MN568 Unit 9 Study Guide Exam
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1. Which statement about confusion is true?
a. Confusion is a disease process.
b. Confusion is always temporary.
c. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults. - Answer d. Polypharmacy
is a major contributor to confusion in older adults.
Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
following medications will help to decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
a. Meclizine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Diamox
d. Promethazine - Answer c. Diamox
The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a. No activity at all
b. A blank stare
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes - Answer b. A blank stare
How often should drug levels be monitored when a seizure medication has controlled the
seizures, and the drug level is adequate?
a. Every 3 months
b. Every 6 months
c. Annually
d. Whenever there is a problem - Answer b. Every 6 months
,c. A 25-year-old female
d. A 60-year-old female - Answer c. A 25-year-old female
Which of the following is a specific test to MS?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test. - Answer d. There is no specific test.
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics - Answer a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery?
a. Epidural hematoma
b. Subdural hematoma
c. Subarachnoid hematoma
d. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage - Answer a. Epidural hematoma
9. Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cerebrovascular accident who has
difficulty chewing?
a. CN V
b. CN VII
c. CN IX
d. CN X - Answer a. CN V
Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?
, d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis. - Answer d. The higher
the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis.
Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
a. A female in her reproductive years
b. A 40-year-old African American male
c. A 55-year-old female who drinks 10 cups of coffee daily
d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night - Answer d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night
Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms of?
a. Dementia
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. Parkinson's disease
d. Delirium - Answer d. Delirium
Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a
virus?
a. Purulent meningitis
b. Chronic meningitis
c. Aseptic meningitis
d. Herpes meningitis - Answer c. Aseptic meningitis
Which is the most sensitive neuroimaging test to evaluate patients with encephalitis?
a. MRI
b. CT
c. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
d. An initial lumbar puncture - Answer a. MRI
What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that would
make you suspect herpes zoster?
a. A stabbing pain on one small area of the body
Questions and Already Passed
Answers 2025 Edition.
1. Which statement about confusion is true?
a. Confusion is a disease process.
b. Confusion is always temporary.
c. Age is a reliable predictor of confusion.
d. Polypharmacy is a major contributor to confusion in older adults. - Answer d. Polypharmacy
is a major contributor to confusion in older adults.
Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which of the
following medications will help to decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
a. Meclizine
b. Diphenhydramine
c. Diamox
d. Promethazine - Answer c. Diamox
The hallmark of an absence seizure is:
a. No activity at all
b. A blank stare
c. Urine is usually voided involuntarily
d. The attack usually lasts several minutes - Answer b. A blank stare
How often should drug levels be monitored when a seizure medication has controlled the
seizures, and the drug level is adequate?
a. Every 3 months
b. Every 6 months
c. Annually
d. Whenever there is a problem - Answer b. Every 6 months
,c. A 25-year-old female
d. A 60-year-old female - Answer c. A 25-year-old female
Which of the following is a specific test to MS?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. Computed tomography (CT) scan
c. A lumbar puncture
d. There is no specific test. - Answer d. There is no specific test.
Which drug for Alzheimer's disease should be administered beginning at the time of
diagnosis?
a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
b. Anxiolytics
c. Antidepressants
d. Atypical antipsychotics - Answer a. Cholinesterase inhibitors
Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in the
middle meningeal artery?
a. Epidural hematoma
b. Subdural hematoma
c. Subarachnoid hematoma
d. Intraparenchymal hemorrhage - Answer a. Epidural hematoma
9. Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cerebrovascular accident who has
difficulty chewing?
a. CN V
b. CN VII
c. CN IX
d. CN X - Answer a. CN V
Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?
, d. The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis. - Answer d. The higher
the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of stenosis.
Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?
a. A female in her reproductive years
b. A 40-year-old African American male
c. A 55-year-old female who drinks 10 cups of coffee daily
d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night - Answer d. A 45-year-old male awakened at night
Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms of?
a. Dementia
b. Alzheimer's disease
c. Parkinson's disease
d. Delirium - Answer d. Delirium
Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a
virus?
a. Purulent meningitis
b. Chronic meningitis
c. Aseptic meningitis
d. Herpes meningitis - Answer c. Aseptic meningitis
Which is the most sensitive neuroimaging test to evaluate patients with encephalitis?
a. MRI
b. CT
c. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
d. An initial lumbar puncture - Answer a. MRI
What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that would
make you suspect herpes zoster?
a. A stabbing pain on one small area of the body
