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Parkisons disease - Coggle Diagram
Parkisons disease
Nursing intervention
Monitor oxygen saturation and administer prescribed oxygen therapy
Place patient in semi fowlers position
Help initiate movement using techniques by instructing them
Refer to physio therapist
Ensure adequate fluid intake
Signs and symptoms
Tremor
Loss of automatic movements such as blinking
Loss of smell
Slow physical movements
Causes
Unknown causes
Diagnostic tests
Physical and neurological examination
Pathophysiology
Deterioration of the dopamine cells of the substantia nigra
Nursing diagnosis
Impaired physical mobility due to slow physical movements