
loss of myelin…
interferes with signal conduction
T/F only certain types of nerve fibres are affected with MS?
F! all nerve fibres are affected
lower body MS symptoms
heaviness, weak, stiff and numb
neck flexion can cause pain
MS attacks
progress over several days
peek at about a week
recover in several weeks/months
T/F MS symptoms worsen with increased body temp
T!
T/F complete recovery is impossible in the early stages of the disease
F!
MS prehospital care
keep calm/comfortable
transport their movement aids
ALS forms
sporadic sALS
familial fALS
sporadic ALS
most common form
onset is age 56
if you are diagnosed younger progression is slower
ALS causes
possibly neuroglia secreting a neurotoxin?
T/F only sensory neurons are affected by ALS
F! only motor
ALS loss of neurons leads to…
muscle atrophy
ALS clinical features
upper extremity weakness/hand dexterity
cramps/twitching
speech impairment
ALS prehospital treatment
comfort care
understand patients wishes
what’s more severe upper or lower body symptoms MS
lower
MS clinical features
vision loss
blurred vision
emotional changes
familial ALS
genetic mutation
less common
ALS
degeneration of the upper motor neutrons in the cerebral cortex and the lower motor neutrons of the brainstem/spinal cord
muscular dystrophy
skeletal muscle degeneration
genetic - gene defect can cause muscles to weake n
not just a childhood disorder
what replaces skeletal muscle in MD
fat and fibrous connective tissue
causes a loss in motor function
MD clinical features
spinal cord deformity
pneumonia
cardiac abnormalities
difficulty moving/breathing/speaking/swallowing
MD prehospital care
comfort care
transport movement aids
ventilator support?
polio transmission
oral to oral
fecal to oral
how odes polio enter the body
through the bloodstream in the GI tract
what does the polio virus invade?
motor neurons of the spinal cord/medulla
destroys nissl bodies
__% of infected neurones die pithing the first week polio
50
t/f polio symptoms can return kin 15-40 years
T!
polio clinical features
fever GI issues headache sore throat muscle pain weakness
t/f most people suffering paralysis during polio remain that way
F! usually recover in a year
polio prehospital care
comfort care
manage airway
parkinsons
most common chronic neurogenerative disease
more in men
onset of 55-60
cause is unknown
what causes Parkinson’s
dopamine production is permanently reduced
what does dopamine do
smooth muscle contraction
parkinsons clinical features
slow movement tremors muscle rigidity aura dementia loss of balance
parkinsons prehospital care
comfort care
emotional support
