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, COMPREHENSIVE NURS 5461QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ treatment of peripheral neuropathy drugs. Answer: tricyclic
antidepressants- off-label gabapentin and pregabalin- fda approved
for post herpetic neuralgia; pregabalin also approved for diabetic
neuropathy duloxetine- fda approved tapentadol- fda approved
tramadol and opioids- off label topical agents
◉ radiculopathy. Answer: compression of spinal root as it exits spinal
cord
◉ radiculopathy in older adults may result from.
Answer: herniated disc osteophyte
◉ radiculopathy
pain characteristics. Answer: pain may radiate down neck, back, arm or
leg has proximal arm weakness
◉ radiculopathy neurologic examination may revel. Answer: motor
and sensory defects diminution of reflexes in the distribution of spinal
roots
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, ◉ radiculopathy
what may help with diagnosis. Answer: mri with contrast and lumbar
puncture with cytology may help
◉ radiculopathy
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy. Answer:
aka guillain barre syndrome treat acutely with plasma exchange or IV
immunoglobulin
◉ radiculopathy
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Answer: is
a from of AIDP and requres long term immunotherapy
◉ radiculopathy
patient with diabetes. Answer: may present with diabetic amyotrophy, a
lumbosacral polyradiculitis, and plexopathy starts with subacute onset
of severe neuropathic pain in the thighs, often asymmetric, followed by
proximal muscle weakness in the legs and eventual atrophy
◉ Myopathy in peripheral neuropathies. Answer: characterized by
proximal muscle weakness, wasting, and diminished or absent reflexes
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, COMPREHENSIVE NURS 5461QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ treatment of peripheral neuropathy drugs. Answer: tricyclic
antidepressants- off-label gabapentin and pregabalin- fda approved
for post herpetic neuralgia; pregabalin also approved for diabetic
neuropathy duloxetine- fda approved tapentadol- fda approved
tramadol and opioids- off label topical agents
◉ radiculopathy. Answer: compression of spinal root as it exits spinal
cord
◉ radiculopathy in older adults may result from.
Answer: herniated disc osteophyte
◉ radiculopathy
pain characteristics. Answer: pain may radiate down neck, back, arm or
leg has proximal arm weakness
◉ radiculopathy neurologic examination may revel. Answer: motor
and sensory defects diminution of reflexes in the distribution of spinal
roots
2
, ◉ radiculopathy
what may help with diagnosis. Answer: mri with contrast and lumbar
puncture with cytology may help
◉ radiculopathy
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy. Answer:
aka guillain barre syndrome treat acutely with plasma exchange or IV
immunoglobulin
◉ radiculopathy
chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. Answer: is
a from of AIDP and requres long term immunotherapy
◉ radiculopathy
patient with diabetes. Answer: may present with diabetic amyotrophy, a
lumbosacral polyradiculitis, and plexopathy starts with subacute onset
of severe neuropathic pain in the thighs, often asymmetric, followed by
proximal muscle weakness in the legs and eventual atrophy
◉ Myopathy in peripheral neuropathies. Answer: characterized by
proximal muscle weakness, wasting, and diminished or absent reflexes
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