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Finall Exam:l NRl 577/l NR577l (Latestl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Primaryl Carel Managementl ofl Adolescentsl andl Adultsl Reviewl |Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l -Chamberlain
Q:l Whatl isl thel Glasgowl Comal Scalel (GCS)l rangel forl al mildl injury?
Answer:
GCSl 13-15.
Q:l Whatl GCSl rangel indicatesl al moderatel injury?
Answer:
GCSl 9-12.
Q:l Whatl GCSl rangel indicatesl al severel injury?
Answer:
GCSl 3-9.
Q:l Glasgowl comal scale
Answer:
Eyel Openingl (4-0) Verball Responsel (5-0) Motorl Responsel (6-0)
Max:l 15l pts
Belowl 8:l coma 1 / 4
Q:l Listl somel clinicall presentationsl ofl post-concussionl syndrome.
Answer:
Headache,l drowsiness,l dizziness,l sensitivityl tol light,l memoryl difficulties,l difficultyl concentrating,l feelingl slowedl down,l lossl ofl consciousness,l increasingl headache,l repeatedl vomiting,l slurredl speech,l confusion,l unusuall behaviors,l seizures,l limbl weaknessl orl numbness.
Q:l Whatl definesl al seizure?
Answer:
Al seizurel isl al symptoml ofl abnormall brainl activityl involvingl abnormall electricall dischargesl froml brainl cells.
Q:l Whatl arel thel twol typesl ofl seizuresl basedl onl provocation?
Answer:
Provokedl (identifiedl cause)l andl unprovokedl (absencel ofl identifiedl cause).
Q:l Whatl characterizesl epilepsy?
Answer:
Twol orl morel unprovokedl seizuresl thatl arel greaterl thanl 24l hoursl apart.
Q:l Whatl arel thel stagesl ofl al seizure?
Answer:
Aural stage,l tonicl stage,l clonicl stage,l andl postictall stage.
Q:l Whatl symptomsl arel associatedl withl thel aural stagel ofl al seizure? 2 / 4
Answer:
Hallucination,l confusion,l dizziness,l numbness,l andl distortedl emotions.
Q:l Whatl symptomsl arel characteristicl ofl thel tonicl stagel ofl al seizure?
Answer:
Stiffl body,l incontinence,l epilepticl cry,l andl archedl back.
Q:l Whatl occursl duringl thel clonicl stagel ofl al seizure?
Answer:
Jerkyl movements,l frothyl saliva,l andl blinkingl eyes.
Q:l Whatl symptomsl arel presentl inl thel postictall stagel ofl al seizure?
Answer:
Weakl limbs,l exhaustion,l andl sleepiness.
Q:l Whatl arel focall seizures?
Answer:
Seizuresl thatl originatel inl isolatedl partsl ofl thel brain,l withl consciousnessl possiblyl lostl orl preserved.
Q:l Whatl arel lateralizingl signsl inl seizures?
Answer:
Contralaterall headl orl eyel movementsl oppositel tol brainl seizurel activity;l Todd'sl paralysisl (post-ictall weaknessl onl thel sidel oppositel seizure).
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Q:l Whatl arel localizingl signsl ofl seizuresl relatedl tol differentl brainl areas?
Answer:
Frontal:l nocturnall dystonia;l Temporal:l sensoryl auras,l lip-smacking,l inabilityl tol speak;l Parietal:l somatosensoryl auras;l Occipital:l flashingl lightsl andl shapes.
Q:l Whatl isl statusl epilepticus?
Answer:
Al medicall emergencyl wherel al seizurel lastsl longerl thanl 5l minutesl orl multiplel seizuresl occurl withinl 5l minutesl withoutl regainingl consciousness.
Q:l Whatl diagnosticl testsl arel recommendedl forl seizures?
Answer:
Routinel bloodl work,l toxinl screen,l lumbarl puncturel (ifl meningitisl orl encephalitisl suspected),l MRI,l CTl scanl (inl emergencies),l andl electroencephalograml (EEG),l geneticl testing.
Q:l Whyl isl anl MRIl preferredl overl al CTl scanl forl seizurel diagnosis?
Answer:
Anl MRIl isl superiorl forl identifyingl lesions,l tumors,l andl vascularl malformationsl thatl requirel immediatel treatment.
Q:l Whatl isl thel purposel ofl geneticl testingl inl seizurel disorders?
Answer:
Tol identifyl specificl genel mutationsl thatl causel seizurel disorders.
Q:l Whatl isl thel pharmacologicall managementl forl seizurel disorders?
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