Misc Medical

Question 1

Tonic Phase

Answer 1

Body stiffens for no more than 30 seconds and breathing may stop. Bowel and urinary functions may fail.

Question 2

Clonic Phase

Answer 2

Violent jerking lasting 1 or 2 minutes. May drool, froth at the mouth, and bite tongue. Face and lips may become cyanotic.

Question 3

Postictal Phase

Answer 3

Begins when convulsions stop. May wake up to a phase of confusion and drowsiness or remain unconscious for several hours. Headache is common.

Question 4

Aura

Answer 4

Indication seizure patient has prior to episode. May begin with a sound, smell, or just a feeling.

Question 5

Types of seizures

Answer 5

Partial - affects only 1 side of brain
Generalized - affects both sides of the brain
Tonic-Clonic - Patient looses consciousness and has jerking movements of paired muscle groups

Question 6

Causes of seizure

Answer 6

Hypoxia
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Toxins
Hypoglycemia
Brain Tumor
Congenital Brain Disorder
Infection
Metabolic (body chemistry)
Idiopathic (unknown cause)

Question 7

Status Elepticus

Answer 7

Two consecutive seizures with no return to consciousness in between. High priority. Consider ALS intercept.

Question 8

Transient Ischemic Attack

Answer 8

Symptoms disappear within 24 hours. Usually prone to full blown stroke.

Question 9

Syncope

Answer 9

Fainting

Question 10

Diabetes Ketoacidosis

Answer 10

Due to high blood sugar (Hyperglycemic) characterized by dehydration, shock, and altered mental status

Question 11

Epilepsy

Answer 11

Medical condition causing seizures

Question 12

Insulin

Answer 12

Hormone produced by the pancreas

Question 13

Phases of seizure

Answer 13

Tonic
Clonic
Postictal

Question 14

Sepsis is

Answer 14

An infection in the body