MY FITZGERALD FNP NEURO EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.

MY FITZGERALD FNP NEURO EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.



This headache is NOT associated with any other disease process? - ANS Primary Headache



This type of headache IS due to an underlying disease process. - ANS Secondary headache



Name the 3 primary headaches? - ANS 1. Tension

2. Migraine

3. Cluster



What should the NP suspect in an adult patient with an isolated seizure in a person who has
never had a seizure? - ANS Brain tumor



Headache red flags (SNOOP) - ANS 1. Systemic: fever, weight loss



2. Neurologic: confusion, nuchal rigidity, HTN, papilledema

(Photophobia and Phonophobia are the ONLY acceptable abnormalities during primary
headache)



3. Onset: sudden, abrupt, "thunderclap", with exertion

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, 4. Onset: older than 50, younger than 5



5. Previous history



What criteria is needed to attribute headache with hypertension? - ANS Diastolic BP >110



What type of headache is more common in men? - ANS cluster headaches



What type of headache treatment minimizes the risk of headache? - ANS Prophylactic



What type of headache treatment treats acute headaches and should be taken at onset? -
ANS Abortive



Example: Triptans



What is helpful in assessing the pattern of headache in patients? - ANS A headache diary



What type of Neurological imaging shows soft tissue problems like a brain tumor? - ANS MRI



What type of Neurological imaging can show hemorrhage or stroke? - ANS CT without
contrast



What type neurological imaging can show brain tumor or abscess - ANS CT with contrast




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