NUR 2755 MDC IV EXAM 1 - TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE
OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - RASMUSSEN
Study guide – Exam 1 module 4
Migraines – what ƒoods might be a
trigger? (think tyramine ƒoods)
▪ red wine
▪ caƒƒeine
▪ alcohol
▪ MSG
▪ chocolate
▪ yeast
▪ cheese
▪ lunch meat
▪ hot dogs
▪ smoked meats
▪ ice cream
▪ yogurt
▪ marinated ƒood
Mechanism oƒ action ƒor ergotamine?
binding to certain serotonin receptors
ergotamine constricts blood vessels*
S/S oƒ Parkinson’s
▪ Tremor
▪ Muscle rigidity (cogwheel movement)
▪ Bradykinesia or akinesia
▪ Postural
instability
Guillain-Barre
ascending weakness (symptoms typically begin in the legs and spread to the arms and
,upper body)
With GB what are they most at risk ƒor??
Dysphagia
Respiratory ƒailure
What will kill them ƒirst?
Respiratory ƒailure
, What condition closely resembles a stroke but
isn’t? Bell’s Palsy
An acute paralysis oƒ cranial nerve VII, but may also aƒƒect the trigeminal (cranial nerve
V) and vestibulocochlear (cranial nerve VIII) nerves.
The cause is believed to be the result oƒ inƒlammation (NOT A BRAIN
INJURY!) S/S
▪ ƒacial paralysis
▪ drooping eyelid
▪ drooping mouth
▪ not able to close the aƒƒected eye
*▪ not able to wrinkle the ƒorehead*
▪ not able to smile, whistle, or grimace
▪ tinnitus, pain behind the aƒƒected ear
▪ change in taste
What is GCS? What does it tell you?
Helps describe the patient's level oƒ consciousness.
• Glasgow Coma Scale
o Minor=13-15
o moderate=9-12
o severe=3-8.
o The client is in coma at 8 and below.
o Measures eye-opening, verbal response, motor response
OVERVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS - RASMUSSEN
Study guide – Exam 1 module 4
Migraines – what ƒoods might be a
trigger? (think tyramine ƒoods)
▪ red wine
▪ caƒƒeine
▪ alcohol
▪ MSG
▪ chocolate
▪ yeast
▪ cheese
▪ lunch meat
▪ hot dogs
▪ smoked meats
▪ ice cream
▪ yogurt
▪ marinated ƒood
Mechanism oƒ action ƒor ergotamine?
binding to certain serotonin receptors
ergotamine constricts blood vessels*
S/S oƒ Parkinson’s
▪ Tremor
▪ Muscle rigidity (cogwheel movement)
▪ Bradykinesia or akinesia
▪ Postural
instability
Guillain-Barre
ascending weakness (symptoms typically begin in the legs and spread to the arms and
,upper body)
With GB what are they most at risk ƒor??
Dysphagia
Respiratory ƒailure
What will kill them ƒirst?
Respiratory ƒailure
, What condition closely resembles a stroke but
isn’t? Bell’s Palsy
An acute paralysis oƒ cranial nerve VII, but may also aƒƒect the trigeminal (cranial nerve
V) and vestibulocochlear (cranial nerve VIII) nerves.
The cause is believed to be the result oƒ inƒlammation (NOT A BRAIN
INJURY!) S/S
▪ ƒacial paralysis
▪ drooping eyelid
▪ drooping mouth
▪ not able to close the aƒƒected eye
*▪ not able to wrinkle the ƒorehead*
▪ not able to smile, whistle, or grimace
▪ tinnitus, pain behind the aƒƒected ear
▪ change in taste
What is GCS? What does it tell you?
Helps describe the patient's level oƒ consciousness.
• Glasgow Coma Scale
o Minor=13-15
o moderate=9-12
o severe=3-8.
o The client is in coma at 8 and below.
o Measures eye-opening, verbal response, motor response
