NUR 654 Quiz One Questions And Answers Latest
Updates
Why is it essential to conduct an interview prior to starting neuropsychological testing on a patient with dementia?
To assess the patient's ability to cooperate with the testing.
What percentage of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients experience dysphagia leading to malnutrition?
85%.
Is preventing malnutrition a key element in the care of an ALS patient?
True.
A 28-year-old with recent URI has sudden asymmetric smile, drooping and tearing eye. Treatment to consider:
Prescribe oral prednisone.
What is an option for abortive therapy for a patient with recurrent cluster headaches?
Oxygen.
What are some abortive medications for migraine headaches?
Rizatriptan (all -triptan).
Should antipsychotic/neuroleptic medications be considered first line therapy for patients with Lewy Body
Dementia?
False.
Do patients with Alzheimer's Disease may see improvement in depressive symptoms with increased exercise and
activity?
True.
What may Exposure Keratitis from drying of the eye secondary to Bell's Palsy cause?
Blindness.
What may be a first line pharmacotherapy for clinical depression in the elderly?
Reuptake inhibitors.
What are some treatment options for tension-type headaches?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, muscle relaxants, NSAIDs.
What diagnostic imaging may a patient reporting two episodes of eye pain and visual disturbance lasting 1-2 days
need?
MRI.
Medication useful to control dyskinesia as adjunctive therapy to carbidopa-levodopa in Parkinson'sdisease
amantadine
What is carbamazepine used for?
, Focal and complex partial seizures
What does papilledema seen in the fundoscopic exam indicate?
Increased intracranial pressure
What are the symptoms/findings of a non-focal brain lesion?
Reason personality changes, increased intracranial pressure, memory loss, development of a gait disorder
Is shyness in children a pattern of social inhibition with unfamiliar people, novel objects, or novel situations?
True
How is healthy insight in a parent of their infant demonstrated?
Prompt response to baby's cries
Do toddlers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) experience difficulty sleeping, nightmares, angry outbursts,
and tantrums?
True
What may have a protective effect against suicide in an adolescent treated with an SSRI for depression?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
What symptoms are not involved in bipolar disorder?
Inability to sit still
What is one of the diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa?
Weight loss and maintenance of weight below 85% expected
Which medication is NOT useful in treating tension-type headache?
N/A
Which condition does the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner suspect?
Eating disorder
What is an important purpose of conducting an interview prior to beginning neuropsychological testing on an older
adult suspected of having dementia?
Establish baseline cognitive function
What other things will the provider question this patient about?
Stressors, sleep patterns, substance use
Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches?
Oxygen therapy
What will the primary care nurse practitioner do?
Evaluate for bipolar disorder
Which statement by the parent indicates a potential problem with the parent-infant relationship?
Updates
Why is it essential to conduct an interview prior to starting neuropsychological testing on a patient with dementia?
To assess the patient's ability to cooperate with the testing.
What percentage of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients experience dysphagia leading to malnutrition?
85%.
Is preventing malnutrition a key element in the care of an ALS patient?
True.
A 28-year-old with recent URI has sudden asymmetric smile, drooping and tearing eye. Treatment to consider:
Prescribe oral prednisone.
What is an option for abortive therapy for a patient with recurrent cluster headaches?
Oxygen.
What are some abortive medications for migraine headaches?
Rizatriptan (all -triptan).
Should antipsychotic/neuroleptic medications be considered first line therapy for patients with Lewy Body
Dementia?
False.
Do patients with Alzheimer's Disease may see improvement in depressive symptoms with increased exercise and
activity?
True.
What may Exposure Keratitis from drying of the eye secondary to Bell's Palsy cause?
Blindness.
What may be a first line pharmacotherapy for clinical depression in the elderly?
Reuptake inhibitors.
What are some treatment options for tension-type headaches?
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, muscle relaxants, NSAIDs.
What diagnostic imaging may a patient reporting two episodes of eye pain and visual disturbance lasting 1-2 days
need?
MRI.
Medication useful to control dyskinesia as adjunctive therapy to carbidopa-levodopa in Parkinson'sdisease
amantadine
What is carbamazepine used for?
, Focal and complex partial seizures
What does papilledema seen in the fundoscopic exam indicate?
Increased intracranial pressure
What are the symptoms/findings of a non-focal brain lesion?
Reason personality changes, increased intracranial pressure, memory loss, development of a gait disorder
Is shyness in children a pattern of social inhibition with unfamiliar people, novel objects, or novel situations?
True
How is healthy insight in a parent of their infant demonstrated?
Prompt response to baby's cries
Do toddlers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) experience difficulty sleeping, nightmares, angry outbursts,
and tantrums?
True
What may have a protective effect against suicide in an adolescent treated with an SSRI for depression?
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
What symptoms are not involved in bipolar disorder?
Inability to sit still
What is one of the diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa?
Weight loss and maintenance of weight below 85% expected
Which medication is NOT useful in treating tension-type headache?
N/A
Which condition does the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner suspect?
Eating disorder
What is an important purpose of conducting an interview prior to beginning neuropsychological testing on an older
adult suspected of having dementia?
Establish baseline cognitive function
What other things will the provider question this patient about?
Stressors, sleep patterns, substance use
Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches?
Oxygen therapy
What will the primary care nurse practitioner do?
Evaluate for bipolar disorder
Which statement by the parent indicates a potential problem with the parent-infant relationship?
