Chapter 15 Disorders of Motor Function Final Exam And Answers(Revised & Verified).
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Spinal disorders
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Spinal Disorders
A client has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The nurse recognizes that the client's condition is a result of: - Answer An immune-mediated response that is caused by the demyelinization of the myelin sheath of the white matter of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve
Which ...
Chapter 15 Disorders of Motor Function
Final Exam And Answers(Revised &
Verified).
A client has just been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS). The nurse recognizes that the client's
condition is a result of: - Answer An immune-mediated response that is caused by the demyelinization
of the myelin sheath of the white matter of the brain, spinal cord, and optic nerve
Which treatment should take place immediately in a client experiencing autonomic dysreflexia? - Answer
Position the client in upright position, and correct the initiating stimulus.
Select the laboratory blood test that would be a used to suggest a diagnosis of muscular dystrophy (MD).
- Answer Creatine kinase
A client with a diagnosis of myasthenia gravis underwent a mastectomy. The surgery was a success, but
the client has gone into a myasthenic crisis on postoperative day 1. Which priority measure should the
care team initiate immediately? - Answer Respiratory support and protection of the client's airway
A client's recent diagnosis of Parkinson disease has prompted the care provider to promptly begin
pharmacologic therapy. The drugs prescribed will likely influence the client's levels of which substance? -
Answer Dopamine
A client with a spinal cord injury at T8 would likely retain normal motor and somatosensory function of
her: - Answer Arms
Which neuron connects sensory and motor neurons? - Answer Interneurons
Which complication of spinal cord injury is the most preventable in a paraplegic client? - Answer Skin
breakdown
The lack of sensory warning mechanisms and voluntary motor ability below the level of injury, coupled
with circulatory changes, places the spinal cord-injured person at major risk for disruption of skin
, integrity. Significant factors associated with disruption of skin integrity are pressure, shearing forces, and
localized trauma and irritation. Relieving pressure, allowing adequate circulation to the skin, and
inspecting the skin are primary ways of maintaining skin integrity. Of all the complications after spinal
cord injury, skin breakdown is the most preventable
Which current multiple sclerosis drug treatments are designed to slow the progress of myelin
degeneration? - Answer Immunomodulators
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by what type of neuron damage? - Answer Polyneuropathy
The underlying causative problem in Parkinsonism is: - Answer Failure of dopamine release
A nurse is providing education to a client newly diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Which
statement reflects accurate information about the course of the disease? - Answer The disorder may
present with rapid life-threatening symptoms or may present as a slow insidious process.
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A nurse is caring for a client experiencing muscle fasciculation. Fasciculations appear as: - Answer
spontaneous contractions of muscle fibers presenting as twitching.
Death caused by muscular dystrophy in early adulthood is usually due to: - Answer respiratory and
cardiac muscle involvement.
A nurse is caring for a client with high-level paraplegia with known vasovagal response associated with
severe bradycardia. Which preventive measure should NOT be included in the treatment plan for this
client? - Answer Discouraging use of stimulants such as caffeine
The nurse is performing an assessment for a client suspected of having symptoms that correlate with
carpal tunnel disorder. The client states he feels a tingling sensation that radiates into the palm of the
hand when the nurse lightly percusses over the median nerve. How would the nurse document this
finding? - Answer Positive Tinel sign
The nurse has just completed an assessment on a client admitted with Guillain-Barré syndrome. The
nurse determines that a priority of care will be: - Answer ventilatory assessment and support.
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