Rapid jerks Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psy 120 - Chapter 5 - ConsciousnessConsciousness - correct answer Our awareness of ourselves and our environment Alternate State of Consciousness (ASC) - correct answer A mental state, other than ordinary waking consciousness, that occurs during sleep, dreaming, psychoactive drug use and hypnosis Selective Attention - correct answer The process of focusing conscious awareness onto a specific stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli occurring simultaneously Perciptual Bli...

CLTM Practice Question and answers 100% correct 2024 An artifact that can mimic frontal slowing, even with eye lead monitors in place is _____. - correct answer Gloss kinetic (GKP) MRI became a diagnostic tool in _____ - correct answer 1980's Short massive tonic contraction in young children or infants - correct answer 1980's Mvts that imitate natural mvts but are involuntary - correct answer Complex Motor Sudden shock like muscle jerks - correct answer Myoclonic Repetitive rapi...

What is Gastritis/Acute Gastritis? - THE CORRECT ANSWER IS Inflammation of the stomach lining. Causes include ingestion of alcohol, aspirin, NSAIDs; can also be caused by a virus, bacteria, an autoimmune disorder Treatment: Remove the offending agent! Chronic Gastritis - THE CORRECT ANSWER IS *H.Pylori is almost always a factor Causes: Person-to-Person, Fecal/Oral, Reservoir in water sources Complications: PUD, Atrophic Gastritis, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Mucosal Lymphoma, Decreased Acid,...

Barkley Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam 172 Q & A Review Question Bank 1. A 59-year-old is having a follow-up evaluation two years after the successful conclusion of radiation therapy for leukemia. He tells you that he has been feeling run-down and reports unexplained weight loss and night sweats. Upon examination, you determine that he also has a fever and pain below his ribs and the left side. You know that he is at risk for chronic lymphotic leukemia. Which of the fo...

NR 509 APEA NEUROLOGY EXAM WITH SATISFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question: Whenconducting aneurologic exam, which oneof thefollowing assessments isnot consideredpartofthe mental status assessment? LevelofalertnessCranial NerveII (CNII) CorrectAppropriatenessof responsesOrientation to time Explanation: Whenconductinganeurologic exam, mental statusassessment shouldincludeevaluationof thelevelofalertness, appropriateness of responses, and orientation to person, place, and time. Assessi...

NUR163, Week 8 What is Sleep?  It is a natural process that is necessary for optimal health  It involves a shift in physiological and neurological activity  It is intended to be a restorative process Normal Physiological Process  Under normal circumstances it occurs in stages, in a fairly consistent pattern Two major Categories  Non-Rapid Eye movement  Rapid Eye Movement Non-Rapid Eye Movement has Four Stages Stage 1 –  Light sleep, person can be awakened easil...

Peds NBME Form 1 - Questions and Answers 14 yo girl w/ Down Hgb - 16.8 PE: mild-mod cyanosis; digital clubbing; S2 inc in intensity echo: large VSD, dilated main pulm artery cause of polycythemia? pulm artery HTN Down kids are at a higher risk of getting this - upper airway obstruction and congenital heart dz Down is associated w/ inc in anti-angiogenic factors > impairs fetal lung vessel growth > leading to pulm art HTN due to the L>R shunt and inc flow in the R.heart > pulmHTN oc...

NUR163, Week 8 What is Sleep?  It is a natural process that is necessary for optimal health  It involves a shift in physiological and neurological activity  It is intended to be a restorative process Normal Physiological Process  Under normal circumstances it occurs in stages, in a fairly consistent pattern Two major Categories  Non-Rapid Eye movement  Rapid Eye Movement Non-Rapid Eye Movement has Four Stages Stage 1 –  Light sleep, person can be awakened easil...

APEA Neuro | Musculoskeletal | APEA Psych QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2023 Neuro | Musculoskeletal | APEA Psych Question:1 Sudden, brief, rapid jerks, involving the trunk or limbs may be consistent with: a myoclonic seizure. Correct Explanation: A patient experiencing a myoclonic seizure manifest...

CLTM green book notes Chapter 8 Questions with complete solution 2024 how often should spells occur to require vEEG - correct answer at least 1-2x per month, or often enough to enable capture in a week stay in EMU decreasing AED in EMU setting - correct answer -decrease by 50% each day -long half-life (ex: Zonisamide) can be stopped upon admission -meds with novel mechanisms of action can stop at admission (gabapentin, pregabalin, keppra) -most can be restarted normally -some can rapid re...