QA 4/16/2024-Neuro

Results from abnormal electrical activity occurring within the brain

• opioid withdrawal

• seizures

• bells palsy

__________is the most common used test for seizure activity.

• CT

• EEG

• MRI

Cataracts is:

• Clouding or opacity of a lens that impairs vision and can lead to blindness.

• Painless separation of the retina from the choroid.

• a condition that occurs due to an increase in the intraocular pressure which leads to damage to the optic nerve

From lecture, which of the following patient problem states are appropriate for those who have experienced a stroke?

• Potential for aspiration

• Potential for Injury

• Chronic Pain

• Impaired Community Health

• Compromised Tissue Integrity

Brudzinski and Kernig examinations are both used for examination when ____________ is expected.

• Huntington's

• Multiple Sclerosis

• ALS

• Meningitis

How should you test for Cranial Nerve III (Occulomotor)

• Occlude one nare at a time and introduce a common smell, can use a alcohol swab.

• Have the patient stand back 20 feet, cover one eye at a time, and have the patient look at the snellen chart.

• Inspect the eyelids for drooping (ptosis), check for PERRLA with a pen light, can measure pupil size with MM measuring device

• Assess the ability to feel light, dull and shar sensations of the face. Can use a cotton ball/or end of cotton tip applicator, safety pin.

• Ask the patient to turn the head to each side an shrug shoulders while you resist the movements

Which of the following teaching topics will you include for those trying to prevent headaches? Select all that apply.

• Stress

• diet

• anger

• sleep

• alcohol consumption

If a stroke appears within the ________ lobe, the patient can experience difficulty with memory, hearing, organization as well as sequencing.

• frontal

• temporal

• parietal

Parkinson's disease involves

• the death of nerve cells that produce the vital neurotransmitter of dopamine

• impaired function in the right hemisphere only

• impaired function in the left hemisphere only

• depletion of dopamine

Multiple Sclerosis is a disorder that affects which system of the body?

• Digestive system

• Nervous system

• Circulatory system

• Endocrine system