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Multiple Sclerosis Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What is the definition of multiple sclerosis? - Answer-Chronic autoimmune disease characterized by develop- ment of plaque in the white matter of the central nervous system. This plaque damages the myelin sheath and interferes with impulse transmission between CNS & body List the signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis. - Answer-Muscle weakness alternating with spasticity, fatigue (most disabling), depression, numbness, coordination ...

Klüver Bucy syndrome - Answer Hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior. Associated with HSV-1 Gerstmann Syndrome - Answer Lesion of the parietal-temporal cortex. Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and left-right disorientation. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome - Answer Confusion, ophtalmoplegia, ataxia, memory loss (anterograde and retrograde amnesia), confabulation, personality changes. Wernicke problems come in a CAN of beer: Confusion, Ataxia, Nystagmus. Paramedian pontin...

The nurse would expect which of the following abdominal shapes in a patient after the removal of some of the intestines? - ️️Scaphoid The nurse would expect which of the following upon assessment of a patient with an aortic aneurysm? Select all that apply. - ️️-Auscultation of a bruit -Diminished femoral pulses -Pulsating abdominal mass worse in morning, improves throughout day - ️️Tendonitis All of the following are characteristic of RA expect: - ️️Usually involves unilat...

to help with incoordination control of dominant wrist what strategy can be used to assist - Answer-applying a weighted cuff to wrist as it will influence motor control of UE. what is important for a COTA to advice a pt on a wheelchair training program - Answer-Instruction about maintaining proper body alignment as Proper body alignment will enhance the client's respiratory function, facilitate an upright posture, and position the client to assist with self-propelling the chair. what is a ...

epidemiology the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health Peristalsis Involuntary waves of muscle contraction that keep food moving along in one direction through the digestive system. hyporeflexia diminished or absent tendon reflexes hyperreflexia Exaggerated reflex response micturition urination vasoconstriction narrowing of blood vessels chemoreceptors ...

Klüver Bucy syndrome -ANSWER Hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior. Associated with HSV-1 Gerstmann Syndrome -ANSWER Lesion of the parietal-temporal cortex. Agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and left-right disorientation. Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome -ANSWER Confusion, ophtalmoplegia, ataxia, memory loss (anterograde and retrograde amnesia), confabulation, personality changes. Wernicke problems come in a CAN of beer: Confusion, Ataxia, Nystagmus. Paramedian pontine r...

Multiple Sclerosis NCLEX Review Questions and Answers 100% Pass The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which clinical manifestation warrants immediate intervention? 1. The client has scanning speech and diplopia. 2. The client has dysarthria and scotomas. 3. The client has muscle weakness and spasticity. 4. The client has a congested cough and dysphagia. 4.Dysphagia is a common problem of clients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis,and this places the cl...

NPTE 3 Exam Questions with Correct Answers B1. A physical therapist is treating a child with spastic cerebral palsy who is 3 years old cognitively but at a 6-month-old gross developmental level. What is an appropriate treatment activity for this child? 1. Reaching for a multicolored object while in an unsupported standing position. 2. Reaching for a multicolored object while in an unsupported, guarded sitting position. 3. Visually tracking a black and white object held 9 inches from his...

NIH STROKE SCALE – ALL TEST GROUPS A-F (PATIENTS 1-6) ANSWER KEY UPDATED SPRING 2024. NIH Stroke scale is - ANS-an 11-item clinical evaluation instrument widely used in clinical trials and practice to assess neurologic outcome and degree of recovery from stroke. what items are the most reproducible of the NIH scale? are they important to ultimate outcome? - ANS-5 and 6 yes, they are the most imporant watch limbs very carefully and compare to what to gauge whether the limb is dri...