Generalized seizure types Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Dunphy Primary Care: Neuro Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Types of Seizures - Correct Answer ️️ -Simple partial seizure Complex partial seizure Generalized seizure Absence seizure Tonic-clonic or grand mal seizure Myoclonic jerks Seizures: Diagnostics - Correct Answer ️️ -Blood work: CBC with differential, BS, electrolytes, LFTs, serum calcium, UA, drug screen Other: EEG, CT scan, MRI, possible LP Seizure: Education - Correct Answer ️️ -Frequency of medication monito...

PART 1 NURS 161 EXAM PREVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ seizure is uncontrolled, sudden, excessive discharge of electrical activity resulting in a range of changes to the body in behavior or loss of consciousness Epilepsy is a chronic disorder that is characterized by two seizures unprovoked by any immediately cause that happen more than 24 hours apart What are the types of seizures 1. Generalized seizures 2. Focal seizures Generalized seizures is affects the whole brain an...

NR 325 Final Exam 2023 Types of seizures partial and generalized partial vs generalized seizures Partial: one hemisphere, No loss of consciousness, Jerky movement on one side of the body Generalized: both hemispheres, has 3 phases (tonic > clonic > postictal) Brainpower Read More tonic phase Aura Cry out (due to air being squeezed out of the lungs) Unconscious Continuous muscle contraction (rigidity) Increased CO2 and glucose demand on the brain clonic phase state of alterna...

Generalized seizure types (6) correct answer: -Tonic clonic (grand mal) -Absence (petit mal) -Clonic -Myoclonic -Tonic -Atonic Status epilepticus (2) correct answer: -Two or more seizures without full consciousness between seizure episodes -Requires immediate treatment Absence seizures correct answer: -Impaired consciousness for short period of time -Typically seen in children 4 to 12 -EEG typically shows generalized 3 Hz waves Focal seizure types (2) correct answer: -Simple...

BAEP / R Brainstem auditory evoked potential / response -Diagnosis for cerbellopontine angle tumors, mutliple sclerosis, brainstem lesions, metabolic and toxic encephalopathies,brain death, and early prediction of outcome in postraumatic coma, Kindling Development of epileptic seizures (in rats) that results from repeated focal stimulation and leads to the development of a predisposition to epileptiform convulsions. Similar to a log will not burn unless it's kindled. Mirror Foc...

MDC 4 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWER 100% PASS Hypothermia interventions prevent heat loss warm up no booze blankets supine space out meds withhold IV meds until core temp 86 or higher monitor for vfib rewarm trunk Parkinson's 4 cardinal symptoms tremor muscle rigidity bradykinesia or askinesia (slow or no movement) postural instability mask like face shuffling gate, drooling Huntington's vs. Parkinson's often mistaken for each other, HD has choreiform or jerky movements Parkinson's Ph...

Where is the hippocampus located? - Answer-Temporal lobe, responsible for learning and memory What is the amygdala responsible for? - Answer-Long term emotional, processing of memory, the amygdalae are considered part of the limbic system. Located in Temporal Lobe Foramen Ovale Electrodes - Answer-Used to diagnose mesial temporal lobe epilepsy without penetration of the skull. These are 1 to 4 contact flexible platinum wires inserted by needle thru the cheek in the ambient cistern with the ...

APEA 3P TEST BANK Advance Health Assessment with Verified Answers| 100% Correct| 100% Score When examining the skin, multiple areas of circumscribed elevations of the skin filled with serous fluid measuring approximately 0.5cm were noted. These types of lesions could be seen in: - a. Herpes simplex or varicella The principal muscles involved when closing the mouth are innervated by which cranial nerve? - a. Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal) The structure that creates a channel for the vertebral...

When examining the skin, multiple areas of circumscribed elevations of the skin filled with serous fluid measuring approximately 0.5cm were noted. These types of lesions could be seen in: - Answer-a. Herpes simplex or varicella The principal muscles involved when closing the mouth are innervated by which cranial nerve? - Answer-a. Cranial nerve V (Trigeminal) The structure that creates a channel for the vertebral artery is known as the: - Answer-Transverse Foramen Which of the follow...

Seizures are: Abrupt, abnormal, excessive, and uncontrolled electrical discharge of neurons within the brain that can cause alterations in the level of consciousness and/or changes in motor and sensory ability and/or behavior. Epilepsy is defined as: A chronic recurring abnormal brain electrical activity resulting in two or more seizures. T or F? Seizures resulting from identifiable causes, such as substance withdrawal or fever, are not considered epilepsy. True 3 Types o...