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gflash-cards/
APEAggPsychgg|gghttps://quizlet.com/457786261/psych-apeea-flash-
cards/?newgQuestion:
Sudden,gbrief,grapidgjerks,ginvolvinggthegtrunkgorglimbsgmaygbegconsistentgwith:
agmyoclonicgseizure.gCorrectg
Explanation:
Ag patientgexperiencinggag myoclonicg seizureg manifestsg sudden,g brief,grapidgjerks,g involvingg thegtr
unkgorglimbs.gAgsuddengbriefglapsegofgconsciousnessgwithgmomentarygblinking,gstaring,gorgmove
mentsgofg theglipsg&ghandsgbutg nogfallinggisgconsistentgwithg angabsentgseizure.gDuringgagmyoclonic
g atonicg seizure,g theg patientg experiencesg ag suddeng lossg ofg consciousnessg withg fallingg
butgnogmove
ments.gInjurygmaygoccur.g Focalg seizuresgwithgimpairmentgofgconsciousnessgthegpersong appearsg c
onfused.g Automatismsg includeg automaticg motorg behaviorsg suchg asg chewing,gsmackinggtheglips,g
walkingg about,g &g unbuttoningg clothes.
Question:
Duringgthisg typegofgseizuregactivity,gthegpatientgexperiencesgpartialgseizuresgthatgresemblegtonic-
clonicg seizures.gTheg patientg mayg recallg theg aurag andg agunilateralg neurologicg deficitgisg presentgduri
g
ngg theg postictalg period.g Thisgtypeg ofg seizureg activityg isg referredg tog asga:
Jacksoniang Seizureg (tonicg &g clonicg movementsg thatg startg unilaterallyg &g spreadg tog otherg partsg ofgth
egbody).
Question:
Anginfantgpresentsg withganginappropriatelygincreasinggheadg circumferenceghydrocephalusgconfir
medgbygCTgScan.gIngadditiongtogthesegfindings,gwhichgonegofgthegfollowinggwouldgalsogbegconsisten
tgwithg hydrocephalus?
?Tensegbulginggfontanel?
Question:
,Theg classicg signsg ofg ag basilarg skullg fractureg includeg hemotympanumg and:
CSFgleakgfromgnosegandgear
sgQuestion:
Thegcranialgsuturesgaregclosedgongthegheadgofgag9gmonthgoldginfant.gThisgindicates:
Craniosynostosisg
Question:
Agpatientgpresentsgwithghistorygofgtemperatureg102gF,gHA,gandgpinkgpapulesgongtheguppergchest,get
c..
Knowng aboutg Theg clinicalg presentationg ofg meningococcemiag mayg includeg anyg ofg theg following:
• Agnonspecificgprodromegofgcough,gheadache,gandgsoregthroat
• Thegabovegfollowedgbygagfewgdaysgofg upperg respiratorygsymptoms,gincreasinggtemperature,g
&g chills
• Subsequentg malaise,g weakness,g myalgias,g headache,g nausea,g vomiting,g &g arthralgias
• Theg characteristicg petechialg sking rashg isg usuallyg locatedg ong theg trunkg &g legsg &g mayg rapidlyg
evolvegintog purpura
Question:
Thegpartgofgthegperipheralgnervousgsystemgthatgcontrolsginvoluntarygactionsgisgknowngasgthe:
,autonomicgnervousg system
Explanation:
ThegPNSgcangbegbrokengdowngintogtwogsystems:gthegautonomicgnervousgsystem,gwhi
chgregulatesginvoluntarygactionsgsuchgasgbreathinggandgdigestion,gandgthegsomati
cgnervousgsystem,gwhichggovernsgvoluntarygactiongandgbodygreflexes.
Question:
Ag teenagerg isg beingg assessedg forg possibleg acuteg marijuanag usageg andg appearsg intoxicated.gFindin
gsg consistentg withg marijuanagintoxicationg couldginclude:
Euphoria,g talkativeness,g andg paranoia.gExplanat
ion:
Marijuanagintoxicationgwouldgpresentgwithgrelaxation,geuphoria,gdetachment,gtalkativeness,
slowedgperceptiongofg time,g &gpossibleganxietyg orgparanoia.
