MEDSURG2: 2nd Shifting Flashcards
.TRUE OR FALSE: The loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra results in an imbalance between dopamine, an excitatory neurotransmitter, and the inhibitory neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
False
What is the drug of choice in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease?
Levodopa OR levodopa carbidopa
TRUE OR FALSE: The Male to Female Ratio of the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease is 3 is to 1.
False
Which of the following brain structures have been implicated in some movement disorders ?
A. substantia nigra
B. corpus callosum
C. pineal gland
D. internal capsule
A. substantia nigra
Give three cardinal features of Parkinson’s Disease
Any 3 of the following:
Resting tremors
Bradykinesia
Rigidity
Postural instability
Which among the following is NOT a cardinal feature of Parkinson’s Disease?
A. Rigidity
B. Postural instability
C. Chorea
D. Tremor
C. Chorea
TRUE OR FALSE: Increased iron levels, lack of compensatory rise in isoferritins and reduced aluminum levels are suggestive of oxidative stress.
False
Name three important or popular personalities who have lived with Parkinson’s disease
Any 3 of the following:
Muhammad Ali, Adolf Hitler, Mao Tse Tung, Michael J Fox, Pope John Paul II, Yasser Arafat, Mao Zedong
Matching Type: Stages of Parkinson’s Disease
- Bilateral involvement with no postural abnormality
- Patient restricted to bed
- Unilateral involvement with no functional disability
- Mild to moderate bilateral disease
A. Stage 5
B. Stage 3
C. Stage 1
D. Stage 2
- D
- A
- C
- B
Match the condition with it’s corresponding physical exam findings
- Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease
- Essential Tremor
- Multi-System atrophy
- Huntington’s disease
A. Presence of choreiform movements
B. Tremor with arms raised as well as involvement of the head
C. Presence of Cogwheel rigidity
D. Presence of Orthostatic hypotension /skin changes
- C
- B
- D
- A
Who among the following has the highest prevalence of intracranial atherosclerosis?
A. Jews
B. Hispanics
C. Caucasians
D. Asians
D. Asians
The most common cause of cardioembolic stroke is
A. Myocardial infarction
B. Coronary artery disease
C. Rheumatic heart disease
D. Non-valvular atrial fibrillation
D. Non-valvular atrial fibrillation
Involvement of the Anterior Cerebral Artery in a ischemic stroke can lead to the following symptom
A. homonymous hemianopsia
B. Contralateral lower extremity weaker than upper extremity
C. Contralateral upper extremity weaker than lower extremity
D. expressive aphasia
B. Contralateral lower extremity weaker than upper extremity
TRUE OR FALSE: The stroke prevalence in the Philippines is between 0.3 to 0.9 %.
False
Who among these world leaders during world war II was not a stroke victim?
A. Josef Stalin
B. Winston Churchill
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Franklin Roosevelt
C. Charles De Gaulle