MDC 4 FINAL EXAM Complete Questions with
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You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms and legs, with immediate
loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure?
Tonic
You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure?
Clonic
You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few seconds, the patient dropped to
the floor.
What type of seizure?
Atonic
A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and their brain is recovering. May last
minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure?
Postictal
A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure medication). What is an example of
patient education for this specific population of patients?
Use alternative form of birth control
Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical manifestations of:
Parkinsons Disease
The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety due to:
Risk for falls
A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal neuralgia, ataxia, and spasms.
What do you suspect?
Multiple Sclerosis
What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with multiple sclerosis?
, Baclofen
A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
As the nurse, you monitor for which complication due to ascending paralysis?
Respiratory problems
What time of illness is believed to contribute to developing Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
Ebstein-Barr virus
A patient is experiencing a seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes. What is this called and what type of
medication do you expect to give?
Status Epilepticus; Benzodiazepine
A patient with a history of seizures is prescribed Dilantin. What is important patient teaching about this
medication?
Make regular dental checkups, causes gum overgrowth.
A patient is taking seizure medications for 6 months and states "I have not had a seizure since starting
this medication."
Important patient education:
Do not stop the medication.
What is the normal phenytoin level?
10-20
A patient is scheduled for an EEG tomorrow morning.
The nurse should advise them:
No caffeine the night before.
A patient with parkinson's disease is prescribed a MAO B inhibitor.
Important nursing education:
Avoid tyramine:
Cured
Smoked
Pickled
100% Correct Answers
You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms and legs, with immediate
loss of consciousness.
What type of seizure?
Tonic
You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.
What type of seizure?
Clonic
You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few seconds, the patient dropped to
the floor.
What type of seizure?
Atonic
A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and their brain is recovering. May last
minutes to hours.
What phase of seizure?
Postictal
A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure medication). What is an example of
patient education for this specific population of patients?
Use alternative form of birth control
Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical manifestations of:
Parkinsons Disease
The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety due to:
Risk for falls
A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal neuralgia, ataxia, and spasms.
What do you suspect?
Multiple Sclerosis
What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with multiple sclerosis?
, Baclofen
A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.
What do you suspect?
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
As the nurse, you monitor for which complication due to ascending paralysis?
Respiratory problems
What time of illness is believed to contribute to developing Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
Ebstein-Barr virus
A patient is experiencing a seizure that lasts longer than 5 minutes. What is this called and what type of
medication do you expect to give?
Status Epilepticus; Benzodiazepine
A patient with a history of seizures is prescribed Dilantin. What is important patient teaching about this
medication?
Make regular dental checkups, causes gum overgrowth.
A patient is taking seizure medications for 6 months and states "I have not had a seizure since starting
this medication."
Important patient education:
Do not stop the medication.
What is the normal phenytoin level?
10-20
A patient is scheduled for an EEG tomorrow morning.
The nurse should advise them:
No caffeine the night before.
A patient with parkinson's disease is prescribed a MAO B inhibitor.
Important nursing education:
Avoid tyramine:
Cured
Smoked
Pickled
