NEUROLOGY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

The nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical unit. After receiving report, which patient should the nurse see first? A. A 42-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis who was admitted with sepsis B. A 72-year-old patient with Parkinson's disease who has aspiration pneumonia C. A 38...

Three divisions of brain lesion - -forebrain + CN I, II -cerebellum -brainstem + CN III - XII Forebrain lesion presentations - -seizures -altered behaviour (ddx behaviour problems) -decreased conciousness (depression/stupor) -blindness (contralateral) -head turn (ipsilateral) -circling (...

What does the neuro system do - controls, coordinates, regulates and communicates whith other systems in the body What does the cns consist of - brain and spinal cord What does the pns consist of - nerves of the peripheral parts of he body, comprised of spinal nerves, cranial nerves and gan...

Apraxia - inability to make a motor plan, as a result of brain damage. Ataxia - lack of muscle coordination Aphasia - impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding). 1 olfactor...

What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? what is it caused by? - sudden, brief episodes of neurological dysfunction; focal cerebral ischemia(reduced blood flow) what is a transient ischemic attack a warning sign of? - an impending stroke recovery for transient ischemic attack is __________...

Which statement is true for a patient who has pathology in Wernicke's area of the cerebrum? A. Receptive speech is affected. B. The parietal lobe is involved. C. Sight processing is abnormal. D. An abnormal Romberg test is present. - A The temporal, not parietal, lobe contains the Wernicke ar...

History & Physical/Neurology A 73 year-old male presents to the clinic with his wife. His wife has noticed that he has developed a resting tremor in his right hand and a shuffling gait over the last year. What finding on physical examination would support your suspected diagnosis? Answers A. Chor...

1. When admitting an acutely confused 20-year-old patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient's health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. ...

Somatic nervous system - responsible for conscious awareness, voluntary control; governs most senses and skeletal muscle control Autonomic nervous system - responsible for visceral awareness, involuntary control Sympathetic pathways - "fight or flight", decreases gastric secretions, incre...

Top 3 causes of death Mi Cancer Stroke 2 greatest rf for stroke Age and htn Key sign for tia Amaurosis fugax= cholesterol plaque to ophthalmic a. Causing curtain-like blindness Ct w/o contrast is for which 2 dx you're looking for? Hemorrhagic stroke Kidney stones Most com...

NEURO QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

Prevention of neurological disease - 1.Avoid drugs and alcohol use. 2. Obesity, stress, smoking 3. Safe motor vehicle 4. Safe handling of fire arms 5. Helmets 6. Safe sex avoid stds Effects of normal aging on the nervous system. - 1. Loss of brain weight 2. Loss of neurons 1% a year 3. ...

What nucleus is associated with CN III? A. Main sensory B. Inferior salivatory C. Edinger-westphal D. Solitarius - C. Edinger-Westphal The optic nerve and retinal are PNS or CNS? - CNS (they are extensions of the CNS because you are looking at the brain when you look inside the eye) True...

You are assessing the mental status of a patient with Alzheimer disease. The type of memory loss you would expect to see is... a. Episodic b. Long term c. Short term d. Retrograde - a. Episodic Lower motor neuron syndromes originating in the anterior horn cells or the motor nuclei of the ...