Compare the pathophysiology of MS, MG, ALS, GBS, PD and AD in chart format including etiology, signs/symptoms, clinical course (recovery or progressively debilitating) diagnostic studies.  Focus here on the differences in these neuropathological problems.

1. Compare the pathophysiology of MS, MG, ALS, GBS, PD and AD in chart format including etiology, signs/symptoms, clinical course (recovery or progressively debilitating) diagnostic studies.  Focus here on the differences in these neuropathological problems.

 

1. Describe the differences in nursing interventions, medical interventions, and teaching/learning for patients with the above neuromuscular diseases (MS, MG, ALS, GBS, PD and AD).

 

 

1.  Differentiate between a myasthenia crisis and a cholinergic crisis; include the nursing interventions and medications for each.

 

1.  Describe the nursing precautions, teaching, and interventions for the client having a lumbar puncture.

 

1.  Develop a home safety nursing plan for the patient with a chronic, progressively debilitating neurologic disorder like ALS or PD.

 

 

1.  Develop a chart describing the differences in treatment for MG using the following: immunosuppressant therapy, plasma exchange therapy, and thymectomy.

 

1.  Discuss the psychosocial and spiritual needs of the patient with a neurologic disorder.

 

1.  Using the ATI Active Learning Template, handwrite important information about the following medications: atropine IV, levodopa-carbidopa, and pyridostigmine bromide.

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