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RASMUSSEN COLLEGE MDC 4 FINAL ACTUAL
EXAM PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK|CURRENTLY TESTING|NEW
AND REVISED
1. You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms
and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure?: Tonic
2. You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure?: Clonic
3. You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few
seconds, the patient dropped to the floor.
What type of seizure?: Atonic
4. A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and their brain is
recovering. May last minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure?: Postictal
5. A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure medication). What
is an example of patient education for this specific population of pa-tients?: Use
alternative form of birth control
6. Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical manifestations of::
Parkinsons Disease
7. The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety due to:: Risk for falls
8. A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal neuralgia, ataxia,
and spasms.
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What do you suspect?: Multiple Sclerosis
9. What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with multiple
sclerosis?: Baclofen
10. A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect?: Guillain-Barre Syndrome
11. A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
RASMUSSEN COLLEGE MDC 4 FINAL ACTUAL
EXAM PREP 2026 ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH
EXPERT FEEDBACK|CURRENTLY TESTING|NEW
AND REVISED
1. You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms
and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure?: Tonic
2. You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure?: Clonic
3. You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few
seconds, the patient dropped to the floor.
What type of seizure?: Atonic
4. A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and their brain is
recovering. May last minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure?: Postictal
5. A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure medication). What
is an example of patient education for this specific population of pa-tients?: Use
alternative form of birth control
6. Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical manifestations of::
Parkinsons Disease
7. The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety due to:: Risk for falls
8. A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal neuralgia, ataxia,
and spasms.
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What do you suspect?: Multiple Sclerosis
9. What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with multiple
sclerosis?: Baclofen
10. A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect?: Guillain-Barre Syndrome
11. A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
