Neuro 1

Question 1

MS typical age for women

Answer 1

16-40 and rarely diagnosed over 50

Question 2

HA most likely to be triggered by food

Answer 2

migraine

Question 3

Common food triggers for migraine HAs
7

Answer 3

alcohol
chocolate
aged cheeses
nuts
nitrates - leafy greens
nitrites - cured or processed meats
caffeine

Question 4

cauda equina syndrome is characterized by

Answer 4

compression of the spinal cord

Question 5

cauda equina - s/sx (sexual 2, bladder 3, saddle 3, bowel 3, back 5)

Answer 5

Sexual - inability to achieve erection or ejaculate; loss of sensation

Bladder - inability to control urination, inability to urinate, loss of sensation when passing urine

Saddle numbness - loss of feeling between legs, numbness around back passage and genitals, inability to feel use of toilet paper

bowel - inability to stop BM, constipation, loss of sensation during BM

Back pain - common to have back pain, leg pain, numbness, weakness; common in pts with back issues

Question 6

Optic nerve is what CN

Answer 6

CN 2 - responsible for vision

Question 7

CN responsible for vision

Answer 7

CN 2

Question 8

CN 3 is partly responsible for

Answer 8

eye movement

Question 9

CN responsible for sensation of the face

Answer 9

CN 5

Question 10

testing light touch on the patient’s forehead is testing what CN

Answer 10

5

Question 11

anosmia

Answer 11

inability to smell

Question 12

inability to smell

Answer 12

anosmia

Question 13

CN - smell

Answer 13

CN 1

Question 14

CN - eye movement, pupillary constriction

Answer 14

CN 3

Question 15

CN - hearing, balance, and awareness of position

Answer 15

CN 8

Question 16

CN - sensation to the pharynx, posterior 1/3 of tongue and tympanic membrane

Answer 16

CN 9

Question 17

3 CN responsible for eye movement

Answer 17

CN 3, 4, 6

Question 18

Abortive agents for migraine HAs
2

Answer 18

“triptans” & ergotamine

Question 19

Prophylactic agents for migraine HAs
7

Answer 19

beta blockers
CCB
anticonvulsants
antidepressants
lithium
SSRIs
feverfew

Question 20

common developmental tasks for a 3 year old include:
5

Answer 20

1. standing on one foot
2. riding a tricycle
3. saying name/gender
4. copying a circle
5. recognizing some colors

Question 21

Ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 21

a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine

Question 22

ankylosing spondylitis is typical in who and produces pain when

Answer 22

typical in males in their 40s and produces pain at nighttime that is improved with being upright

Question 23

typical in males in their 40s and produces pain at nighttime that is improved with being upright

Answer 23

ankylosing spondylitis

Question 24

polymyalgia rheumatica PMR

Answer 24

chronic inflammatory condition that produces morning stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and hips

Question 25

PMR peak incidence

Answer 25

70-80 y.o.

Question 26

polymyalgia rheumatica PMR is common associated with

Answer 26

temporal arteritis/giant cell arteritis - chronic vasculitis of the medium and large vessels

Question 27

temporal arteritis is characterized by 5

Answer 27

1. new onset unilateral temporal HA 2. abrupt onset of visual disturbances 3. elevated sed rate 4. jaw claudication 5. unexplained fever

Question 28

red flags for systemic illness with LBP 7

Answer 28

1. hx of cancer 2. > 50 3. unexplained weight loss 4. pain > 1 month 5. nighttime pain 6. unresponsiveness to previous therapies 7. pain unrelieved with recumbent position

Question 29

sciatica pain is relieved by what positions 2

Answer 29

side lying or standing

Question 30

considered legally blind

Answer 30

20/200