Week 11

A 69 year-old male presents to his primary for physical his physical exam. Assessment data shows resting tremors and masked faces. Which of the following statements is most appropriate to share with the patient?

• "Your condition is caused by a build up of dopamine"

• "If you take your medication, you will be cured"

• "If you take your medication, you will slow the progress of the disease"

• "This disease results from a lack of dopamine"

You are providing teaching on TIAs, to a patient who has recently been diagnosed with the disease. Which of the following statements shows understanding?

• "I don't need to worry if I have another TIA because there is no permanent damage"

• "TIAs are caused by large bleeds in the brain"

• "TIAs are caused by small bleeds in the brain"

• "I am at an increased risk for strokes"

You are looking at a 31 year-old female's chart and see she is diagnosed with meningitis. Which S/S would you expect to see listed in the chart?

• Positive Kernig Sign

• Negative Brudzinski Sign

• Stiff Neck

• Photophobia

• High glucose

A 30 year-old major league baseball player has been experiencing loss of strength in his extremities and spasms. Which disease would you suspect to be the cause?

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

• Parkinson's Disease

• Alzheimer's Disease

• Huntington's Disease

Which of the following neurological conditions manifests late in life due to its inheritance pattern?

• Parkinson's

• Huntington's

• Early Onset Alzheimer's

• Meningitis

Moon face and weight gain are associated with which of the following endocrine disorders?

• Addison's Disease

• Diabetes Insipidus

• Hashimoto's Disease

• Cushing's Disease

Which is the most common type of hypothyroidism worldwide?

• Hashimoto's Disease

• Iodine Deficiency

• Grave's Disease

• Cretinism

Which type of diabetes would you expect to see destruction of beta cells?

• Diabetes Mellitus Type 1

• Diabetes Insipidus Type 2

• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

• Diabetes Insipidus Type 2

The excess break down of which tissue in your body leads to diabetic ketoacidosis.

• Adipose

• Muscle

• Glucose

• Blood

What is the biggest difference between Gigantism and Aceromegaly?

• The age of the patient

• The ethnicity of the patient

• The gender of the patient

• The socioeconomic status of the patient