AGACNP Exam Review | Cranial Nerves, Stroke, Shock & Respiratory Management

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Olfactory - Correct Answer - Crainal Nerve I, Sensory


Cranial Nerve I - Correct Answer - Responsible for this function: Smell


Optic - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve II, Sensory


Cranial Nerve II - Correct Answer - Responsible for this function: Vision



Oculomotor - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve III: Motor



Oculomotor, Cranial Nerve III - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

Most Extaocular Movements/muscles, opeining eyelids, pupillary constriction



Trochlear - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve IV: Motor



Trochlear: Cranial Nerve IV - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for down

and inward eye movement

,Trigeminal - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve V: Motor and Sensory Functions



Trigeminal: Cranial Nerve V - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

muscles of mastication, sensation of face, scalp, cornea, mucus membranes and nose



Abducens - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve IV: Motor Function



Abducens: Cranial Nerve VI - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

lateral eye movement



Facial - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve VII: Sensory and Motor Functions



Facial: Cranial Nerve VII - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

moving the face, closing mouth and eyes, taste (anterior 2/3), saliva and tear

secretion.



Acoustic - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve VIII, sensory



Acoustic: Cranial Nerve VIII - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

hearing and equilibrium



Glossopharyngeal - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve IX, Sensory and Motor functions

,Glossopharyngeal: Cranial Nerve IX - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is

responsible for Phonation (one - third), gag reflex, carotid reflex, swallowing, taste

(posterior)


Vagus - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve X: Motor and Sensory Funtions


Vagus: Cranial Nerve X - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for talking,

swallowing, general sensation from the carotid body, carotid reflex



Spinal Accessory - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve XI responsible for motor function



Spinal Accessory, Cranial Nerve XI - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible

for movement of the trapezius and sternomastoid muscles (shrug shoulders)



Hypoglossal - Correct Answer - Cranial Nerve XII, Motor Function



Hypoglossal: Cranial Nerve XII - Correct Answer - This cranial nerve is responsible for

moving the tounge.



Lacteral Rectus - Correct Answer - Which eye muscles move the eye to the side



Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Correct Answer - Periods of acute cerebral

insufficiency lasting less than 24 hours without an residual deficits. Most resolve in 3

hours



Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Causes/General Concepts - Correct Answer -

, Ischemia due atherosclerosis, thrombus, arterial occulsion, embolus, intracerbral

hemorrhage Cardio - embolic events such as atrial fib, acute MI, endocarditis, valve

disease

TIA is indicative of impeding stroke

Approximately 1/3 of patients with TIA will experience cerebral infarction within 5 years



Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Signs and Symptoms - Correct Answer - Altered vision:

Ipsilateral monocuar blindness (amaurosis fugax)

Altered speech: Transient aphasia

Motor Impairment: Paresthesias of contralateral arm, leg or face

Sensory Deficits

Cognitive and behavioral abnormalities

Dysphagia Vertigo Nystagmus



Components of the mental status exam - Correct Answer - Appearance

Behavior

Cognition

Thought Processes



Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Classifications: Vertebrobasilar - Correct Answer - As a

result of inadequate blood flow from vertebral arteries