NR 603 CEA EXAM 6 FINAL PAPER COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
PREPARATION
◉ Tensilon test.
Answer: Diagnosis test using edrophonium for myasthenia gravis.
◉ Edrophonium.
Answer: Quick-acting anticholinesterase used in Tensilon test.
◉ Thymoma.
Answer: Thymic tumor associated with myasthenia gravis.
◉ Thymic hyperplasia.
Answer: Common condition in myasthenia gravis patients.
◉ Botulinum toxin.
Answer: Inhibits acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junction.
◉ Clostridium botulinum.
Answer: Bacteria producing botulinum toxin.
,◉ Tetrodotoxin.
Answer: Puffer fish toxin blocking sodium channels.
◉ Demyelination.
Answer: Loss of myelin around axons, seen in multiple sclerosis.
◉ Subacute combined degeneration.
Answer: Neuropathy from B12 deficiency, causing proprioception
loss.
◉ Pernicious anemia.
Answer: Condition leading to B12 deficiency and subacute
degeneration.
◉ Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Answer: Bleeding in the space surrounding the brain.
◉ Gram-negative diplococci.
Answer: Bacteria identified in blood during infection.
◉ Thrombocytopenia.
,Answer: Low platelet count, often seen in infections.
◉ PMNs.
Answer: Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, elevated in infections.
◉ Purpural rash.
Answer: Skin rash indicating possible systemic infection.
◉ Tachycardia.
Answer: Increased heart rate, often due to stress or infection.
◉ Proprioception.
Answer: Sense of body position, affected in B12 deficiency.
◉ Ocular muscle weakness.
Answer: Common symptom in myasthenia gravis affecting eye
movement.
◉ Dysphagia.
Answer: Difficulty swallowing, a symptom of myasthenia gravis.
◉ Ptosis.
, Answer: Drooping eyelids, often seen in myasthenia gravis.
◉ Eaton Lambert Syndrome.
Answer: Rare condition, unlikely if ocular weakness is first
symptom.
◉ Meningococcemia.
Answer: Blood infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
◉ Respiratory isolation.
Answer: Preventive measure to limit airborne transmission.
◉ Antibiotics.
Answer: Primary treatment for meningococcemia; includes
penicillin G.
◉ Penicillin G.
Answer: First-line antibiotic for active meningococcemia infection.
◉ Chloramphenicol.
Answer: Alternative antibiotic for penicillin-allergic patients.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
PREPARATION
◉ Tensilon test.
Answer: Diagnosis test using edrophonium for myasthenia gravis.
◉ Edrophonium.
Answer: Quick-acting anticholinesterase used in Tensilon test.
◉ Thymoma.
Answer: Thymic tumor associated with myasthenia gravis.
◉ Thymic hyperplasia.
Answer: Common condition in myasthenia gravis patients.
◉ Botulinum toxin.
Answer: Inhibits acetylcholine release at neuromuscular junction.
◉ Clostridium botulinum.
Answer: Bacteria producing botulinum toxin.
,◉ Tetrodotoxin.
Answer: Puffer fish toxin blocking sodium channels.
◉ Demyelination.
Answer: Loss of myelin around axons, seen in multiple sclerosis.
◉ Subacute combined degeneration.
Answer: Neuropathy from B12 deficiency, causing proprioception
loss.
◉ Pernicious anemia.
Answer: Condition leading to B12 deficiency and subacute
degeneration.
◉ Subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Answer: Bleeding in the space surrounding the brain.
◉ Gram-negative diplococci.
Answer: Bacteria identified in blood during infection.
◉ Thrombocytopenia.
,Answer: Low platelet count, often seen in infections.
◉ PMNs.
Answer: Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, elevated in infections.
◉ Purpural rash.
Answer: Skin rash indicating possible systemic infection.
◉ Tachycardia.
Answer: Increased heart rate, often due to stress or infection.
◉ Proprioception.
Answer: Sense of body position, affected in B12 deficiency.
◉ Ocular muscle weakness.
Answer: Common symptom in myasthenia gravis affecting eye
movement.
◉ Dysphagia.
Answer: Difficulty swallowing, a symptom of myasthenia gravis.
◉ Ptosis.
, Answer: Drooping eyelids, often seen in myasthenia gravis.
◉ Eaton Lambert Syndrome.
Answer: Rare condition, unlikely if ocular weakness is first
symptom.
◉ Meningococcemia.
Answer: Blood infection caused by Neisseria meningitidis.
◉ Respiratory isolation.
Answer: Preventive measure to limit airborne transmission.
◉ Antibiotics.
Answer: Primary treatment for meningococcemia; includes
penicillin G.
◉ Penicillin G.
Answer: First-line antibiotic for active meningococcemia infection.
◉ Chloramphenicol.
Answer: Alternative antibiotic for penicillin-allergic patients.
