ATI MED SURG Exam #3 Increased intracranial pressure including S/S (CPP calculations) and interventions

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MED SURG Exam #3 Increased intracranial pressure including S/S (CPP calculations) and interventions Cerebrovascular accident S/S, nursing interventions Parkinson disease including S/S, medications... Myasthenia Gravis including S/S and intervention Multiple sclerosis, nursing intervention Seizures and nursing interventions Burns (including the rule of nine), treatments (including parkland calc) and nursing interventions Glaucoma, Cataract, and nursing interventions Guillain Barre including S/S and interventions Diabetes insipidus/SIADH Meniere disease and management BPH, TURP and bladder irrigation Autonomic dysreflexia treatment and management. Meningitis S/S Lumbar puncture Skin cancer risk factors/ managementUterine prolapse, menopause (including hormone therapy), menstrual disorders & hysterectomy REPRODUCTIVE BPH ● Affects half of men older than 40 years of age and 50% of men older than 60 years of age ● Manifestations are those of urinary obstruction, urinary retention, and urinary tract infections ● Develops over a period of time; changes in urinary tract slow and insidious ● Symptoms depend on severity: dysuria, hesitancy, sensation of incomplete bladder emptying TREATMENT ● Pharmacologic: alpha-adrenergic blockers, alpha- adrenergic antagonists, and antiandrogen agents ● Catheterization if unable to void ● Prostate surgery MANAGEMENT OF BPH ● The goal of medication for BPH is to reestablish uninhibited urine flow out of the bladder ● Medical treatment ● Alpha-adrenergic blockers (relaxes muscle tissue in the neck of the bladder to improve urine flow) ● 5-alpha reductase inhibitor such as finasteride improve urine flow and also reduce the size of the prostate ● Measures to reduce pain and spasms ● Catheter for acute condition; unable to void ● Surgical treatment [Show More]

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