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RITE Exam STUDY GUIDE
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17 - Answer- Tau is on chromosome... 
 
14 - Answer- Synnuclein is on chromosome... 
 
Alzheimer's 
Frontotemporal dementia/Pick disease 
PSP 
Myotonic dystrophy 
Corticobasal degeneration - Answer- "Tau-opathies" (6) 
 
Parkinson's 
Dementia w/ lewy bodies 
Multiple system atrophy 
Hallervorden-Spatz (HVS) 
PKAN 
Pure autonomic failure 
Meige syndrome - Answer- "Synnuclein-opathies" (7) 
 
Multiple system atrophy ("+" shape in pons) - Answer- Hot crossed bun sign 
 
Progressive supranuc...
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Lewy Body Dementia:Lewy bodies are abnormal protein deposits that can develop in the 
brain, leading to fluctuating cognitive impairments, visual hallucinations, and motor 
symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. - ANS Lewy bodies are abnormal protein deposits that can develop in the 
brain, leading to fluctuating cognitive impairments, visual hallucinations, and motor 
symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease 
 
What is the difference bet...
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Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) Chapter 22 The Neurologic System
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Gerontological Nursing, 4e (Tabloski) 
Chapter 22 The Neurologic System 
1) Which assessment finding places an older patient at the greatest risk factor for the 
development of Alzheimer's disease? 
1. Age 
2. Genetic predisposition 
3. Environmental exposure 
4. History of previous head injury 
Answer: 1 
Explanation: 1. Advanced age is the single greatest factor for the development of Alzheimer's 
disease. 
2. Genetic causes are responsible for fewer than 5% of the cases of Al...
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AACN NEURO-encephalopathy BLUEPRINT ACNPC-AG Exam || Questions & Answers (Graded A+)
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AACN NEURO-encephalopathy BLUEPRINT ACNPC-AG Exam || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
AACN NEURO-encephalopathy BLUEPRINT ACNPC-AG Exam || Questions & Answers (Graded A+) 
 
Encephalopathy - ANSWER - Definition: Inability to carry out a coherent plan of thought or 
Action. 
 
What mental status exam tests would you do in an 
encephalopathic patient? level of alertness, orientation, and attention 
 
What test for encephalopathy? Vital signs and labs; Brain imaging can be normal but EEG shows enc...
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DNRS 6630-5 Week 11 Final Exam (Uploaded for August 2024). 100% Complete Questions and Answers.
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DNRS 6630-5 Week 11 Final Exam (Uploaded for August 2024). 100% Complete Questions and Answers. 
 
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L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with...
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MKSAP – Neurology 100% Accurate A+ Review Q&A 2023/2024
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MKSAP – Neurology 100% Accurate A+ Review Q&A 
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Haldol is absolutely contraindicated in Dementia with Lewy bodies. 
What medication is a safer alternative in these patients? - Answer-Donepezil. May improve behavioral 
and cognitive symptoms with dementia. 
Parkinson's: medication used is carbidopa-levodopa 
What are common levodopa-related complications? - Answer-Motor fluctuations (caused by wearing off 
of the beneficial effects before next dose is administered) 
Medication-indu...
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Geriatrics - Aquifer - Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old male with dementia 2023/2024 already passed
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Geriatrics - Aquifer - Family Medicine 29: 72-year-old male with dementiaWhat are the levels of the clinical dementia rating (CDR) and what severity is assoc w each? - correct answer 0 - no cognitive impairment 
0.5 - very mild dementia 
1 - mild dementia 
2 - moderate dementia 
3 - severe dementia 
 
What are the most common causes of dementia? 
 
 Choose the three best answers. 
A. Alzheimer disease 
B. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
C. Dementia with Lewy bodies 
D. Huntington disease 
E. Parkinso...
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MPBD: Synucleopathies summary
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This document contains a summary of the synucleopathies lectures and powerpoints.
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Biochemistry SHELF Revised Questions and Correct Answers Graded A++
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Biochemistry SHELF Revised Questions and Correct Answers Graded A++ 
 
branched amino acids 
Val, leu, ile 
essential amino acids 
PVT TIM HALL 
-OH amino acids 
Tyr, Ser, Thr 
Maple syrup urine disease: deficiency of 
Alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase 
Lesch-Nyhan syndrome 
Deficiency in hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase. Defect in purine salvage reactions. Orange sand urine, self-mutilation and mental retardation. 
PKU 
Phe hydroxylase deficiency. Need cofactor BH4; mental retardatio...
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Pain and bloating after eating is caused by... 
delayed gastric emptying 
 
 
 
Medications that cause delayed gastric emptying? 
PPIs; ranitidine, famotidine, omeprazole 
 
 
 
 
What instructions should you give your patient if they are prescribed antacids/PPIs and psychotropics? 
Give medications at least 2 hours apart b/c antacids/PPIs decrease absorption of psychotropics 
 
 
 
Normal BMI range 
18.5-25 
 
 
 
Criteria for admission for ED bx: 
BMI <15; 25% total body weight loss in 3 mo...
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