Module 8 (part of test 3)

Question 1

A seizure is a _____, _____ change in the neurological function?

Answer 1

Chronic

Recurrent

Question 2

T/F All seizures imply that the person has Epilepsy?

Answer 2

F

Question 3

What is the pathophysiology of Epilepsy? An excessive______?

Answer 3

focal Neuronal Discharge

Question 4

Epilepsy is characterized by stimulation of what muscle group?

Answer 4

voluntary

Question 5

A person with epilepsy can be provoked into having a seizure by?

Answer 5

flicking lights
loud music
loud noises

Question 6

Why does a person having a seizure loose consciousness?

Answer 6

The “Awake” center of hypothalamus gets depressed

Question 7

What precedes a Seizure?

Answer 7

Aura

Question 8

An Aura can be an unusual _____, visual ______ or just a person becoming ______?

Answer 8

smell
disturbance
irritable

Question 9

What are the 2 categories of Grand Mal Seizures?

Answer 9

Clonic

Tonic

Question 10

Why does someone having a seizure sometimes experience an “epileptic cry”

Answer 10

Diaphragm spasms

Question 11

Dilated pupils, generalized muscle rigidity, and loss of consciousness describes what phase/category of a Grand Mal Seizure?

Answer 11

Tonic

Question 12

Clonic Grand Mal seizures are seen as ______ movements with ________ contractions of limbs.

Answer 12

uncoordinated

rhythmic

Question 13

How long does a Grand Mal Seizure last?

Answer 13

90 sec

Question 14

What symptoms can follow a Grand Mal Seizure?

Answer 14

headache
confusion
urinary incontinence

Question 15

A petitie-mal seizure is termed a?

Answer 15

Absence Seizure

Question 16

A person appears to be _____ ______ with a petite-mal seizure?

Answer 16

day dreaming

Question 17

What is the term for a repeated seizure in a short period of time without full recovery?

Answer 17

Status Epilepticus

Question 18

What do you administer to a person experiencing Status Epilepticus?

Answer 18

Valium injection

Question 19

A person experiencing status epilepticus can become ______/______ and suffer from permanent brain damage?

Answer 19

hypoxic

acidic

Question 20

What should you do if someone has a seizure?

Answer 20

passively protect

Question 21

A stroke is caused by?

Answer 21

decreased blood supply to the brain

Question 22

TIA stands for?

Answer 22

Transient Ischemic Attack

Question 23

What is a precursor for a Stroke?

Answer 23

TIA

Question 24

What medication is used to reduce edema in stroke patients?

Answer 24

Corticosteroids

Question 25

When can we do elective dental treatment on a patient who has experienced a stroke?

Answer 25

6 months after episode

Question 26

What stroke medication inhibits platelet action?

Answer 26

Plavix

Question 27

What stroke medication inhibits the action of vitamin K?

Answer 27

Warfarin/Coumadin

Question 28

NSAID's block the ___ enzyme and reduces ______?

Answer 28

COX | prostaglandins

Question 29

Can we use epinephrine in our LA for a stroke patient?

Answer 29

Yes- cardiac dose

Question 30

Parkinson's involves a decrease in ______ secretion?

Answer 30

dopamine

Question 31

A patient with parkinson's will have muscle _______ as well as ______ movements and a _______ posture.

Answer 31

rigidity slow stooped

Question 32

What one symptom is a hallmark for Parkinson's?

Answer 32

tremors while not moving

Question 33

What is the therapy for parkinson's?

Answer 33

increase dopamine

Question 34

What is the MOST common drug used for parkinson's?

Answer 34

L-dopa

Question 35

What drug is used in conjunction with L-dopa to make sure the dopamine doesn't convert before it reaches the brain?

Answer 35

Sinemet

Question 36

What parkinson's drug is used to relieve stiffness and tremors and now restless leg syndrome as well?

Answer 36

Requip (dopamine agonist)

Question 37

Azilect is a drug that does what?

Answer 37

Reduces dopamine breakdown

Question 38

Azilect is a type of ________ inhibitor?

Answer 38

MAO-B

Question 39

Alzheimer's is a _______ degeneration?

Answer 39

progressive

Question 40

Alzheimer's affects ages _______ and over and has a familial pattern ______% of the time?

Answer 40

65 | 20

Question 41

Alzheimer's is a degeneration of the _______ neurons and the neurotransmitters _______ and ________?

Answer 41

cholinergic acetylcholine glutamate

Question 42

What is the most common autoimmune disease of the nervous system?

Answer 42

MS

Question 43

MS is a chronic/continuous ________ of neurons?

Answer 43

de-myelination

Question 44

Patients with MS may experience _______ mouth?

Answer 44

dry/burning

Question 45

Dysarthia means?

Answer 45

difficulty speaking

Question 46

What disease is commonly known as Lou Gehrig Disorder?

Answer 46

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ALS

Question 47

ALS is a ______ degeneration of nerve cells responsible for ______ movements?

Answer 47

gradual | voluntary

Question 48

______% of ALS patients die within 18 mo.

Answer 48

50

Question 49

Is mental awareness altered in ALS patients?

Answer 49

no

Question 50

What neurotransmitter is most abundant in the nervous system?

Answer 50

Glutamate

Question 51

What drug is used in ALS to reduce the amount of glutamate released?

Answer 51

Rilutek