Midterml Exam:l NRl 572l NR572l

Midterml Exam:l NRl 572/l NR572l

(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l Advancedl Acutel Carel Managementl Guidel |Weeksl 1-4l Covered|l Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l - Chamberlain

Q:l Guillain-Barrél Syndromel (GBS):l Etiology

Answer:

Autoimmune;l triggeredl byl infectionsl (e.g.,l Campylobacter,l EBV,l CMV,l COVID-19)

Q:l GBS:l Clinicall Presentation

Answer:

Paresthesial andl musclel weaknessl inl fingertipsl orl toesl thatl ascendsl proximally Burningl orl shock-likel painl inl lowerl extremities Autonomicl dysfunctionl (hypertension,l orthostaticl hypotension,l faciall flushing,l brady/tachycardia) Papilledema

Q:l GBS:l Physicall Examl Findings

Answer:

Areflexia,l hypotonia,l sensoryl changes,l respiratoryl distress,l craniall nervel involvement

Q:l GBS:l Diagnosticl Testing 1 / 4

Answer:

CSF:l ↑proteinl withl normall WBCl afterl 48l hrs;l EMGl showsl slowedl conductionl velocity

Q:l GBS:l Treatment

Answer:

IVIGl orl plasmapheresis;l supportivel care;l ICUl monitoringl ifl respiratoryl compromise

Q:l ALS:l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Nol sensoryl dysfunctionl orl pain,l hypo-orl hyperreflexial canl bel present

Q:l MG:l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Thel sensoryl modalitiesl andl thel reflexesl arel preserved

Q:l GBS:l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Sensoryl complaintsl ofl numbnessl andl tinglingl arel common

Q:l ALS:l Muscularl Pattern

Answer:

Asymmetricall lossl ofl Upperl andl lowerl motorl neurons;l mayl startl inl head,l arms,l orl legs

Q:l MG:l Muscularl Pattern

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Answer:

Weaknessl typicallyl worsel withl exertion,l improvesl withl rest;l ocular/bulbarl signsl early

Q:l GBS:l Muscularl Pattern

Answer:

Symmetricall andl ascendingl weaknessl followingl recentl infection

Q:l ALSl -l Muscularl Pattern

Answer:

Asymmetricall lossl ofl Upperl andl lowerl motorl neurons;l mayl startl inl thel headl (craniobulbar),l upperl extremities,l orl lowerl extremities;l progressivel andl fatal

Q:l ALSl -l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Nol sensoryl dysfunctionl orl pain,l hypo-orl hyperreflexial canl bel present

Q:l MGl -l Muscularl Pattern

Answer:

Ascendingl weaknessl whichl isl typicallyl worsel afterl exercisel andl improvedl withl rest;l variablel clinicall coursel withl remissionsl andl exacerbations

Q:l MGl -l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Thel sensoryl modalitiesl andl thel reflexesl arel preserved

Q:l GBSl -l Muscularl Pattern 3 / 4

Answer:

Symmetricall andl ascendingl weaknessl followingl al recentl infection

Q:l GBSl -l Neurologicl Pattern

Answer:

Sensoryl complaintsl ofl numbnessl andl tinglingl arel common

Q:l ALSl Diagnosis

Answer:

Lossl ofl upperl andl lowerl motorl neuronsl withl progressivel weakness,l nol sensoryl loss,l normall reflexesl earlyl thenl hyperreflexia

Q:l MGl Diagnosis

Answer:

Autoimmunel disorderl withl antibodiesl againstl AChl receptors,l fluctuatingl weakness,l improvedl withl rest,l ptosis,l diplopia,l preservedl reflexes

Q:l GBSl Diagnosis

Answer:

Autoimmunel responsel followingl infection,l ascendingl paralysis,l areflexia,l sensoryl changes

Q:l ALSl Treatment

Answer:

Supportivel care,l riluzole,l edaravone,l multidisciplinaryl team

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