Myoclonus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CLTM Question and answers correctly solved 2024 What level of constant voltage is likely to cause asystole? - correct answer >2 A mps The most common of all epileptic manifestations and likely to occur in 3-4 % of all healthy children? - correct answer Benign Febrile Convulsions Stroke is the number 1, leading cause of death in the US? - correct answer False- it is 3rd Continuous monitoring of EEG in the ICU had become more common due to: - correct answer *Ability to review EEG data ...

NUR 410 Gerontological Nursing Exam 2 Practice Questions and Answers Inadequate quality or quantity of sleep is associated with risks of what? - Ans:-physical and mental health Inability to fall sleep, difficulty staying asleep, or premature waking are all known as - Ans:-insomnia A condition characterized by at least five leg jerks or movements per hour during sleep - Ans:- nocturnal myoclonus Nocturnal myoclonus is a condition characterized by at least _______ leg jerks or movements per...

Warning signs of Alzheimers Memory loss that disrupts daily life. Challenges in planning or solving problems. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure Confusion with time or place. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. New problems with words in speaking or writing. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps. Decreased or poor judgment. Withdrawal from work or social activities. Changes in mood and personality. Warning ...

Warning signs of Alzheimers - ANSWERMemory loss that disrupts daily life. Challenges in planning or solving problems. Difficulty completing familiar tasks at home, at work or at leisure Confusion with time or place. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. New problems with words in speaking or writing. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps. Decreased or poor judgment. Withdrawal from work or social activities. Changes in mood and personality. ...

During an absence seizure, the technologist should a) stop recording and go to the patient's aid. b) test the patient's level of consciousness. c) turn the patient's head to the left d) insert a tongue blade in the patient's mouth correct answers b) test the patient's level of consciousness FEBRILE SEIZURES a) age-related b) gender specific c) body temperature over 101 degrees F d) life-threatening correct answers a) age-related What clinical signs might be seen with a cerebe...

What are the symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome? (4) correct answers 1) Urinary Retention 2) Urinary and Bowel Incontinence 3) Paresthesias = bilaterally over buttock, genitals, and thighs 4) Weakness in legs Give 3 most common causes of Cauda Equina Syndrome correct answers 1) Severe Disc Herniation 2) Hemorrhage within the Spinal Canal 3) Epidural Abscess Treatment of Cauda Equina Syndrome correct answers *SURGICAL EMERGENCY!!! Immediate Surgical Decompression When should you use...

Which assessment findings would most strongly suggest an issue with morphine? - myoclonus is a symptom of the toxic effects of morphine metabolites Which cancer is least likely to metastasize to the bone? - Colorectal; it mainly metastasizes to the liver, lung, and peritoneum. What is the drug of choice to relieve a patient's feeling of "air hunger" in end stage pulmonary disease? - morphine; opioids provide palliative support for symptoms of breathlessness or suffocation. What is not a...

What is Huntington's Disease? - inherited disorder, malfunction of Huntington gene located on chromosome 4 - repeat of CAG triplets What is the pathology of HD? - severe loss of neurons in the caudate and putamen with subsequent astrocytosis; head of caudate becomes shrunken and there is dilatation of the anterior horns of lateral ventricles; also see neuronal degeneration within the temporal and frontal lobes of the cerebral cortex, globus pallidus, thalamus, subthalamic nucleus, substant...

Nyquist Theory - The specification of the minimum sampling rate used, in relation to the highest frequency signal recorded The sample rate must be twice that of the highest frequency to be recorded. For LFF, the corresponding time constants for LFF cutout freq. of 3 hz would be - .05 seconds The most prominent clinical feature of Dilantin toxicity - Ataxia Ataxia - lack of muscle coordination Agnosia - the inability to recognize familiar objects. Apraxia - inability to perform particular ...

Exam 2: NSG533/ NSG 533 (Latest 2024/ 2025) Advanced Pharmacology Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: NSAID use Nonselective COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors (COX-2 does anti-inflammation) Precaution: GI issues, renal toxicity, antiplatelet effect No NSAID is better than others- but vary from patient to patient Best for: RA, menstrual cramps, postsurgical pain, bony metastasis Flat-dose curve response: higher doses aren't more effective than moderate doses...