Test Bank For Primary Care, Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition by Dunphy

Test Bank For Primary Care, Art and Science of Advanced Practice Nursing 4th Edition by Dunphy

Chapter 6. Neurological Problems

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which statement about confusion is true?

____ 2. 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?

____ 3. The hallmark of an absence seizure is:

____ 4. How often should drug levels be monitored when a seizure medication has controlled the seizures, and the drug level is adequate?

____ 5. Which of the following persons fits the classic description of a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS)?

____ 6. Which of the following is a specific test to MS?

____ 7. Which drug for Alzheimer’s disease should be administered beginning at the time of diagnosis?

____ 8. Which hematoma occurs along the temporal cranial wall and results from tears in the middle meningeal artery?

____ 9. Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with a cerebrovascular accident who has difficulty chewing?

____ 10. Which statement best describes a carotid bruit?

____ 11. Which patient is more likely to have a cluster headache?

____ 12. Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms of?

____ 13. Which type of meningitis is more benign, self-limiting, and caused primarily by a virus?

____ 14. Which is the most sensitive neuroimaging test to evaluate patients with encephalitis?

____ 15. What is usually the first sign or symptom that a patient would present with that would make you suspect herpes zoster?