Friday, September 19, 2008

GLASGOW COMA SCALE

The Glasgow Coma Scale is the most widely used scoring system used in quantifying level of consciousness following traumatic brain injury...

TO NOTE FOR THE SCORE, YOU NEED TO CLOSELY MONITOR EVERY MOVE..

Eye opening
Verbal response
Motor response
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THE STROKE/CVA

The 3 most common causes of stroke are the, are the,the,mmmm,the,got it???????
THE

T-HROMBUS
H-EMORRHAGE
E-MBOLI
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STRESS

STAGES OF GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS)


The 3 stages are ARE

stage of A-larm -awareness of the stress,fight or flight response
stage of R-esistance - homeostasis,adaptation
stage of E-xhaustion -death may ensue unless other adaptive mechanisms
will be mobilized
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