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AACN NEURO-encepalopathy BLUEPRINT ACNPC- AG Exam Questions and Answers Encephalopathy - Ans:-Definition: Inability to carry out a coherent plan of thought or Action. What mental status exam tests would you do in an encephalopathic patient? level of alertness, orientation, and attention What ...

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AACN NEURO-encepalopathy BLUEPRINT ACNPC-
AG Exam Questions and Answers


Encephalopathy - Ans:✔✔-Definition: Inability to carry out a coherent plan of thought or


Action.




What mental status exam tests would you do in an


encephalopathic patient? level of alertness, orientation, and attention




What test for encephalopathy? Vital signs and labs; Brain imaging can be normal but EEG shows

encephalopathy, EEG can be useful for testing encephalopathy because [1] can help to differentiate

neuro vs. psych; [2]. Rule out subclinical seizures or "non-convulsive status epilepticus" (encephalopathy

mimic)




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Mimics of Encephalopathy include: Dementia with Lewy Bodies; REM sleep behavior disorder (act out

dreams) and parasomnias (sleepwalking); Wernicke's aphasia; Psychosis, mania, depression;

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (last two: differentiate with EEG)




The hallmark of encephalopathy is: Impaired ATTENTION (early finding in delirium, late


finding in dementia)




Symptoms of encephalopathy include: Hallucinations, delusions, agitation or lethargy; Irritation to light

touch; Withdraw limbs unequally; Asterixis, myoclonus, tremor, sometimes hyperreflexia (acute liver

malfunction)/hyporeflexia (thyroid derangement)




T/F: Encephalopathy is often multifactorial: TRUE




Why does encephalopathy occur? Metabolic homeostasis imbalance




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