8/16/25, 3:03 AM Maryville 663 exam 1 test
Maryville 663 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 2025-2026 \NEWEST
VERSION WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADE A+\\LATEST UPDATE
The Abnormal Involuntary an important screening test to be followed when using
Movement Scale (AIMS) antipsychotic medication to monitor for potential side
effects such as tardive dyskinesia.
symptom and not a diagnosis of a disease.
a. sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.
b. twitches or jerks usually are caused by sudden
muscle contractions, called positive
myoclonus: description ______________, or by muscle relaxation, called
negative ________________________________ _.
c ______jerks may occur alone or in sequence, in a pattern or
without pattern.
infrequently or many times each minute.
d. sometimes occurs in response to an external event or
when a person attempts to make a movement.
e. The twitching cannot be controlled by the person experiencing
it.
May develop in response to infection, head or spinal cord
Myoclonus event injury, stroke, brain tumors, kidney or liver failure, lipid
storage disease, chemical or drug poisoning, or other
disorders
brief or prolonged contractions of muscles that
result in obviously abnormal movements or
Dystonia
postures, including oculogyric crises, tongue
protrusion, trismus, torticollis, laryngeal-
pharyngeal _____________, and ___ postures of the
limbs and
trunk
characterized by the involuntary, forcible contraction of
blepharospasm: Focal
dystonia the muscles controlling eye blinks
results in dysarthria, dysphagia, and even difficulty in
glossopharyngeal dystonia
/ 1/1
4
, 8/16/25, 2:55 AM NSG 552 Exam 1
breathing, which can cause cyanosis
risk for dystonia Increased risk with high potency IM in men <30y/o
dopaminergic hyperactivity in the basal ganglia that
dystonia cause
occurs when CNS levels of the antipsychotic drug
begin to fall between doses
dystonia prevention prophylaxis with anticholinergics
IM or IV Benadryl, IV diazepam (Valium), amobarbital
dystonia treatment
(Amytal), caffeine sodium benzoate
slow, sustained contractions of the axial or appendicular
musculature; one movement often predominates,
Dystonia from Sadock's
leading to relatively sustained postural deviations; acute
_ ____ reactions (facial grimacing and torticollis) are occasionally
seen with the
initiation of antipsychotic drug therapy
abnormal involuntary movement derived from the
Greek word "dance". It is characterized by brief,
chorea abrupt, irregular, unpredictable, non-stereotyped
movements. In milder cases, they may appear
purposeful; the patient often appears fidgety and
clumsy. They can affect various body parts, and
interfere with speech, swallowing, posture and gait
/ 2/14
Maryville 663 STUDY GUIDE EXAM 1 2025-2026 \NEWEST
VERSION WITH UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
DETAILED ANSWERS \VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADE A+\\LATEST UPDATE
The Abnormal Involuntary an important screening test to be followed when using
Movement Scale (AIMS) antipsychotic medication to monitor for potential side
effects such as tardive dyskinesia.
symptom and not a diagnosis of a disease.
a. sudden, involuntary jerking of a muscle or group of muscles.
b. twitches or jerks usually are caused by sudden
muscle contractions, called positive
myoclonus: description ______________, or by muscle relaxation, called
negative ________________________________ _.
c ______jerks may occur alone or in sequence, in a pattern or
without pattern.
infrequently or many times each minute.
d. sometimes occurs in response to an external event or
when a person attempts to make a movement.
e. The twitching cannot be controlled by the person experiencing
it.
May develop in response to infection, head or spinal cord
Myoclonus event injury, stroke, brain tumors, kidney or liver failure, lipid
storage disease, chemical or drug poisoning, or other
disorders
brief or prolonged contractions of muscles that
result in obviously abnormal movements or
Dystonia
postures, including oculogyric crises, tongue
protrusion, trismus, torticollis, laryngeal-
pharyngeal _____________, and ___ postures of the
limbs and
trunk
characterized by the involuntary, forcible contraction of
blepharospasm: Focal
dystonia the muscles controlling eye blinks
results in dysarthria, dysphagia, and even difficulty in
glossopharyngeal dystonia
/ 1/1
4
, 8/16/25, 2:55 AM NSG 552 Exam 1
breathing, which can cause cyanosis
risk for dystonia Increased risk with high potency IM in men <30y/o
dopaminergic hyperactivity in the basal ganglia that
dystonia cause
occurs when CNS levels of the antipsychotic drug
begin to fall between doses
dystonia prevention prophylaxis with anticholinergics
IM or IV Benadryl, IV diazepam (Valium), amobarbital
dystonia treatment
(Amytal), caffeine sodium benzoate
slow, sustained contractions of the axial or appendicular
musculature; one movement often predominates,
Dystonia from Sadock's
leading to relatively sustained postural deviations; acute
_ ____ reactions (facial grimacing and torticollis) are occasionally
seen with the
initiation of antipsychotic drug therapy
abnormal involuntary movement derived from the
Greek word "dance". It is characterized by brief,
chorea abrupt, irregular, unpredictable, non-stereotyped
movements. In milder cases, they may appear
purposeful; the patient often appears fidgety and
clumsy. They can affect various body parts, and
interfere with speech, swallowing, posture and gait
/ 2/14
