MN 568 UNIT 9 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE & ACCURATE
ANSWERS.
1) Which statement about confusion is true?
a a a a a
a. Confusion is a disease process. a a a a
b. Confusion is always temporary. a a a
c. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
a a a a a a
d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults. -- Correct
a a a a a a a a a a a a
Answer ✔✔ d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older
a a a a a a a a a a a a
adults.
2) Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
a a a a a a a a a a a
following medications will help to decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
a a a a a a a a a a a a
a. Meclizine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Diamox
d. Promethazine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Diamox a a a a a a
3) The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a a a a a a
a. No activity at alla a a
b. A blank stare
a a
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
a a a a
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. A blank
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
stare
4) How often should drug levels be monitored when a seizure medication has
a a a a a a a a a a a a
controlled the seizures, and the drug level is adequate?
a a a a a a a a
a. Every 3 months a a
b. Every 6 months a a
c. Annually
d. Whenever there is a problem -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Every 6 months
a a a a a a a a a a a a
,5) Which of the following persons fits the classic description of a patient with multiple
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
sclerosis (MS)? a
a. A teenage male
a a
b. A 65-year-old male
a a
c. A 25-year-old female
a a
d. A 60-year-old female -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. A 25-year-old female
a a a a a a a a a a
6) Which of the following is a specific test to MS?
a a a a a a a a a
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a a a
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan a a a
c. A lumbar puncture
a a
d. There is no specific test. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. There is no specific test.
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
7) Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors a
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
a a a a a a a a
8) Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
the middle meningeal artery?
a a a
a. Epidural hematoma a
b. Subdural hematoma a
c. Subarachnoid hematoma a
d. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Epidural hematoma a a a a a a a a
9) Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cerebrovascular accident who has
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
difficulty chewing?
a
a. CN V a
b. CN VII a
c. CN IX a
d. CN X -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. CN V
a a a a a a a a
10) Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?
a a a a a a
a. It is felt with the middle three fingers over the carotid artery.
a a a a a a a a a a a
, b. A bruit becomes audible when the lumen is narrowed to 1 mm or less.
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
c. A low-pitched bruit is a medical emergency.
a a a a a a
d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis. -- Correct
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
Answer ✔✔ d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
stenosis.
11) Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
a a a a a a a a a
a. A female in her reproductive years
a a a a a
b. A 40-year-old African American male
a a a a
c. A 55-year-old female who drinks 10 cups of coffee daily
a a a a a a a a a
d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. A 45-year-
a a a a a a a a a a a a
old male awakened at night a a a a
12) Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms of?
a a a a a a a a a a
a. Dementia
b. Alzheimer's disease a
c. Parkinson's disease a
d. Delirium -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Delirium a a a a a a
13) Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
virus?
a. Purulent meningitis a
b. Chronic meningitis a
c. Aseptic meningitis a
d. Herpes meningitis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Aseptic meningitis
a a a a a a a a
14) Which is the most sensitive neuroimaging test to evaluate patients with encephalitis?
a a a a a a a a a a a
a. MRI
b. CT
c. Electroencephalogram (EEG) a
d. An initial lumbar puncture -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. MRI
a a a a a a a a a
15) What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
would make you suspect herpes zoster?
a a a a a
a. A stabbing pain on one small area of the body
a a a a a a a a a
b. A vesicular skin lesion on one side of the body
a a a a a a a a a
ANSWERS.
1) Which statement about confusion is true?
a a a a a
a. Confusion is a disease process. a a a a
b. Confusion is always temporary. a a a
c. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
a a a a a a
d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults. -- Correct
a a a a a a a a a a a a
Answer ✔✔ d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older
a a a a a a a a a a a a
adults.
2) Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
a a a a a a a a a a a
following medications will help to decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
a a a a a a a a a a a a
a. Meclizine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Diamox
d. Promethazine -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Diamox a a a a a a
3) The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a a a a a a
a. No activity at alla a a
b. A blank stare
a a
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
a a a a
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. A blank
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
stare
4) How often should drug levels be monitored when a seizure medication has
a a a a a a a a a a a a
controlled the seizures, and the drug level is adequate?
a a a a a a a a
a. Every 3 months a a
b. Every 6 months a a
c. Annually
d. Whenever there is a problem -- Correct Answer ✔✔ b. Every 6 months
a a a a a a a a a a a a
,5) Which of the following persons fits the classic description of a patient with multiple
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
sclerosis (MS)? a
a. A teenage male
a a
b. A 65-year-old male
a a
c. A 25-year-old female
a a
d. A 60-year-old female -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. A 25-year-old female
a a a a a a a a a a
6) Which of the following is a specific test to MS?
a a a a a a a a a
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) a a a
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan a a a
c. A lumbar puncture
a a
d. There is no specific test. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. There is no specific test.
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
7) Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors a
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
a a a a a a a a
8) Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
the middle meningeal artery?
a a a
a. Epidural hematoma a
b. Subdural hematoma a
c. Subarachnoid hematoma a
d. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Epidural hematoma a a a a a a a a
9) Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cerebrovascular accident who has
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
difficulty chewing?
a
a. CN V a
b. CN VII a
c. CN IX a
d. CN X -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. CN V
a a a a a a a a
10) Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?
a a a a a a
a. It is felt with the middle three fingers over the carotid artery.
a a a a a a a a a a a
, b. A bruit becomes audible when the lumen is narrowed to 1 mm or less.
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
c. A low-pitched bruit is a medical emergency.
a a a a a a
d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis. -- Correct
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
Answer ✔✔ d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
stenosis.
11) Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
a a a a a a a a a
a. A female in her reproductive years
a a a a a
b. A 40-year-old African American male
a a a a
c. A 55-year-old female who drinks 10 cups of coffee daily
a a a a a a a a a
d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. A 45-year-
a a a a a a a a a a a a
old male awakened at night a a a a
12) Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms of?
a a a a a a a a a a
a. Dementia
b. Alzheimer's disease a
c. Parkinson's disease a
d. Delirium -- Correct Answer ✔✔ d. Delirium a a a a a a
13) Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a
a a a a a a a a a a a a a
virus?
a. Purulent meningitis a
b. Chronic meningitis a
c. Aseptic meningitis a
d. Herpes meningitis -- Correct Answer ✔✔ c. Aseptic meningitis
a a a a a a a a
14) Which is the most sensitive neuroimaging test to evaluate patients with encephalitis?
a a a a a a a a a a a
a. MRI
b. CT
c. Electroencephalogram (EEG) a
d. An initial lumbar puncture -- Correct Answer ✔✔ a. MRI
a a a a a a a a a
15) What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a
would make you suspect herpes zoster?
a a a a a
a. A stabbing pain on one small area of the body
a a a a a a a a a
b. A vesicular skin lesion on one side of the body
a a a a a a a a a
