Multiple Sclerosis Study Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified
Solutions)
At the time of diagnosis, the most common form of multiple
sclerosis (MS) is?
A. Primary-progressive
B. Relapsing-progressive
C. Relapsing-remitting
D. Secondary-progressive - Correct Answers ✅C.
Relapsing-remitting
JM is a 32-year-old male who presents with gait disturbance
and loss of balance. His magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
shows a high T2 burden of disease with multiple lesions in
multiple locations in the brain. Which of the following is not a
poor prognostic factor for JM?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Initial presentation of symptoms
D. MRI presentation - Correct Answers ✅A. Age
In the case above, JM's physician decides to initiate
natalizumab therapy 300 mg IV every 4 weeks. Which of the
following is not a monitoring parameter?
A. Liver function tests
B. Anti-JCV Antibodies
C. Tuberculin skin test
, Multiple Sclerosis Study Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified
Solutions)
D. MRI - Correct Answers ✅C. Tuberculin skin test
Which of the following is used in the treatment of an
exacerbation (attack/relapse) of MS?
A. Oral Immunoglobulin
B. High-dose IV methylprednisolone
C. Low-dose oral prednisone
D. Mitoxantrone - Correct Answers ✅B. High-dose IV
methylprednisolone
PJ is a 47-year-old female with RRMS who presents to the
clinic with complaints of fatigue. The physician decides to
prescribe a medication for the symptomatic treatment of
fatigue. Which of the following agents would not be
appropriate?
A. Methylphenidate 5 mg every morning
B. Modafinil 200 mg every morning
C. Amantadine 100 mg twice daily
D. Dextromethorphan/quinidine 20 mg/10 mg every morning
- Correct Answers ✅D. Dextromethorphan/quinidine 20
mg/10 mg every morning
Which is true about spasticity in MS?
A. Spasticity occurs early after a patient is diagnosed with MS
Questions and Answers (Verified
Solutions)
At the time of diagnosis, the most common form of multiple
sclerosis (MS) is?
A. Primary-progressive
B. Relapsing-progressive
C. Relapsing-remitting
D. Secondary-progressive - Correct Answers ✅C.
Relapsing-remitting
JM is a 32-year-old male who presents with gait disturbance
and loss of balance. His magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
shows a high T2 burden of disease with multiple lesions in
multiple locations in the brain. Which of the following is not a
poor prognostic factor for JM?
A. Age
B. Gender
C. Initial presentation of symptoms
D. MRI presentation - Correct Answers ✅A. Age
In the case above, JM's physician decides to initiate
natalizumab therapy 300 mg IV every 4 weeks. Which of the
following is not a monitoring parameter?
A. Liver function tests
B. Anti-JCV Antibodies
C. Tuberculin skin test
, Multiple Sclerosis Study Exam
Questions and Answers (Verified
Solutions)
D. MRI - Correct Answers ✅C. Tuberculin skin test
Which of the following is used in the treatment of an
exacerbation (attack/relapse) of MS?
A. Oral Immunoglobulin
B. High-dose IV methylprednisolone
C. Low-dose oral prednisone
D. Mitoxantrone - Correct Answers ✅B. High-dose IV
methylprednisolone
PJ is a 47-year-old female with RRMS who presents to the
clinic with complaints of fatigue. The physician decides to
prescribe a medication for the symptomatic treatment of
fatigue. Which of the following agents would not be
appropriate?
A. Methylphenidate 5 mg every morning
B. Modafinil 200 mg every morning
C. Amantadine 100 mg twice daily
D. Dextromethorphan/quinidine 20 mg/10 mg every morning
- Correct Answers ✅D. Dextromethorphan/quinidine 20
mg/10 mg every morning
Which is true about spasticity in MS?
A. Spasticity occurs early after a patient is diagnosed with MS
