What is the best pharmalogical intervention to treat dyskinesia in Parkinsons Disease?
Levodopa drug.
What is the best pharmalogical intervention to treat dyskinesia in Parkinsons Disease?
What is the diagnosis of parkinsons disease?
L- DOPA, a treatment given to Parkinsons patients, can produce dyskinesia a negative side effect involving tics or uncontrollable movement patterns, cause 1) L-DOPA activates the indirect pathway of the basal Ganglia. 2) L-DOPA is converted into dopamine in the substantia Nigra. Substancia Nigra neurons then project down the spinal cord and excite alpha motor neuron pools. 3)L-DOPA crosses the low brain barrier (BBB) and travels to the primary motor cortex activating random muscle groups. 4) L-DOPA is taken up...
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The patient with parkinsons disease typically present with mast like facial expression. Why does he have a mast like facial expression. How are the eyes, mouth and laryngopharynx affected by this disease
6. Describe why Parkinson's Disease creates a dyskinesia and how the basal ganglia pathways are involved.
6. Describe why Parkinson's Disease creates a dyskinesia and how the basal ganglia pathways are involved.
. Name one condition that is contraindicated for medications used to treat Addison’s disease. 17. Name one condition that is contraindicated for medications used to treat Cushing’s disease. 18. Fill in the following table. Give a brief description of disorder in your own words. For each side effect describe the intervention and education. (The disorder is given, please fill in the rest). Disorder and Medication Side effects (Give 3) Nursing Intervention/Client Education Conn’s syndrome Pheochromocytoma
. Name one condition that is contraindicated for medications used to treat Addison’s disease. 17. Name one condition that is contraindicated for medications used to treat Cushing’s disease. 18. Fill in the following table. Give a brief description of disorder in your own words. For each side effect describe the intervention and education. (The disorder is given, please fill in the rest). Disorder and Medication Side effects (Give 3) Nursing Intervention/Client Education Conn’s syndrome Pheochromocytoma
Levodopa, a drug used in the treatment of parkinsons disease, has a small inital dose followed by a steady increase over several days. suppose a patient is given three doses a day. Each administration is 250 mg on the first day, and is increased by 250 mg every fourth day. The maintenance dose is reached after 28 days. How large is each administration of the maintence dose?
What intervention or prevention activities reduce stress-related disease?