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Name: Score:51 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 51
A patient is newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). What physiological change is causing
the patient's symptoms?
Depletion of dopamine in the central nervous system (CNS)
Reduced amounts of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction
Demyelination of nerve fibres in the CNS
The development of neurofibril webs in the CNS
Term 2 of 51
What should the nurse assess when caring for a client who is experiencing a cluster headache?
projectile vomiting
unilateral eyelid swelling
nuchal rigidity
throbbing, bilateral facial pain
Term 3 of 51
Which of the following symptoms are the hallmarks of delirium?
disorganized thinking, inattention, altered LOC
acute onset, fluctuating, inattention, disorganized thinking, and altered LOC
inattention, fluctuating course, hyperactivity, and altered LOC
acute onset, fluctuating course, memory loss, and altered LOC
,Term 4 of 51
When a patient asks "What is the cause of multiple sclerosis", how might the nurse answer?
its caused by bacterial infection and the inflammatory response
There are vascular and metabolic factors
its an autoimmune disorder in those with genetic susceptibility
it involves neurotransmitters and inherited genes
Term 5 of 51
A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. After 2 months, the virus is still
active. Based upon the Epstein-Barr virus, which of the following cancers is most likely to develop
in this patient?
Kaposi sarcoma
T-cell leukemia
T-cell lipoma
B-cell lymphoma
Term 6 of 51
Which of the following descriptions best characterizes dementia?
syndrome that results only in memory loss
disease associated with abrupt changes in behaviour
syndrome characterized by cognitive dysfunction and loss of memory
disease that is always due to reduced blood flow to the brain
, Term 7 of 51
Which of the following complications is a client with dementia of lewy bodies most at risk for?
stroke
UTI
myocardial infarction
Pneumonia
Term 8 of 51
In the liver, free bilirubin moves from the plasma in the sinusoids into the hepatocytes, where it is
converted into:
conjugated bilirubin.
urobilinogen.
biliverdin.
unconjugated bilirubin.
Term 9 of 51
A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the following terms best
describes this growth?
Meningioma
Lipoma
Malignant tumour
Hypertrophy
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