Question:
Mostgperipheralgnervesg containgafferentgandgefferentg fibers.gTheg termgafferentgrefersg to:
Sensoryg nervegfibers.g
Explanation:
Sensorygg neuronsgg (afferent)gg –gg connectedgg togg receptors;gg transmitgg informationgg togg thegg CNS
Question:
Whichgofgthegfollowinggneurologicalgassessmentgfindingsgindicategthegneedgforgfurthergevaluation?
Weakg &g ineffectiveg suckingg movementsg Correctg
Explanation:
Weakg&gineffectivegsuckinggmovementsgwouldgindicategthegneedgforgfurthergevaluationgsinceganyg
weak,gabsent,gasymmetricalgorgfineg jumpinggmovementsgwouldgsuggestg neurologicalgsystemgdisor
ders.gThegothergchoicesgrepresentgcommongreflexesgfoundgingthegnormalgnewborn:gBabinski,ggrasp
ing,g &g stepping.
Question:
Angexamplegofgproximalgweaknessgis:
thegrightgshoulder.gCorrectg
Explanation:
Theregareg4gdifferentg patternsgofg weakness:g Proximal,g distal,g symmetric,g&gasymmetric.gAngexam
plegofgproximalg weaknessgisgweaknessgingthegshoulderg org hipggirdle.g Distalg weaknessgoccursgingthe
asym
ghandsgorgfeet.gSymmetricg weaknessgoccursgingtheg samegareasgong bothgsidesg ofg thegbody.g Ang
metricgweaknessgoccursgingagportiongofgthegfacegorgextremityg-ggaggformggofggfocalgweakness.
Question:
Agfemalegpatientgcomplainsgofgweaknessgingherghandgwhengopeninggagjar.gThisgfindinggcouldgbegsu
ggestiveg ofg whichg typeg ofg weaknessgpattern?
DistalgCorrectg
Explanation:
Togidentifygdistalgweakness,gaskgaboutghandgmovementsgwhengopeninggagjar,gcangorgusinggscissors
orgagscrewdriver.gAnothergexamplegisgagproblemsglikegtrippinggwhengwalking.
, Question:
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OSKELETAL 6020 A SCORE g g g
APEAggNeurogg|ggMusculoSkeletalgg|gghttps://quizlet.com/457791894/neuro-musculoskeletal-
gapeea-flash-cards/gghttps://quizlet.com/457791695/neuromusculoaging-apeea-combo-
gflash-cards/
APEAggPsychgg|gghttps://quizlet.com/457786261/psych-apeea-flash-
cards/?newgQuestion:
Sudden,gbrief,grapidgjerks,ginvolvinggthegtrunkgorglimbsgmaygbegconsistentgwith:
agmyoclonicgseizure.gCorrectg
Explanation:
Ag patientgexperiencinggag myoclonicg seizureg manifestsg sudden,g brief,grapidgjerks,g involvingg thegtr
unkgorglimbs.gAgsuddengbriefglapsegofgconsciousnessgwithgmomentarygblinking,gstaring,gorgmove
mentsgofg theglipsg&ghandsgbutg nogfallinggisgconsistentgwithg angabsentgseizure.gDuringgagmyoclonic
g atonicg seizure,g theg patientg experiencesg ag suddeng lossg ofg consciousnessg withg fallingg
butgnogmove
ments.gInjurygmaygoccur.g Focalg seizuresgwithgimpairmentgofgconsciousnessgthegpersong appearsg c
onfused.g Automatismsg includeg automaticg motorg behaviorsg suchg asg chewing,gsmackinggtheglips,g
walkingg about,g &g unbuttoningg clothes.
Question:
Duringgthisg typegofgseizuregactivity,gthegpatientgexperiencesgpartialgseizuresgthatgresemblegtonic-
clonicg seizures.gTheg patientg mayg recallg theg aurag andg agunilateralg neurologicg deficitgisg presentgduri
g
ngg theg postictalg period.g Thisgtypeg ofg seizureg activityg isg referredg tog asga:
Jacksoniang Seizureg (tonicg &g clonicg movementsg thatg startg unilaterallyg &g spreadg tog otherg partsg ofgth
egbody).
Question:
Anginfantgpresentsg withganginappropriatelygincreasinggheadg circumferenceghydrocephalusgconfir
medgbygCTgScan.gIngadditiongtogthesegfindings,gwhichgonegofgthegfollowinggwouldgalsogbegconsisten
tgwithg hydrocephalus?
