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1
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mnemonic for cranial nerves

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Oh- olfactory
oh-optic
oh- oculomotor
to - trochlear
touch - trigeminal
and - abducens
feel - facial
a - acoustic
girls - glossopharyngeal
vagina - vagus
so - spinal accessory
heavenly - hypoglossal

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what crainal nerve moves the eyes and does pupillary constriction

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CN III oculomotor

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3
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which cranial nerve opens eyelids and contrails pupils

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CN III oculomotor

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4
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CN VI does what

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abducens
lateral eye movement

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5
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which cranial nerve does hearing

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CN VIII acoustic

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6
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what CN moves the tongue

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CN XII hypoglossal

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7
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this CN shrugs the shoulders

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CN XI spinal accessory

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8
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mnemonic for type of cranial nerves

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S- some
s - say
M-marry
M-money
B-but
m- my
b-brother
s-says
b- big
b- bras
m- matter
m- most

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9
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hemiplegia is associated with what type of CVA

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middle cerebral artery CVA

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10
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Mini-mental status exam

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ORArL 2,3, RWD

O - orientation to place/time
R- recognition
A attention
r- recall
L- language
2- identify names of 2 objects
3 - follow 3 step command
R - reading
W- writing
D- drawing

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11
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what is max score of mine mental

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30

no impairment 24-30
delirium/dementia 18-23 mild 0-17 severe

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12
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what is homonymous hemianopia

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half vision on side of stroke

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13
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would you want the family in the room when you do the mini mental status exam

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no

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14
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when is carotid endarterectomy indicated

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symptomatic low risk surgical patients with 50-90% stenosis
asymptomatic patients with > 70-99 %

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15
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left side stroke may result in what

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aphasia
dysarthria
difficulty reading/writing

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16
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pt has hip fracture, you note carotid bruit upon assessment with weakness and confusion. what do you order

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carotid US

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17
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ipsilateral monocular blindness (amaurosis fugal)

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on same side of stroke

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18
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what happens to motor impairment in a TIA ? CVA ?

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paresthesia of contralateral arm, leg or face
hemiplegia on contralateral arm, leg or face

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19
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number one cause of heart failure

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HTN

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20
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what you may see with right hemisphere CVA

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right visual field changes
left hemiparesis
spatial disorientation

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21
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mtg for thrombotic stroke

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fibrinolytic indicated within <3-4.5 hours

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22
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why is there an indication for nimodipine in setting where there are increased ICP

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CCM - help counter vasospasm

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23
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CPP

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cerebral perfusion pressure
MAP - ICP = CPP

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24
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indication for ICP monitoring

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GCS < 8 + abnormal CT
GCS < 8 + normal CT and 2 of following: age >40, BP <90, abnormal motor posturing

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25
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why do we keep MAP 110-130 in CVA

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to help decrease vasospasm

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26
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pt has no loss of consciousness and has tremors of right hand that precedes to entire arm - what do you dx

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simple partial seizure

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27
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what is difference in simple partial seizure and complex partial

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followed by impaired LOC

28
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Types of generalized seizure

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absence
tonic-clonic

29
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what happens in absence seizure

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sudden arrest of motor activity with a blank stare

30
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Pt has a seizure and BG is <60 what do you order

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100mg thiamine IV then 50ml of D50IV

31
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initial therapy phase of seizure (5-20min)

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IM midazolam 5-10mg
IV lorazepam may repeat once
IV diazepam may repeat once

32
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Second therapy (20-40 minutes)

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IV fosphenytoin
IV valproic acid
IV levetiracetam

33
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Third phase (40-60) min

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repeat second line OR
anesthetic doses (thiopental,midazolmpropofol , pentobarbital)

34
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this is a disorder of reduction of the number of acetylcholine receptor sites

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myasthenia gravis

35
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when the bodys immune system attacks myelin

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multiple sclerosis

36
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30y/o female presents with ptosis *droop eyelid) extremity weakness and fatigue what do you suspect and test

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myasthenia graves

antibodies to acetylcholine receptors

37
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tx for MS flare up

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steroids

38
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s/s of MS

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weakness
numbness
tingling or unsteadiness in a limb , may progress to all limbs
urinary urgency/hesitency
nystagmus
spastic paraparesis

39
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syndrome usually preceded by viral infection and leads to progressive symmetrical ascending paralysis

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guillain- barre syndrome

40
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most specific test for MS diagnosis

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MRI

41
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CSF with bacterial meningitis

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elevated pressure
elevated protein
decreased glucose
presence of WBC

42
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mtg of bacterial meningitis

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< 50 - Vanco + ceftriaxone
>50 - Vanco + ampicillin + ceftriaxone

43
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Cushings triad

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widening pulse pressure
decreased RR
decreased HR

44
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pt is in and out of consciousness following head trauma; what do you ssupect

A

epidural hematoma expanding

45
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positive kernels sign

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pain and spasms of hamstring muscles in meningitis

46
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postive brudzinskis sign

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in meningits
legs flex at both the hips and knees in response to flexion of the head and neck to chest

47
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CSF of viral meningitis

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protein normal
glucose normal

48
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Normal CPP

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60-80

49
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ICP normal

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<20

50
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complication of c4 injury or above

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respiratory compromise

51
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complication of t4-t6 injury

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autonomic dysreflexia - emergency clinical condition caused by exaggerated autonomic response to stimulus -TX remove stimulus and antihypertensive

52
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brown squared syndrome

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damage to one half of sinal cord
ipsilateral upper motor neuron paralysis and loss of proprioception
contralateral loss of pain and temperature
TX MRI & steroids

53
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cauda equina syndrome

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compression of nerve roots
numbness in lower legs, feet or saddle region

TX MRI, steroids and sx

54
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t6 or above compilation

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neurogenic shock

55
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patio of parkinsons

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degenerative disorder or insufficient amounts of dopamine

56
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medication mtg of parkinsons

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-carbidopa-levodopa (increases dopamine)
-dopamine agonists -(mimic dopamine)
pramipexole
ropinirole
rotigotine
-MAO-B inhibitors(help prevent breakdown of dopamine)
selegiline
rasagiline
safinamide

57
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tri of findings in all PD patients

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parkinsons
-tremor
rigidity
bradykinesia

58
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type of dementia that goes with PD

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Lewy body dementia

59
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number one cause of dementia

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alzheimers

60
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aphasia

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difficulty with speech

61
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raxia

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inability to perform a previously learned task

62
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agnosia

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inability to recognize an object

63
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medication used for all stages of alzheimers

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donepezil (aricept)

64
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mnemonic for alcohol use screening

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C-cut down
A- annoyed by criticizing drinking
G- guilty about drinking
E- eye opener drink

65
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drugs used to tx alzhiemrs

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cholinesterase inhibitors
donepezil
galantamine
rivastigmine

NMDA - Namenda (mod-severe disease)
Cominationtion memantine and donepezil(moderate to severe disease)

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