AHN 447 EXAM 5 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
generalized seizures include ___ hemispheres of the brain - Answers - both
partial seizures include ___ hemisphere of the brain - Answers - one
seizure type: increase in muscle tone, stiffening of muscle (they become rigid), affects
both arms and legs - Answers - tonic
seizure type: arrthymic jerking - Answers - clonic
seizure type: alteration between stiffening & jerking, safety is at risk the most with this
type - Answers - tonic-clonic
seizure type: loss of concentration & focus, "not there" or "blank stare" - Answers -
absence
seizure type: brief stiffening/jerking of muscles, UNILATERAL - Answers - myoclonic
seizure type: loss of all muscle tone, can fall, injury is big with these - Answers - atonic
during ____ seizures, patient's lose consciousness and it involves the temporal lobe -
Answers - complex
during simple seizures do patients lose consciousness? - Answers - no
what may occur before a seizure? - Answers - an aura
what are some secondary causes of seizures? - Answers - brain lesions, alcohol
withdrawal, tumors, stroke, electrolyte disturbances, tumors
these two medications will stop seizures but not prevent them - Answers - ativan &
valium
Coumadin should not be taken with what? - Answers - dilantin
patients taking seizure medications should avoid what? - Answers - citrus products
(grapefruit)
what should the daily sodium intake be? - Answers - less than 2300 mg
what should the sodium intake be for a patient with HTN? - Answers - less than 1500
mg
No eating meat and eggs, but who eats dairy products. - Answers - lacto-vegetarian
, who does not eat meat, but does consume some animal products such as eggs and
dairy. - Answers - lacto-ovo-vegetarian
does not eat any animal products - Answers - vegan
all vegetarians should include daily source of what? - Answers - vitamin B12
TJC requires an assessment of nutritional status be done for every patient admitted to
the hospital within ____ hours of admission - Answers - 24
what is the formula for BMI? - Answers -
Lack of protein quantity/quality with adequate calories, body weight is normal, serum
proteins are low - Answers - kwashiorkor
calorie malnutrition (not enough intake), protein/fat wasted, weight is low, serum
proteins are okay - Answers - marasmus
Combo presents with medical stress superimposed on chronic starvation - Answers -
marasmic-kwashiorkor
protein use exceeds protein intake/synthesis - Answers - negative nitrogen balance
a negative nitrogen balance can result in what? - Answers - weight loss, decreased
muscle mass, weakness, decreased function of heart, liver, immune system, and GI
tract
if a patient has 3 out of 5 of the following (weakness, slow walking speed, low physical
activity, unintentional weight loss, exhaustion), they are considered what? - Answers -
failure to thrive
who is likely to receive TEN? - Answers - those who can eat but cannot maintain
adequate nutrition, those who have permanent neuromuscular impairment (swallowing),
and those who have ability to eat but cannot due to critical illness
an absolute requirement for TEN is what? - Answers - a functioning GI tract
who cannot receive TEN? - Answers - paralytic ileus, peritonitis, pancreatitis,
intractable vomiting or diarrhea
nasoenteric tubes are for less than ___ weeks - Answers - 4
enterostomal feeding tubes are for longer than _____ weeks - Answers - 4
types of nasoenteric tubes: - Answers - NG tube, duo tube
generalized seizures include ___ hemispheres of the brain - Answers - both
partial seizures include ___ hemisphere of the brain - Answers - one
seizure type: increase in muscle tone, stiffening of muscle (they become rigid), affects
both arms and legs - Answers - tonic
seizure type: arrthymic jerking - Answers - clonic
seizure type: alteration between stiffening & jerking, safety is at risk the most with this
type - Answers - tonic-clonic
seizure type: loss of concentration & focus, "not there" or "blank stare" - Answers -
absence
seizure type: brief stiffening/jerking of muscles, UNILATERAL - Answers - myoclonic
seizure type: loss of all muscle tone, can fall, injury is big with these - Answers - atonic
during ____ seizures, patient's lose consciousness and it involves the temporal lobe -
Answers - complex
during simple seizures do patients lose consciousness? - Answers - no
what may occur before a seizure? - Answers - an aura
what are some secondary causes of seizures? - Answers - brain lesions, alcohol
withdrawal, tumors, stroke, electrolyte disturbances, tumors
these two medications will stop seizures but not prevent them - Answers - ativan &
valium
Coumadin should not be taken with what? - Answers - dilantin
patients taking seizure medications should avoid what? - Answers - citrus products
(grapefruit)
what should the daily sodium intake be? - Answers - less than 2300 mg
what should the sodium intake be for a patient with HTN? - Answers - less than 1500
mg
No eating meat and eggs, but who eats dairy products. - Answers - lacto-vegetarian
, who does not eat meat, but does consume some animal products such as eggs and
dairy. - Answers - lacto-ovo-vegetarian
does not eat any animal products - Answers - vegan
all vegetarians should include daily source of what? - Answers - vitamin B12
TJC requires an assessment of nutritional status be done for every patient admitted to
the hospital within ____ hours of admission - Answers - 24
what is the formula for BMI? - Answers -
Lack of protein quantity/quality with adequate calories, body weight is normal, serum
proteins are low - Answers - kwashiorkor
calorie malnutrition (not enough intake), protein/fat wasted, weight is low, serum
proteins are okay - Answers - marasmus
Combo presents with medical stress superimposed on chronic starvation - Answers -
marasmic-kwashiorkor
protein use exceeds protein intake/synthesis - Answers - negative nitrogen balance
a negative nitrogen balance can result in what? - Answers - weight loss, decreased
muscle mass, weakness, decreased function of heart, liver, immune system, and GI
tract
if a patient has 3 out of 5 of the following (weakness, slow walking speed, low physical
activity, unintentional weight loss, exhaustion), they are considered what? - Answers -
failure to thrive
who is likely to receive TEN? - Answers - those who can eat but cannot maintain
adequate nutrition, those who have permanent neuromuscular impairment (swallowing),
and those who have ability to eat but cannot due to critical illness
an absolute requirement for TEN is what? - Answers - a functioning GI tract
who cannot receive TEN? - Answers - paralytic ileus, peritonitis, pancreatitis,
intractable vomiting or diarrhea
nasoenteric tubes are for less than ___ weeks - Answers - 4
enterostomal feeding tubes are for longer than _____ weeks - Answers - 4
types of nasoenteric tubes: - Answers - NG tube, duo tube
