Portage Pathophysiology Module 6
Exam 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive hand rubbing
and reports of hallucinations right before the seizure occurred. They have
experienced which type of seizure? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔focal seizure with
impairment of consciousness or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve
is affected? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CN VI
You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice
they have difficulty turning themselves around to sit in the chair, freezing in
the process. This is an example of what physical manifestation of the
disease? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔bradykinesia
Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem
to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive weight loss and
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, experience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔melancholic depression
Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the CNS has an afferent and
efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease
except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that
produced it dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is
secondary)
What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a few
seconds, and often goes unnoticed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔absence seizure
Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the
following except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sleep apnea
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Exam 2025/2026 Exam Questions and
Correct Answers | New Update
A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive hand rubbing
and reports of hallucinations right before the seizure occurred. They have
experienced which type of seizure? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔focal seizure with
impairment of consciousness or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve
is affected? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔CN VI
You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice
they have difficulty turning themselves around to sit in the chair, freezing in
the process. This is an example of what physical manifestation of the
disease? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔bradykinesia
Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem
to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive weight loss and
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, experience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔melancholic depression
Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the CNS has an afferent and
efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease
except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that
produced it dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is
secondary)
What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a few
seconds, and often goes unnoticed? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔absence seizure
Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the
following except: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔sleep apnea
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