MDC 4 Exam 1 -QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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1. Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac
diseases and why? - ✅✅Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will
cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels
2. What does abortive therapy do for migraines? - ✅✅alleviate pain after
the headache starts
3. What does preventative therapy do for migraines? - ✅✅prevent a
headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe.
4. A patient is taking beta blocker and calcium channel blockers to prevent a
migraine. What education should the nurse give to the patient regarding
these medications? - ✅✅Do not stop the medications
5. What are some trigger foods for migraines? - ✅✅aged cheeses, smoked
meats, fermented deli meats, pickles, beer, wine, nuts (think tyramine)
6. A patient is trying to see what things trigger their migraines. What
education can the nurse provide? - ✅✅Keep a food diary and determine
what foods may make the migraine occur.
7. A patient tells the nurse that they see flashing lights before their
headache starts. What is this called? - ✅✅Aura
8. A aura may happen with _______ and ________. - ✅✅Migraines,
Seizures
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, 9. S/S of Migraines - ✅✅Photophobia, N,V,head pain, phonophobia
10.A patient tells their spouse who is a nurse they are having a migraine.
What would the nurse tell them to do? - ✅✅Go into a cool dark room
and rest while sitting up.
11.A nurse is setting up a room for a patient coming in for a seizure. What
things should be included in the room? - ✅✅Working suction and o2,
padded bed side rails, placement of an IV when patient arrives.
12.What should you never place in a patients mouth when they are having a
seizure? - ✅✅Tongue blade
13.What is the term for a seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or having
multiples in a 30 min period? - ✅✅Status Epilepticus
14.What can you give to stop a seizure? - ✅✅IV benzo
15.A patient states to the nurse before leaving the doctors office his provider
will place him on phenytoin. What education should the nurse give? -
✅✅Do not stop the medication- if so a seizure may occur.
16.A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up and drops without
twitching. What type of seizure is this called? - ✅✅Tonic
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SOLUTIONS Rasmussen University.LATEST UPDATE
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS,TOP RANKED A+,.
1. Which Migraine medications cannot be used in a patient with cardiac
diseases and why? - ✅✅Triptans and Ergotamine preparations- they will
cause additional vasoconstriction of the head blood vessels
2. What does abortive therapy do for migraines? - ✅✅alleviate pain after
the headache starts
3. What does preventative therapy do for migraines? - ✅✅prevent a
headache is it occurs more than twice a week or is severe.
4. A patient is taking beta blocker and calcium channel blockers to prevent a
migraine. What education should the nurse give to the patient regarding
these medications? - ✅✅Do not stop the medications
5. What are some trigger foods for migraines? - ✅✅aged cheeses, smoked
meats, fermented deli meats, pickles, beer, wine, nuts (think tyramine)
6. A patient is trying to see what things trigger their migraines. What
education can the nurse provide? - ✅✅Keep a food diary and determine
what foods may make the migraine occur.
7. A patient tells the nurse that they see flashing lights before their
headache starts. What is this called? - ✅✅Aura
8. A aura may happen with _______ and ________. - ✅✅Migraines,
Seizures
pg. 1
, 9. S/S of Migraines - ✅✅Photophobia, N,V,head pain, phonophobia
10.A patient tells their spouse who is a nurse they are having a migraine.
What would the nurse tell them to do? - ✅✅Go into a cool dark room
and rest while sitting up.
11.A nurse is setting up a room for a patient coming in for a seizure. What
things should be included in the room? - ✅✅Working suction and o2,
padded bed side rails, placement of an IV when patient arrives.
12.What should you never place in a patients mouth when they are having a
seizure? - ✅✅Tongue blade
13.What is the term for a seizure lasting more than 5 minutes or having
multiples in a 30 min period? - ✅✅Status Epilepticus
14.What can you give to stop a seizure? - ✅✅IV benzo
15.A patient states to the nurse before leaving the doctors office his provider
will place him on phenytoin. What education should the nurse give? -
✅✅Do not stop the medication- if so a seizure may occur.
16.A patient with a seizure disorder suddenly freezes up and drops without
twitching. What type of seizure is this called? - ✅✅Tonic
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