NSG203 Unit 2 Study Guide
Exam @ 2024
Seizure - Answer Brief episode of abnormal electrical activity that may or may not result
in convulsions
convulsion - Answer more severe seizure characterized by involuntary spasmodic
contractions of muscles
Epilepsy - Answer Chronic, recurrent pattern of seizures
What is the cause of primary epilepsy? - Answer There is no identifiable cause
What is the cause of secondary epilepsy? - Answer distinct causes such as trauma,
infection, and cerebrovascular disorder
chief causes in children are developmental defects, metabolic disease, injury at birth,
febrile seizures
Generalized seizures - Answer activity that originates in both hemispheres
Tonic-clonic - Answer muscular contraction throughout the body (tonic) and progress to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic)
Absence - Answer brief loss of awareness with spasmodic eye blinking for up to 30
seconds
Status epilepticus - Answer Multiple seizures occur with no recovery between
What is the goal of epileptic drugs? - Answer To control or prevent seizures and
maintain a normal quality of life
What is phenytoin used for? - Answer prototypical drug for epilepsy
generalized and focal seizures
What are phenytoin contraindications? - Answer drug allergy and heart conditions
resulting in bradycardia
What are the most common adverse effects of phenytoin? - Answer lethargy, abnormal
movements, mental confusion, cognitive changes
What are the long term effects of phenytoin? - Answer Gingival hyperplasia (routine
dental care), acne, hirsutism (excess hair), osteoporosis, hypertrophy of subcutaneous
facial tissue
What is gabapentin used for? - Answer treatment of generalized seizures
Exam @ 2024
Seizure - Answer Brief episode of abnormal electrical activity that may or may not result
in convulsions
convulsion - Answer more severe seizure characterized by involuntary spasmodic
contractions of muscles
Epilepsy - Answer Chronic, recurrent pattern of seizures
What is the cause of primary epilepsy? - Answer There is no identifiable cause
What is the cause of secondary epilepsy? - Answer distinct causes such as trauma,
infection, and cerebrovascular disorder
chief causes in children are developmental defects, metabolic disease, injury at birth,
febrile seizures
Generalized seizures - Answer activity that originates in both hemispheres
Tonic-clonic - Answer muscular contraction throughout the body (tonic) and progress to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic)
Absence - Answer brief loss of awareness with spasmodic eye blinking for up to 30
seconds
Status epilepticus - Answer Multiple seizures occur with no recovery between
What is the goal of epileptic drugs? - Answer To control or prevent seizures and
maintain a normal quality of life
What is phenytoin used for? - Answer prototypical drug for epilepsy
generalized and focal seizures
What are phenytoin contraindications? - Answer drug allergy and heart conditions
resulting in bradycardia
What are the most common adverse effects of phenytoin? - Answer lethargy, abnormal
movements, mental confusion, cognitive changes
What are the long term effects of phenytoin? - Answer Gingival hyperplasia (routine
dental care), acne, hirsutism (excess hair), osteoporosis, hypertrophy of subcutaneous
facial tissue
What is gabapentin used for? - Answer treatment of generalized seizures
