Rasmussen College MDC 4 Final Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles,
especially arms and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure
ANS Tonic
2. You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure
ANS Clonic
3. You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a
few seconds, the patient dropped to the floor.
What type of seizure
,ANS Atonic
4. A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and
their brain is recovering. May last minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure
ANS Postictal
5. A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure
medication). What is an example of patient education for this specific
population of pa- tients
ANS Use alternative form of birth control
6. Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical
manifestations of
ANS Parkinsons Disease
7. The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety
due to
, ANS Risk for falls
8. A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal
neuralgia, ataxia, and spasms.
What do you suspect
ANS Multiple Sclerosis
9. What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with
multiple sclerosis
ANS Baclofen
10. A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect
ANS Guillain-Barre Syndrome
11. A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
1. You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles,
especially arms and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure
ANS Tonic
2. You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure
ANS Clonic
3. You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a
few seconds, the patient dropped to the floor.
What type of seizure
,ANS Atonic
4. A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and
their brain is recovering. May last minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure
ANS Postictal
5. A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure
medication). What is an example of patient education for this specific
population of pa- tients
ANS Use alternative form of birth control
6. Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical
manifestations of
ANS Parkinsons Disease
7. The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety
due to
, ANS Risk for falls
8. A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal
neuralgia, ataxia, and spasms.
What do you suspect
ANS Multiple Sclerosis
9. What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with
multiple sclerosis
ANS Baclofen
10. A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect
ANS Guillain-Barre Syndrome
11. A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
