A petit mal seizure - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding - correct answer a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach - correct answer b A patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is NOT eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) thera...

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Stroke is a common cause of brain disorder that is ______ ? Correct Answer-Potentially treatable Petit mal seizure typically occurs in children ___ to ___ y/o Correct Answer-4-12 years old In some situations the postical state may be characterized by? Correct Answer-Hemapharesis or weakness on one side of the body, resembling a stroke. Treat stroke and AMS in children how? Correct Answer-The same way you would for an adult. In geriatric patients you should consider a headache as ____...

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NCA 623 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT. T/F: Absence nonmotor seizures are a form of generalized seizure and have no postictal state. - True Simple last < 10 seconds Complex last < 20 seconds and involve automatisms T/F: Tonic-clonic seizures are a generalized onset motor seizure with no loss of consciousness and no postictal state. - False Generalized with or without motor symptoms with +LOC and + postictal state T/F: Petit-mal absence seizures have a sudden arrest of mo...

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1The type of seizure, also known as a petit mal seizure, that occurs more often in children between the ages of 4 and 12 years is the: a. generalized seizure. b. absence seizure. c. atonic seizure. d. jackknife seizure. - Answer b. absence seizure. The risk factors associated with recurrence of epilepsy include: a. polytherapy. b. abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG). c. frequent seizures on antiepileptic medication. d. a, b, and c. - Answer d. a, b, and c. Fosphenytoi...

West Coast EMT Block 3 (Answered 100% Correctly) West Coast EMT Block 3 (Answered 100% Correctly) A 40-year-old patient without a history of seizures experiences a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure. The LEAST likely cause of this seizure is: a epilepsy b a brain tumor c intracraniular bleeding a A patient who is experiencing aphasia is: a right hemisphere stroke b unable to produce or understand speech. c usually concoius with slurred speach b A patient who is possibly experi...