WorksheetsAltered Mental Status
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Insulin is produced from which of the following organs?
a)
Gall Bladder
b)
Liver
c)
Spleen
d)
Pancreas
2.
You have a fellow classmate that collapses on the floor. The jerk uncontrollably, this is which phase of a seizure?
a)
Aura
b)
Tonic-Clonic
c)
Postictal
d)
Clonic
3.
A type of seizure that continues for a prolonged time is which type of emergency?
a)
Status Epilepticus
b)
Grand Mal Seizure
c)
Status Seizure
d)
Seizure Epilepticus
4.
A person eats, but does not take their insulin. Which of the following is likely to occur?
a)
Hypertension
b)
Hyperglycemia
c)
Hypoglycemia
d)
Hypotension
5.
A 17 year old took her insulin but did not eat, which is most likely to occur?
a)
Hypotension
b)
Hyperglycemia
c)
Hypoglycemia
d)
Hypertension
6.
Identify which type of stroke is caused from a ruptured vessel or bleed in the brain.
a)
Hemorrhagic Stroke
b)
Ischemic Stroke
c)
Infarcted Stroke
d)
Cerebral Stroke
7.
Identify which type of stroke is caused from a blockage in a vessel of the brain.
a)
Hemorrhagic
b)
Cerebral
c)
Infarcted
d)
Ischemic
8.
Which of the following would be an example of a simple sugar?
a)
Insulin
b)
Glucose
c)
Fructose
d)
Starch
9.
A 23 year old is stung by a wasp, this is an example of a poison getting into the body via which route?
a)
Inhalation
b)
Ingestion
c)
Injection
d)
Absorption
10.
A 23 year old is stung by a wasp, this is an example of a poison getting into the body via which route?
a)
Inhalation
b)
Ingestion
c)
Injection
d)
Absorption
11.
A 41 year old with history of seizures tells you that she senses that one is about to occur. This is which phase of a seizure?
a)
Aura
b)
Tonic-clonic
c)
Postictal
d)
Tonic
12.
An 8 year old had a seizure while at school. When you arrive he is very confused and frightened. Identify this phase of a seizure.
a)
Tonic-clonic
b)
Aura
c)
Clonic
d)
Postictal
13.
A 36 year old has been accidentally poisoned while working around ammonia. This would be an example of ________________?
a)
Ingestion
b)
Inhalation
c)
Absorption
d)
Injection
14.
A person who suffers a stroke is most likely to have which type of pupils?
a)
Constricted
b)
Dilated
c)
Unequal
d)
Normal
15.
You are assessing a 59 year old with a blood pressure of 188/110. This would be which type of emergency?
a)
Hypotension
b)
Hypoglycemia
c)
Hyperglycemia
d)
Hypertension
16.
Which of the following could cause a seizure to occur?
a)
Hypoglycemia
b)
Fever
c)
Hypoxia
d)
All the answers are correct
17.
An 83 year old female has a pain patch. When you arrive she is unresponsive. This is an example of which type of poisoning?
a)
Inhalation
b)
Absorption
c)
Ingestion
d)
Injection
18.
Which of the following would be an example of an injected poison?
a)
Ant bite
b)
Needle
c)
Wasp sting
d)
All are correct
19.
A 61 year old had a seizure and is laying on the floor, but is still unresponsive. Which position should you place them in?
a)
Respondent
b)
Recovery
c)
Sitting
d)
Laying on their back
20.
The least common type of stroke, but often the most deadly?
a)
Ischemic
b)
Infarcted
c)
Hemorrhagic
d)
Cerebral
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