NEURO SYSTEM NP CERTIFICATION, FITZGERALD 4TH ED. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE PASS!!!

NEURO SYSTEM NP CERTIFICATION,
FITZGERALD 4TH ED. QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE
PASS!!!
Youbperformbanbextraocularbmovementbtestbonbabmiddle-
bagedbpt.bHebisbunablebtobmovebhisbeyesbupwardbandbinward.bthisbindicatesbabpossibilitybofbparalysi


sbofbCN:

a.bII

b.bIII

c.bV

d.bVIb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbb.bIII



lossbofbcornealbreflexbisbinbpartbseenbinbdysfunctionbofbCN:

a.bIII

b.bIV

c.bV

d.bVIb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbc.bV



assessingbvisionbandbvisionbfieldsbinvolvesbtestingbCN:

a.bI

b.bII

c.bIII

d.bIVb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbb.bII

,youbexaminebab29by/obfemalebwhobhasbabsuddenbonsetbofbrt-
sidedbfacialbasymmetry.bShebisbunablebtobclosebherbrtbeyelidbtightly,bfrown,borbsmilebonbthebaffecte
dbside.bHerbexambisbotherwisebunremarkable.bThisbpresentationblikelybrepresentsbparalysisbofbCN:

a.bIII

b.bIV

c.VII

d.bVIIIb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbc.bVII



youbexaminebab29by/obfemalebwhobhasbabsuddenbonsetbofbrt-
sidedbfacialbasymmetry.bShebisbunablebtobclosebherbrtbeyelidbtightly,bfrown,borbsmilebonbthebaffecte
dbside.bHerbexambisbotherwisebunremarkable.bWhichbrepresentsbthebmostbappropriatebdiagnosticb
testbforbthisbpatient?

a.bcompletebbloodbcellbcountbwithbWBCbdifferential

b.bLymebdiseasebantibodybtiter

c.bcomputedbtomographyb(CT)bscanbofbthebheadbwithbcontrastbmedium

d.bbloodbureabnitrogenbandbcreatinineblevelsb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbb.bLymebdiseasebantibodybtiter



inbprescribingbPrednisonebforbabptbwithbBell'sbpalsy,bthebNPbconsidersbthatbitsbuse:

a.bhasbnotbbeenbshownbtobbebhelpfulbinbimprovingboutcomesbinbthisbcondition

b.bshouldbbebinitiatedbasbsoonbasbpossiblebafterbthebonsetbofbfacialbparalysis

c.bisblikelybtobhelpbminimizebocularbsxs

d.bmaybprolongbthebcoursebofbthebdiseaseb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSbb.bshouldbbebinitiatedbasbsoonbasbpossiblebafterbthebonsetbofbfacialbparalysis




ab40by/obmalebpresentsbwithbab5bwkbhxbofbrecurrentbheadachesbthatbawakenbhimbduringbthebnight.
bThebpainbisbsevere,blastsbaboutb1bhr,bandbisblocatedbbehindbhisbleftbeye.bAdditionalbsxsbincludeblacri


mationbandbnasalbdischarge.bHisbPEbisbWNL.bThisbclinicalbpresentationbisbmostbconsistentbwith:

a.bmigrainebwithoutbaura

, b.bmigrainebwithbaura

c.bclusterbheadache

d.bincreasedbintracranialbpressureb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbc.bclusterbheadache



ab22by/obfemalebpresentsbwithbab3byrbhxbofbrecurrent,bunilateral,bpulsatingbheadachesbwithbvomiti
ngbandbphotophobia.bThebheadaches,bwhichbgenerallyblastb3bhrs,bcanbbebabortedbbybrestingbinbabd
arkbroom.bShebcanbusuallybtellbthatbshebisbgoingbtobgetbabheadache.bShebexplains,b"Ibseeblittlebsquig
glesbbeforebmybeyesbforbaboutb15bmin".bThisbpresentationbisbmostbconsistentbwith:

a.btension-typebheadache

b.bmigrainebwithoutbaura

c.bmigrainebwithbaura

d.bclusterbheadacheb-bCORRECTbANSWERSbc.bmigrainebwithbaura



indicatorsbthatbabheadachebcanbbebthebpresentingbsxbofbabseriousbillnessbandbmaybrequirebneuroim
agingbincludeballbofbthebfollowingbEXCEPT:

a.bheadachesbthatboccurbperiodicallybinbclusters

b.bincreasingbfrequencybandbseveritybofbheadaches

c.bheadachebcausingbconfusion,bdizziness,band/orblackbofbcoordination

d.bheadachebcausingbawakeningbfrombsleepb-
bCORRECTbANSWERSba.bheadachesbthatboccurbperiodicallybinbclusters




prophylacticbtxbforbmigrainebheadachesbincludesbthebusebof:

a.bamitriptyline

b.bergotbderivative

c.bnaproxenbsodium

d.bclonidineb-bCORRECTbANSWERSba.bamitriptyline