You are caring for ER, a 28 year old female. She and her husband were having breakfast when she suddenly stopped responding to him. Her husband states, "She just stared into space and kept saying, ‘It’s like this, it’s like this, it’s like this.’" When her husband put his hand on her arm, she hit him. He called 911 and they are now in the emergency department and she is being evaluated for seizure disorder.
Required:
a. What kind of seizure might ER have had? Explain your answer.
b. What assessments and diagnostics will be used to rule seizure disorder in or out?
c. ER’s husband says, "It can’t be seizures. She didn’t fall on the ground and bite her tongue." How will you explain seizure disorder to ER and her husband?
d. If ER is diagnosed with seizures, what will you teach ER and her husband about managing her seizure disorder?
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