?Tensegbulginggfontanel?
Question:
,Theg classicg signsg ofg ag basilarg skullg fractureg includeg hemotympanumg and:
CSFgleakgfromgnosegandgear
sgQuestion:
Thegcranialgsuturesgaregclosedgongthegheadgofgag9gmonthgoldginfant.gThisgindicates:
Craniosynostosisg
Question:
Agpatientgpresentsgwithghistorygofgtemperatureg102gF,gHA,gandgpinkgpapulesgongtheguppergchest,get
c..
Knowng aboutg Theg clinicalg presentationg ofg meningococcemiag mayg includeg anyg ofg theg following:
• Agnonspecificgprodromegofgcough,gheadache,gandgsoregthroat
• Thegabovegfollowedgbygagfewgdaysgofg upperg respiratorygsymptoms,gincreasinggtemperature,g
&g chills
• Subsequentg malaise,g weakness,g myalgias,g headache,g nausea,g vomiting,g &g arthralgias
• Theg characteristicg petechialg sking rashg isg usuallyg locatedg ong theg trunkg &g legsg &g mayg rapidlyg
evolvegintog purpura
Question:
Thegpartgofgthegperipheralgnervousgsystemgthatgcontrolsginvoluntarygactionsgisgknowngasgthe:
,autonomicgnervousg system
Explanation:
ThegPNSgcangbegbrokengdowngintogtwogsystems:gthegautonomicgnervousgsystem,gwhi
chgregulatesginvoluntarygactionsgsuchgasgbreathinggandgdigestion,gandgthegsomati
cgnervousgsystem,gwhichggovernsgvoluntarygactiongandgbodygreflexes.
Question:
Ag teenagerg isg beingg assessedg forg possibleg acuteg marijuanag usageg andg appearsg intoxicated.gFindin
gsg consistentg withg marijuanagintoxicationg couldginclude:
Euphoria,g talkativeness,g andg paranoia.gExplanat
ion:
Marijuanagintoxicationgwouldgpresentgwithgrelaxation,geuphoria,gdetachment,gtalkativeness,
slowedgperceptiongofg time,g &gpossibleganxietyg orgparanoia.
Question:
Mostgperipheralgnervesg containgafferentgandgefferentg fibers.gTheg termgafferentgrefersg to:
Sensoryg nervegfibers.g
Explanation:
Sensorygg neuronsgg (afferent)gg –gg connectedgg togg receptors;gg transmitgg informationgg togg thegg CNS
Question:
Whichgofgthegfollowinggneurologicalgassessmentgfindingsgindicategthegneedgforgfurthergevaluation?
Weakg &g ineffectiveg suckingg movementsg Correctg
Explanation:
Weakg&gineffectivegsuckinggmovementsgwouldgindicategthegneedgforgfurthergevaluationgsinceganyg
weak,gabsent,gasymmetricalgorgfineg jumpinggmovementsgwouldgsuggestg neurologicalgsystemgdisor
ders.gThegothergchoicesgrepresentgcommongreflexesgfoundgingthegnormalgnewborn:gBabinski,ggrasp
ing,g &g stepping.
Question:
Angexamplegofgproximalgweaknessgis:
thegrightgshoulder.gCorrectg
Explanation:
Theregareg4gdifferentg patternsgofg weakness:g Proximal,g distal,g symmetric,g&gasymmetric.gAngexam
plegofgproximalg weaknessgisgweaknessgingthegshoulderg org hipggirdle.g Distalg weaknessgoccursgingthe
asym
ghandsgorgfeet.gSymmetricg weaknessgoccursgingtheg samegareasgong bothgsidesg ofg thegbody.g Ang
metricgweaknessgoccursgingagportiongofgthegfacegorgextremityg-ggaggformggofggfocalgweakness.
Question:
Agfemalegpatientgcomplainsgofgweaknessgingherghandgwhengopeninggagjar.gThisgfindinggcouldgbegsu
ggestiveg ofg whichg typeg ofg weaknessgpattern?
DistalgCorrectg
Explanation:
Togidentifygdistalgweakness,gaskgaboutghandgmovementsgwhengopeninggagjar,gcangorgusinggscissors
orgagscrewdriver.gAnothergexamplegisgagproblemsglikegtrippinggwhengwalking.
, Question:
