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NUR 4445 Final Exam Full Overview

1. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is only seen in...
Answer
Males!

2. Early deaths in DMD are common because of the high risk of what?
Answer
Respiratory failure.

3. DMD is caused by a disorder on the gene resulting in the loss of what protein?
Answer
Dystrophin.

4. TRUE OR FALSE


In a patient with DMD, the Gower's maneuver will be negative.

Answer
FALSE. It will be positive.

5. To diagnose DMD, blood work must be done. What value will be elevated to show this?
Answer
Creatinine kinase. (Over 170)

6. With what drugs is DMD treated with? Give an example.
Answer
Steroids to preserve muscle function, like Prednisone.

7. TRUE OR FALSE


Steroids can interfere with growth so patients on these medications will commonly require OT,
PT and ST.

,Answer
TRUE.

8. Spina bifida occurs when what structure fails to fully close by what week of gestation?
Answer
Neural tube ; 4th.

9. What supplement helps to prevent neural tube defects?
Answer
Folic acid.

10. The meningomyelocele should be dressed by...
Answer
Being covered with sterile gauze and water.

11. How is spina bifida diagnosed prenatally?
Answer
Maternal AFP, ultrasound, and a potential amnio.

12. How is spina bifida diagnosed following birth?
Answer
Transillumination.

13. Occulta means...
Answer
No symptoms.

14. Meningocele means...
Answer
Meninges protrude.

15. Meningomyelocele means?
Answer
Meninges and spinal cord protrude. NO TRANSLUCENCY.

, 16. Treatment for spina bifida will mainly include?
Answer
Surgical repair, prone positioning, and incubation for temperature regulation.

17. A patient with spina bifida should be monitored for what 3 complications?-



Answer
Infection, hydrocephalus, and UTI.

18. TRUE OR FALSE


A patient with spina bifida will most likely be catheterized their entire life.

Answer
TRUE.

19. Spina bifida patients should avoid objects like pacifiers, balloons, and rubber bands due to
their severe and common allergy to?

Answer
Latex.

20. List some causes of seizures.
Answer
CNS insult, fever, infection.

21. Partial or focal seizures are abnormal electrical impulses in...
Answer
One area of the brain.

22. The two types of focal/partial seizures are?
Answer
Simple and Complex.

23. Simple seizures are associated with...

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