SOAP. – Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Disease Jill C. Cash and Karen M. Kress Definition A.Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a permanent, progressive neurocognitive disorder that is characterized by deficits […]
Alzheimer’s Disease Jill C. Cash and Karen M. Kress Definition A.Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a permanent, progressive neurocognitive disorder that is characterized by deficits […]
Sciatica Julie Adkins and Jill C. Cash Definition A.Sciatica is a sharp or burning pain, usually associated with numbness, that radiates down the posterior or […]
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Julie Adkins, Jill C. Cash, Beverly R. Byram, Cheryl A. Glass, Kristin Ownby, and Pat Obulaney Definition A.Fatigue is one of […]
Falls Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.The clinician definition of a fall describes it as an inadvertent change in position and coming to rest […]
Dementia Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.A major neurocognitive disorder in which the patient exhibits a significant cognitive decline in one or more of […]
Delirium Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.Delirium includes five key characteristics as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric […]
Fever Management Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.Therapeutic hypothermia, also called targeted temperature management (TTM), consists of intervention(s) for the management of fever […]
Transient Ischemia Attack Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.Temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain (<24 hours) that does not result in […]
Status Epilepticus Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.Five minutes or more of continuous clinical and /or electrographic seizure activity or recurrent seizure activity […]
Ischemic Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practice Guidelines Definition A.A sudden interruption of blood flow to the brain. B.Classification. 1.Thrombotic strokes—55+%. 2.Embolic strokes—10% to 30%. […]
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