NRS 315- EXAM #3 ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What should be administered during a cholinergic crisis? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Atropine
A thymectomy can cure MG in about 50% of patients - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
A patient with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis is not responding to the drugs
teriflunomide and dalfampridine. The patient is then prescribed natalizumab and
mitoxantrone. The patient is later diagnosed with progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy. Which medication in the patient's prescription might be responsible for
this complication? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Natalizumab
A patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis reports difficulty in swallowing, chewing, eye
movement, and facial mobility. Which drugs are most suitable for the patient? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prednisone
Azathioprine
Pyridostigmine
A patient complains of difficulty with eye and eyelid movement, chewing, swallowing,
speaking, and breathing. Which findings in the patient's diagnostic results would indicate the
presence of myasthenia gravis? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-
Improved muscle contractibility during the Tensilon test
-Decreased response to repeated stimulation of hand muscles during EMG test
What is the major complication associated with myasthenic crisis? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Respiratory insufficiency
Which autoimmune disease is characterized by a decreased number of acetylcholine receptors
in the neuromuscular junction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Myasthenia gravis
, A patient with a family history of Huntington's disease suffers from a psychiatric disorder
and is treated with sertraline and paroxetine. Tetrabenazine is added to the patient's
prescription. Which assessment finding supports the addition of tetrabenazine to the
prescription? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chorea (involuntary movements)
A patient with a family history of Huntington's disease (HD) who underwent genetic testing
has positive results. What can the nurse infer from this finding? Select all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅There is no cure for this disease.
The onset of disease usually occurs between 30 and 50 years of age.
The patient will develop a progressive, degenerative brain disorder.
Which degenerative neurologic disorder is characterized by a deficiency of γ-aminobutyric
acid (GABA) and acetylcholine? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Huntington's disease
Which degenerative neurologic disorder is an example of a genetically transmitted, autosomal
dominant disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Huntington's disease
Autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Myasthenia Gravis
Chronic progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Demyelination of
the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord is the principle characteristic of the disease -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Multiple sclerosis
Rare, progressive neurologic disorder that involves the degeneration of motor neurons in the
brain and spinal cord. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lou Gehrig's disease
A patient with multiple sclerosis is under treatment with β-interferon. What patient teaching
would be appropriate for this patient? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Wear sunscreen while exposed to sunlight.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What should be administered during a cholinergic crisis? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Atropine
A thymectomy can cure MG in about 50% of patients - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅
A patient with an aggressive form of multiple sclerosis is not responding to the drugs
teriflunomide and dalfampridine. The patient is then prescribed natalizumab and
mitoxantrone. The patient is later diagnosed with progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy. Which medication in the patient's prescription might be responsible for
this complication? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Natalizumab
A patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis reports difficulty in swallowing, chewing, eye
movement, and facial mobility. Which drugs are most suitable for the patient? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Prednisone
Azathioprine
Pyridostigmine
A patient complains of difficulty with eye and eyelid movement, chewing, swallowing,
speaking, and breathing. Which findings in the patient's diagnostic results would indicate the
presence of myasthenia gravis? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-
Improved muscle contractibility during the Tensilon test
-Decreased response to repeated stimulation of hand muscles during EMG test
What is the major complication associated with myasthenic crisis? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Respiratory insufficiency
Which autoimmune disease is characterized by a decreased number of acetylcholine receptors
in the neuromuscular junction? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Myasthenia gravis
, A patient with a family history of Huntington's disease suffers from a psychiatric disorder
and is treated with sertraline and paroxetine. Tetrabenazine is added to the patient's
prescription. Which assessment finding supports the addition of tetrabenazine to the
prescription? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chorea (involuntary movements)
A patient with a family history of Huntington's disease (HD) who underwent genetic testing
has positive results. What can the nurse infer from this finding? Select all that apply. -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅There is no cure for this disease.
The onset of disease usually occurs between 30 and 50 years of age.
The patient will develop a progressive, degenerative brain disorder.
Which degenerative neurologic disorder is characterized by a deficiency of γ-aminobutyric
acid (GABA) and acetylcholine? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Huntington's disease
Which degenerative neurologic disorder is an example of a genetically transmitted, autosomal
dominant disorder? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Huntington's disease
Autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Myasthenia Gravis
Chronic progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Demyelination of
the nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord is the principle characteristic of the disease -
CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Multiple sclerosis
Rare, progressive neurologic disorder that involves the degeneration of motor neurons in the
brain and spinal cord. - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Lou Gehrig's disease
A patient with multiple sclerosis is under treatment with β-interferon. What patient teaching
would be appropriate for this patient? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Wear sunscreen while exposed to sunlight.
