NURS 620 EXAM 5 Maryville Questions and Answers
Which statement about confusion is true? - ANSWER Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults.
The hallmark of an absence seizure is? - ANSWER A blank stare
Which person fits the hallmark description of a patie...
Which statement about confusion is true? - ANSWER Polypharmacy is a major
contributor to confusion in older adults.
B
LU
The hallmark of an absence seizure is? - ANSWER A blank stare
Which person fits the hallmark description of a patient with MS? - ANSWER
YC
A 25 y/o female
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time
D
of diagnosis? - ANSWER Cholinesterase inhibitors
TU
Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a CVA who has difficulty
chewing? - ANSWER CNV
ES
Which statement best describes a carotid bruit? - ANSWER The higher the
pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis.
C
A
Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache? - ANSWER a 45 y/o
male awakened at night
Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle distrurbance are the hallmark symptoms of? -
ANSWER Delirium
, Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which
medication helps decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear? - ANSWER
Diamox
Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a
B
virus? - ANSWER Aseptic meningitis
LU
First s/s of herpes zoster - ANSWER A vesicular skin lesion on one side of the
body
YC
Patient is concerned about bell's palsy on the right side of her face being
permanent... - ANSWER Most patients have a complete recovery in 3-6
D
months
TU
Sam is n L-dopa for Parkinson's disease, he wants to know why it is necessary to
take this? - ANSWER To replace depleted stores of dopamine
ES
sign seen in advanced PD? - ANSWER Postural instability
C
Most commonly experienced symptom of migraine? - ANSWER Pulsatile pain
A
Which characteristic separates peripheral vertigo from central vertigo? -
ANSWER Auditory-associated symptom with peripheral vertigo and
visual-associated symptom with central vertigo
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