EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS ONLY
CerebralbPalsyb-bcorrectbanswer-
nonprogressivebimpairmentbofbmotorbfunction,besp.bmusclebcontrol,bcoordination,b&b
posture
DoesbCPbmanifestbitselfbthebsameborbdifferentbinbeachbchild?b-bcorrectbanswer-
differently;bdevelopmentalboutcomesbvarybandbarebdependentbonbseveritybofbthebinj
ury
WhatbcausesbCP?b-bcorrectbanswer-causebisbunknown
RiskbfactorsbknownbtobbebassociatedbwithbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
existingbbrainbanomolies,bcerebralbinfections,bheadbtraumab(shakenbbabybsyndrome
),borbanoxiabtobthebbrain,bmaternalbchorioamnionitis,bmaternalbinfection,bprematureb
birth,bmultiplebbirths,bveryblowbbirthbweightsbinbnewborns,binabilitybofbthebplacentabto
bprovidebthebdevelopingbfetusbwithboxygenb&bnutrients,binterruptionbofboxygenbdelive
, rybtobthebfetusbduringbbirth,bkernicterusbasbabresultbofbhighblevelsbofbbilirubinbinbtheb
neonatalbperiod
PhysicalbassessmentbfindingsbwithbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
failurebtobmeetbdevelopmentalbmilestones,bpersistentbprimitivebreflexesb(moroborbton
icbneck),bgaggingborbchokingbwithbfeeding,bpoorbsuckbreflex,btonguebthrust,bpoorbhe
adbcontrol,brigidbpostureb&bextremities,babnormalbposturing,basymmetricbcrawl,bhype
rreflexia;bvision,bspeech,borbhearingbimpairments;bseizures,bimpairedbsocialbrelation
ships
3btypesbofbCerebralbPalsyb-bcorrectbanswer-SpasticbCP,bDyskineticbCP,bAtaxicbCP
SpasticbCPb(pyramidal)b-bcorrectbanswer-
hypertonicity,bincreasedbDTR,bclonus,b&bpoorbcontrolbofbmotion,bbalance,b&bposture
;bimpairmentsbofbfineb&bgrossbmotorbskills;bcanbpresentbinballbfourbextremities;blower
bextremitiesbaffectedbmorebthanbupper;bgaitbcanbappearbcrouchedbwithbabscissoringb
motionbofbtheblegsbwithbfeetbplantarbflexed
2btypesbofbDyskineticbCPb(nonspastic,bextrapyramidal)b-bcorrectbanswer-
Athetoidb&bDystonic
AthetoidbDyskineticbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
involuntarybjerkingbmovementsbthatbappearbslow,bwrithing,bandbwormlike;bthesebmo
vementsbinvolvebthebextremities,btrunk,bneck,bfaceb&btongue
DystonicbDyskineticbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
slow,btwistingbmovementsbaffectbthebtrunkborbextremitiesbwithbabnormalbposturingbfr
ombmusclebcontractions;bdroolingb&bspeechbimpairmentbrelatedbtobinvolvementbofbth
ebmusclesbofbpharynx,blarynx,b&boralbregions
AtaxicbCPb(nonspastic,bextrapyramidal)b-bcorrectbanswer-evidencebofbwide-
basedbgaitb&bdifficultybwithbcoordination;bpoorbabilitybtobdobrepetitivebmovements,bla
ckbofbcoordinationbwithbpurposefulbmovementsb(eg.breachingbforbanbobject)
DiagnosticbProceduresbforbCPbDxb-bcorrectbanswer-
neurobassessment,bmetabolicb&bgeneticbtests,bgeneralbmovementsbassessmentbinbc
hildrenb2-5byrs,bMRIb(tobevaluatebstructuresborbabnormalbareasbnearbbone)
NursingbCare/InterventionsbwithbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
ATIbRNbNursingbCarebofbChildrenbp.182
CommonbmedicationsbgivenbforbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
Baclofen,bDiazepam,bBotulinumbtoxinbA,bAntiepileptics
PurposebofbBaclofenbwithbCPb-bcorrectbanswer-
cetnrallybactingbmusclebrelaxantbthatbdecreasesbmusclebspasmb&bseverebspasticity
Baclofenbadministrationb-bcorrectbanswer-
oralborbintrathecalbviababspecializedbimplantedbpump