OCCTH 585 Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: MS can present itself in adult and children - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(onset ages 15-50)
What are 3 current theories that relate to the etiology of MS? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Slow acting viral infection
2. Autoimmune response
3. Environmental trigger
MS is a disease of the...?
a) CNS
b) PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - a) CNS
What are the 5 types of MS discussed in class? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Clinically
Isolated Syndrome
2. Relapsing-remitting MS
3. Secondary-progressive MS
4. Primary-progressive MS
5. Progressive-relapsing
What is the earliest form of MS?
a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
b) Relapsing-remitting MS
c) Secondary-progressive MS
d) Primary-progressive MS
,e) Progressive-relapsing - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
What are 4 potential categories of symptoms that may be present in relapsing remitting MS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. optic
2. motor
3. sensory
4. cognitive
Secondary progressive MS primarily affects which area of the CNS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spinal cord
A gradual decline without any periods of remission or may stabilize over a period, but no periods
of remission.
The above statement describes which type of MS?
a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
b) Relapsing-remitting MS
c) Secondary-progressive MS
d) Primary-progressive MS
e) Progressive-relapsing - CORRECT ANSWER - d) Primary-progressive MS
You read in your chart that your patient has MS that is primarily affecting their frontal lobe.
Which of the following symptoms are you expecting to see in this patient?
a) Sensory deficits
b) Motor deficits
c) Emotional and behavioral difficulties
d) Perceptual and visual deficits
,e) Memory and language impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - c) Emotional and
behavioral difficulties
What is the most commonly reported symptom of MS? - CORRECT ANSWER - fatigue
What are the 4 common symptoms seen in individuals with relapsing remitting MS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Motor deficits
2. Sensory deficits
3. Visual deficits
4. Ataxia
Which of the following symptoms or characteristics of MS is associated with good prognosis?
(check all that apply)
a) motor involvement
b) frequent relapses
c) younger women
d) sensory involvement
e) complete recovery from episodes - CORRECT ANSWER - c) younger women
d) sensory involvement
e) complete recovery from episodes
Your patient has MS and reports the most prominent symptoms they experience include bladder
and bowel function difficulties, difficulties with gait, and cognitive changes.
With only this information, which type of MS are they most likely experiencing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Primary progressive
True or False: There is no gold standard of treatment for MS - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
, What are 3 ways that medications can be helpful in managing MS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Slows progression of MS
2. Minimize symptoms during flares
3. Improve physical or mental functions
True or False: Because MS is degenerative and chronic, compensatory strategies are the most
appropriate form of treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (it depends on the
individual - can use both remedial and compensatory)
What are 4 treatment options to provide to clients early on in the MS process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Information and education
2. Link up with MS support group
3. Support - employment, home, family
4. Fatigue - energy conservation
Which of the following is considered a "goal schema"?
a) turn on stove
b) slice cheese
c) place bread in pan
d) make grilled cheese
e) flip the sandwich - CORRECT ANSWER - d) make grilled cheese
Your patient's goal is to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but instead they start making tomato
soup instead. Which kind of error is this?
a) Omission error
b) Intention error
c) Object selection error
Questions and CORRECT Answers
True or False: MS can present itself in adult and children - CORRECT ANSWER - True
(onset ages 15-50)
What are 3 current theories that relate to the etiology of MS? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Slow acting viral infection
2. Autoimmune response
3. Environmental trigger
MS is a disease of the...?
a) CNS
b) PNS - CORRECT ANSWER - a) CNS
What are the 5 types of MS discussed in class? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Clinically
Isolated Syndrome
2. Relapsing-remitting MS
3. Secondary-progressive MS
4. Primary-progressive MS
5. Progressive-relapsing
What is the earliest form of MS?
a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
b) Relapsing-remitting MS
c) Secondary-progressive MS
d) Primary-progressive MS
,e) Progressive-relapsing - CORRECT ANSWER - a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
What are 4 potential categories of symptoms that may be present in relapsing remitting MS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. optic
2. motor
3. sensory
4. cognitive
Secondary progressive MS primarily affects which area of the CNS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Spinal cord
A gradual decline without any periods of remission or may stabilize over a period, but no periods
of remission.
The above statement describes which type of MS?
a) Clinically Isolated Syndrome
b) Relapsing-remitting MS
c) Secondary-progressive MS
d) Primary-progressive MS
e) Progressive-relapsing - CORRECT ANSWER - d) Primary-progressive MS
You read in your chart that your patient has MS that is primarily affecting their frontal lobe.
Which of the following symptoms are you expecting to see in this patient?
a) Sensory deficits
b) Motor deficits
c) Emotional and behavioral difficulties
d) Perceptual and visual deficits
,e) Memory and language impairments - CORRECT ANSWER - c) Emotional and
behavioral difficulties
What is the most commonly reported symptom of MS? - CORRECT ANSWER - fatigue
What are the 4 common symptoms seen in individuals with relapsing remitting MS? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Motor deficits
2. Sensory deficits
3. Visual deficits
4. Ataxia
Which of the following symptoms or characteristics of MS is associated with good prognosis?
(check all that apply)
a) motor involvement
b) frequent relapses
c) younger women
d) sensory involvement
e) complete recovery from episodes - CORRECT ANSWER - c) younger women
d) sensory involvement
e) complete recovery from episodes
Your patient has MS and reports the most prominent symptoms they experience include bladder
and bowel function difficulties, difficulties with gait, and cognitive changes.
With only this information, which type of MS are they most likely experiencing? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Primary progressive
True or False: There is no gold standard of treatment for MS - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
, What are 3 ways that medications can be helpful in managing MS? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Slows progression of MS
2. Minimize symptoms during flares
3. Improve physical or mental functions
True or False: Because MS is degenerative and chronic, compensatory strategies are the most
appropriate form of treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER - False (it depends on the
individual - can use both remedial and compensatory)
What are 4 treatment options to provide to clients early on in the MS process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Information and education
2. Link up with MS support group
3. Support - employment, home, family
4. Fatigue - energy conservation
Which of the following is considered a "goal schema"?
a) turn on stove
b) slice cheese
c) place bread in pan
d) make grilled cheese
e) flip the sandwich - CORRECT ANSWER - d) make grilled cheese
Your patient's goal is to make a grilled cheese sandwich, but instead they start making tomato
soup instead. Which kind of error is this?
a) Omission error
b) Intention error
c) Object selection error
