NR667 CHAMBERLAIN CEA WEEK 8 EXIT (ACTUAL 2025/2026)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Most common bacterias for UTIs in men and women
Men: Proteus mirabilis
Women: E. Coli
Treatment of uncomplicated UTI in women:
Bactrim BID x 3 days or nitrofurantoin 100mg BID x 5 days
cranial nerves
1. Olfactory (smell)
2. Optic (vision)
3. Oculomotor (eye movement up & down)
4. Trochlear (medial/inferior movement of eyes - looking at
nose)
5. Trigeminal
6. Abducens (abduction of eye - lateral movement)
7. Facial (eyebrow raise, cheeks, etc.)
8. Vestibulocochlear (whisper test)
9. Glossopharyngeal ("Ah" - back of tongue)
,10. Vagus
11. Accessory (shoulder shrug)
12. Hypoglossal (tip of tongue)
Two signs to test for Meningitis
Kernig sign (toe up with hip/leg raise)
Brudzinski sign (involuntary hip and knee flexion)
Bells palsy is cause by dysfunction of what cranial nerve?
Facial nerve (CN VII)
Treatment of bell's palsy
Prednisone 60-80mg /day x 1 week
Priority management with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
Prioritize airway management
*Do not give any meds that will impede breathing - benzos,
opioids, etc.
,What causes compression of the medial nerve causing gradual
onset of paresthesia to the medial hand, weakened grip, etc?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Disease starting with tremor in one hand and progressing to
slow movements, stiffness, and loss of balance
Parkinson's
Treatment of Parkinson's disease
Dopamine promoter (carbidopa-levodopa, ropinirole,
amantadine)
tPA for ischemic stroke can be given within how many hours
of patient's last known "well" time?
4.5 hrs
What should also be checked if the patient is having stroke-
like symptoms?
blood glucose levels (sx could be caused by hypoglycemia)
, What is often the cause of a patient reporting a sudden onset
of severe "thunderclap" headache?
Hemorrhagic stroke
Medications that cross the blood-brain barrier will cause what
kind of effects?
Neurological
Difference between a simple partial and complex partial
seizure
Simple partial - focal seizure without loss of consciousness
Complex partial - focal seizure with loss of consciousness
Mini mental state exam (MMSE) is used for what?
Evaluation of chronic cognitive decline
what type of headache causes a band of tightness on back of
neck?
tension
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Most common bacterias for UTIs in men and women
Men: Proteus mirabilis
Women: E. Coli
Treatment of uncomplicated UTI in women:
Bactrim BID x 3 days or nitrofurantoin 100mg BID x 5 days
cranial nerves
1. Olfactory (smell)
2. Optic (vision)
3. Oculomotor (eye movement up & down)
4. Trochlear (medial/inferior movement of eyes - looking at
nose)
5. Trigeminal
6. Abducens (abduction of eye - lateral movement)
7. Facial (eyebrow raise, cheeks, etc.)
8. Vestibulocochlear (whisper test)
9. Glossopharyngeal ("Ah" - back of tongue)
,10. Vagus
11. Accessory (shoulder shrug)
12. Hypoglossal (tip of tongue)
Two signs to test for Meningitis
Kernig sign (toe up with hip/leg raise)
Brudzinski sign (involuntary hip and knee flexion)
Bells palsy is cause by dysfunction of what cranial nerve?
Facial nerve (CN VII)
Treatment of bell's palsy
Prednisone 60-80mg /day x 1 week
Priority management with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease)
Prioritize airway management
*Do not give any meds that will impede breathing - benzos,
opioids, etc.
,What causes compression of the medial nerve causing gradual
onset of paresthesia to the medial hand, weakened grip, etc?
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Disease starting with tremor in one hand and progressing to
slow movements, stiffness, and loss of balance
Parkinson's
Treatment of Parkinson's disease
Dopamine promoter (carbidopa-levodopa, ropinirole,
amantadine)
tPA for ischemic stroke can be given within how many hours
of patient's last known "well" time?
4.5 hrs
What should also be checked if the patient is having stroke-
like symptoms?
blood glucose levels (sx could be caused by hypoglycemia)
, What is often the cause of a patient reporting a sudden onset
of severe "thunderclap" headache?
Hemorrhagic stroke
Medications that cross the blood-brain barrier will cause what
kind of effects?
Neurological
Difference between a simple partial and complex partial
seizure
Simple partial - focal seizure without loss of consciousness
Complex partial - focal seizure with loss of consciousness
Mini mental state exam (MMSE) is used for what?
Evaluation of chronic cognitive decline
what type of headache causes a band of tightness on back of
neck?
tension
