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APEA Neurology MSN 572 Exam Study Guide with Complete solutions Symptoms indicative of shaken baby syndrome are related to - Answer️️ - Uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia Brain damage resulting from shaking of the body and rapid flexing and extension of the head results in hypoxia a...

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APEA Neurology MSN 572 Exam Study
Guide with Complete solutions

Symptoms indicative of shaken baby syndrome are related to - Answer✔️✔️-

Uncontrollable cerebral edema and hypoxia




Brain damage resulting from shaking of the body and rapid flexing and extension of the

head results in hypoxia and cerebral edema leading to symptoms of blindness, inability

to perform previously learned milestones, and very flaccid muscle tone.

When assessing coordination of muscle movement, four areas of the nervous system

function in an integrated way. These areas include the motor, cerebellar, the vestibular,

and the sensory systems. Which system coordinates a steady posture. - Answer✔️✔️-

Cerebellar System



Coordination of muscle movement requires that four areas of the nervous system

function in an integrated way:



motor system for muscle strength



cerebellar system for rhythmic movements and steady posture



vestibular system for balance and coordinating eye, head, and body movements



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sensory system for position sense

When assessing the cranial nerves, the nurse practitioner touches the cornea lightly

with a wisp of cotton. This maneuver assesses which cranial nerve - Answer✔️✔️-Cranial

nerve V



Touching the cornea and assessing for a reflex assesses cranial nerve V

When eliciting deep tendon reflexes in the biceps, the nurse practitioner notes an

abnormal reflex in the right biceps. This abnormality is probable consistent with a

pathological lesion in which segmented level of the spine? - Answer✔️✔️-Cervical 5 and

6



The segmented levels of the deep tendon reflexes are



Ankle: sacral 1

Knee: lumbar 2,3 &4

Supinator and biceps: cervical 5&6

Triceps: cervical 6&7

Uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain, which may produce minor physical signs,

thought disturbances, or disturbed motor activity is: - Answer✔️✔️-Seizure

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes involuntary muscle spasms and twisting

of the limbs.




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Bradykinesia is the term used to describe the impaired ability to adjust to one's body

position. This symptom is noted in patients who have parkinson's disease.



A rhythmic oscillatory movement of a body part resulting from the contraction of

opposing muscle groups is a tremor.

A band of skin innervated by the sensory root of a single spinal nerve is termed a -

Answer✔️✔️-Dermatome



A band of skin innervated by the sensory root of a single spinal or dorsal nerve root is

termed a dermatome.



A peripheral nerve field refers to an area of the skin innervated by a single nerve and is

described as a cutaneous nerve distribution. A synapse is a structure that permits a

neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another cell.



Asterixis refers to an abnormal tremor consisting of involuntary jerking movements,

especially in the hands, frequently occurring with impending hepatic coma and other

forms of metabolic encephalopathy. This is known as flapping tremor.

A patient is asked to visually follow a finger through the cardinal fields of gaze. Which

cranial nerves are being assessed? - Answer✔️✔️-3, 4, and 6



CN 1 is the olfactory nerve and assesses smell

CN 2 is the optic nerve and assesses visual acuity


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