PAEA Internal Medicine EOR |1862 questions| with correct answers

what cranial nerve is affected in Bell's Palsy? CORRECT ANSWER cranial nerve 7 (facial) what differentiates Bell's Palsy from stroke CORRECT ANSWER Bell's Palsy HAS forehead involvement s/sx of Bell's palsy CORRECT ANSWER facial weakness, facial paralysis, or twitching, inability to keep one eye closed or excessive tears, drooping corner of mouth, dry mouth, and impaired taste Treatment for Bell's palsy CORRECT ANSWER -*Prednisone* 60mg for 5 days -*Valcyclovir* 1000mg for 7 days -artificial tears -lacri lube at night Define stroke CORRECT ANSWER any disease process that interrupts blood flow to the brain. can be ischemic or hemorrhagic gold standard diagnostic test for stroke CORRECT ANSWER CT angiogram S/sx of a stroke CORRECT ANSWER -sudden numbness/weakness, -sudden confusion/aphasia, -memory deficit, -visual deficit, -dizzy, -sudden HA with no cause