NUR2755: Multidimensional Care IV / MDC 4 Final Exam Review (2021 / 2022)

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Seizure Diagnostic testing - EEG CT/MRI SPECT/PET metabolic labs complex/automatism seizure - non-purposeful, stereotyped, and repetitive behaviors that commonly accompany focal impaired awar... eness seizures (in the semiologic classification, they define automotor seizures). The behavior is inappropriate for the situation. Patients are usually amnestic to their automatisms. Simple seizure - A simple partial seizure will affect only one area of your brain. It doesn't cause you to lose consciousness Causes of seizures Primary - idiopathic genetic factors Causes of seizures secondary - tumor or trauma metabolic disorders acute alcohol withdrawal electrolyte imbalance fever stroke TBI substances heart disease [Show More]

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