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Rasmussen College MDC 4 Final Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) 1.You witness a patient with stiffening and/or rigidity of muscles, especially arms and legs, with immediate loss of consciousness.What type of seizure ANS Tonic 2.You witness a patient with rhythmic jerking/relaxing of all extremities.What type of seizure ANS Clonic 3.You witness a patient with a sudden loss of muscle tone lasting a few seconds, the patient dropped to the floor.What type of seizure 1 / 3
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ANS Atonic 4.A patient is in recovery after a seizure, they are a bit confused and their brain is recovering. May last minutes to hours.What phase of seizure ANS Postictal 5.A 25-year-old female is prescribed Phenytoin Sodium (seizure medication). What is an example of patient education for this specific population of pa- tients ANS Use alternative form of birth control 6.Bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and masklike face are clinical manifestations of ANS Parkinsons Disease 7.The initial concern for a patient with Parkinson's disease is safety due to 2 / 3
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ANS Risk for falls 8.A 30-year-old woman is experiencing double vision, trigeminal neuralgia, ataxia, and spasms.What do you suspect ANS Multiple Sclerosis 9.What medication is often used to treat spasms in a patient with multiple sclerosis ANS Baclofen 10.A patient arrives in the ER with ascending paralysis.What do you suspect ANS Guillain-Barre Syndrome 11.A patient arrives in the ER with a diagnosis of Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
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