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NSG203 Unit 2 Study Guide Questions With
Correct Answers
Seizure - answer✔Brief episode of abnormal electrical activity that may or may not result in
convulsions
convulsion - answer✔more severe seizure characterized by involuntary spasmodic contractions
of muscles
Epilepsy - answer✔Chronic, recurrent pattern of seizures
What is the cause of primary epilepsy? - answer✔There is no identifiable cause
What is the cause of secondary epilepsy? - answer✔distinct causes such as trauma, infection,
and cerebrovascular disorder
chief causes in children are developmental defects, metabolic disease, injury at birth, febrile
seizures
Generalized seizures - answer✔activity that originates in both hemispheres
Tonic-clonic - answer✔muscular contraction throughout the body (tonic) and progress to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic)
Absence - answer✔brief loss of awareness with spasmodic eye blinking for up to 30 seconds
Status epilepticus - answer✔Multiple seizures occur with no recovery between
What is the goal of epileptic drugs? - answer✔To control or prevent seizures and maintain a
normal quality of life
What is phenytoin used for? - answer✔prototypical drug for epilepsy
generalized and focal seizures
What are phenytoin contraindications? - answer✔drug allergy and heart conditions resulting in
bradycardia
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
NSG203 Unit 2 Study Guide Questions With
Correct Answers
Seizure - answer✔Brief episode of abnormal electrical activity that may or may not result in
convulsions
convulsion - answer✔more severe seizure characterized by involuntary spasmodic contractions
of muscles
Epilepsy - answer✔Chronic, recurrent pattern of seizures
What is the cause of primary epilepsy? - answer✔There is no identifiable cause
What is the cause of secondary epilepsy? - answer✔distinct causes such as trauma, infection,
and cerebrovascular disorder
chief causes in children are developmental defects, metabolic disease, injury at birth, febrile
seizures
Generalized seizures - answer✔activity that originates in both hemispheres
Tonic-clonic - answer✔muscular contraction throughout the body (tonic) and progress to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic)
Absence - answer✔brief loss of awareness with spasmodic eye blinking for up to 30 seconds
Status epilepticus - answer✔Multiple seizures occur with no recovery between
What is the goal of epileptic drugs? - answer✔To control or prevent seizures and maintain a
normal quality of life
What is phenytoin used for? - answer✔prototypical drug for epilepsy
generalized and focal seizures
What are phenytoin contraindications? - answer✔drug allergy and heart conditions resulting in
bradycardia
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