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Chapter Test Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / /
A /tonic-clonic /seizure /is /characterized /by: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔increased /muscle /tone /and /rhythmic /jerking.
Your /patient /has /a /history /of /epilepsy /and /is /experiencing /loss /of /consciousness, /tonic-
clonic
/muscle
/activity,
/and
/erratic
/ocular
/movement.
/Based /on /this, /you /might /also /expect /to /find /all /of /these /EXCEPT: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔pinpoint /pupils.
Which /of /these /is /characterized /by /involuntary /muscle /twitching? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Myoclonus
Your /patient /is /a /52-year-
old
/female
/who
/is
/alert
/but
/slightly
/confused
/after /
,a
/syncopal
/episode
/lasting
/about /
1
/minute.
/She
/has
/no /complaints, /and /your /physical /exam /reveals /no /abnormalities /aside /from /slight /confusion.
/She
/has
/had /
a
/stroke
/and
/has /
a
/history
/of
/type
/II
/diabetes
/and
/hypertension.
/HR /
=
/100,
/BP /
=
/132/84,
/RR /
=
/12,
/SaO
/Subscript /
2/
=
,/99
/percent.
/Which /of /these /is /the /least /likely /cause /of /the /patient's /episode? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Orthostatic /hypotension
The /most /common /cause /of /dementia /is: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Alzheimer's /disease.
All
/of
/these
/are /assessed /during /the /Cincinnati /Prehospital /Stroke /Screen /EXCEPT: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔memory.
Which
/of
/these
/infectious /childhood /diseases /would /most /likely /result /in /paralysis? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Poliomyelitis
A
/patient
/tells /you /that /she /experienced /an /episode /of /involuntary /"shaking" /in /her /arm. /She /describes
/a /1- /to /2-minute-
long
/episode
/of
/muscular
/jerking
/and
/contracting
/of
/her /entire /left /arm. /She /remained /consciousness, /lacked /an /aura, /and /had /no /pain /associated
/with /the /episode. /This /most /indicates /what /type /of /seizure? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Simple /focal
, Your /patient /is /a /24-year-
old
/male
/who
/is
/alert /and /oriented, /complaining /of /severe /"dizziness" /and /an /earache /for /two /days. /He /states
/that
/any
/movement /of /his /head /causes /him /to /become /very /dizzy /and /nauseated. /The /patient's /skin /is
/warm
/and
/dry,
/his
/pupils
/are /equal /and /reactive, /and /there /is /no /gross /neurological /deficit. /HR /= /82, /BP /= /120/82, /RR /=
/12, /
SaO /Subscript /2
= /99 /percent. /Which /of /these /is /most /likely? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Labyrinthitis
/
A
/condition
/seen
/in
/chronic
/alcoholics
/that
/causes
/ataxia, /eye /muscle /weakness, /and /mental /derangement /is /known /as: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Wernicke's /syndrome.
Which
/of
/these
/should
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Chapter Test Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / /
A /tonic-clonic /seizure /is /characterized /by: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔increased /muscle /tone /and /rhythmic /jerking.
Your /patient /has /a /history /of /epilepsy /and /is /experiencing /loss /of /consciousness, /tonic-
clonic
/muscle
/activity,
/and
/erratic
/ocular
/movement.
/Based /on /this, /you /might /also /expect /to /find /all /of /these /EXCEPT: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔pinpoint /pupils.
Which /of /these /is /characterized /by /involuntary /muscle /twitching? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Myoclonus
Your /patient /is /a /52-year-
old
/female
/who
/is
/alert
/but
/slightly
/confused
/after /
,a
/syncopal
/episode
/lasting
/about /
1
/minute.
/She
/has
/no /complaints, /and /your /physical /exam /reveals /no /abnormalities /aside /from /slight /confusion.
/She
/has
/had /
a
/stroke
/and
/has /
a
/history
/of
/type
/II
/diabetes
/and
/hypertension.
/HR /
=
/100,
/BP /
=
/132/84,
/RR /
=
/12,
/SaO
/Subscript /
2/
=
,/99
/percent.
/Which /of /these /is /the /least /likely /cause /of /the /patient's /episode? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Orthostatic /hypotension
The /most /common /cause /of /dementia /is: /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Alzheimer's /disease.
All
/of
/these
/are /assessed /during /the /Cincinnati /Prehospital /Stroke /Screen /EXCEPT: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔memory.
Which
/of
/these
/infectious /childhood /diseases /would /most /likely /result /in /paralysis? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Poliomyelitis
A
/patient
/tells /you /that /she /experienced /an /episode /of /involuntary /"shaking" /in /her /arm. /She /describes
/a /1- /to /2-minute-
long
/episode
/of
/muscular
/jerking
/and
/contracting
/of
/her /entire /left /arm. /She /remained /consciousness, /lacked /an /aura, /and /had /no /pain /associated
/with /the /episode. /This /most /indicates /what /type /of /seizure? /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Simple /focal
, Your /patient /is /a /24-year-
old
/male
/who
/is
/alert /and /oriented, /complaining /of /severe /"dizziness" /and /an /earache /for /two /days. /He /states
/that
/any
/movement /of /his /head /causes /him /to /become /very /dizzy /and /nauseated. /The /patient's /skin /is
/warm
/and
/dry,
/his
/pupils
/are /equal /and /reactive, /and /there /is /no /gross /neurological /deficit. /HR /= /82, /BP /= /120/82, /RR /=
/12, /
SaO /Subscript /2
= /99 /percent. /Which /of /these /is /most /likely? /- /verified /answer(s)-✔✔Labyrinthitis
/
A
/condition
/seen
/in
/chronic
/alcoholics
/that
/causes
/ataxia, /eye /muscle /weakness, /and /mental /derangement /is /known /as: /- /verified /answer(s)-
✔✔Wernicke's /syndrome.
Which
/of
/these
/should
