Retrograde amnesia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Psychopharm Exam 1 practice 170 Questions with Verified Answers The PMHNP is evaluating a 68-year-old man for symptoms of major depression. While assessing the appearance of the patient, an obvious left-sided ptosis is noted. Which cranial nerve is directly linked to this condition? a. III b. IV c. V d. VI - CORRECT ANSWER A A 55-year-old woman has been referred for a psychiatric evaluation for a change in personality, lack of impulse control, and increasingly reckless decision-making....

A nurse is caring for a client who has narcolepsy (NT1) with cataplexy. The nurse should identify that this condition is caused by a lack of which of the following hormones? a. Hypocretin b. Melatonin c. Estrogen d. Insulin - a. Hypocretin A nurse is reviewing the plan of care for a client who was admitted with insomnia and recent weight gain. Which of the following is a benefit of increased sleep that could help prevent further weight gain for the client? a. Increased ghrelin productio...

Anterograde (Posttraumatic) Amnesia - ANSWER Inability to remember events after an injury. Basilar Skull Fractures - ANSWER Usually occur following diffuse impact to the head (such as falls, motor vehicle crashes); generally result from extension of a linear fracture to the base of the skull and can be difficult to diagnose with a radiograph (x-ray). Battle's Sign - ANSWER Bruising behind an ear over the mastoid process that may indicate a skull fracture. Cerebral Edema - ANSWER Swelli...

ATLS10 exam questions with answers (answers outlined!!) 1. A 24-year-old male pedestrian, struck by an automobile, is admitted to the emergency department 1 hour after injury. His blood pressure is 80/60 mmHg, heart rate 140 beats per minute and respiratory rate is 36 per minute. He is lethargic. Oxygen is delivered via face mask, and two large-caliber IVs are initiated. Arterial blood gases are obtained. His PaO2 is 118 mmHg (15.7 kPa), PaCO2 is 30 mmHg (4.0 kPa), and pH is7.21. The treat...

Uworld NCLEX Questions and Answers Already Passed The nurse is caring for the client with increased intracranial pressure. The nurse would note which trend in vital signs if the intracranial pressure is rising? 1. Increasing temperature, increasing pulse, increasing respirations, decreasing blood pressure 2. Increasing temperature, decreasing pulse, decreasing respirations, decreasing blood pressure 3. Decreasing temperature, decreasing pulse, increasing respirations, decreasing blood pressu...

PMHNP 1 Final Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ _______ is produced in the locus ceruleus of the pons Norepinephrine The hallmark symptom in _______ is a disturbance of consciousness accompanied by changes in cognitive function delirium Disturbance of consciousness develops over a short time, usually hours to days is seen in _______ delirium How are Sleep-rest cycle different in patients with delirium? clients are awake at night andsleep during the day. Impaired _______ and _...

Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development - Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operations sensorimotor stage - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from birth to about 2 years of age) during which infants know the world mostly in terms of their sensory impressions and motor activities. develop sense of object permanence preoperational stage - in Piaget's theory, the stage (from about 2 to 6 or 7 years of age) during which a child learns to use language but does not yet ...

Delerium - Answer-Acute state of confusion that is abrupt and is usually reversible Parkinson's Disease - Answer-Motor disease characterized by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking; caused by lack of dopamine in substantia nigra Korsakoff's Syndrome - Answer-A neurological disease resulting in loss of declarative memory, caused by depletion of thiamine, usually due to long-term alcohol abuse Symptoms of Korsakoff's - Answer-Anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnes...

EPPP Biological Bases of Behavior correctly answered 2023(updated)EPPP: Biological Bases of Behavior correctly answered 2023 Delirium - correct answer Acute state of confusion that is abrupt and is usually reversible Parkinson's Disease - correct answer Motor disease characterized by shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement, and difficulty walking; caused by lack of dopamine in substantia nigra Korsakoff's Syndrome - correct answer A neurological disease resulting in loss of declarat...

EXSS 288 Final Exam Study Guide Rated A+ cerebrospinal fluid -Contained between the arachnoid and pia mater membranes -Mechanical and immune protection, Forms cushion around brain and spinal chord coup injury occurs directly where impact is contrecoup injury occurs on opposite side of impact cerebral concussion (mTBI) Definition: "clinical syndrome characterized by immediate and transient posttraumatic impairment of neural functions" May experience these signs and symptoms w...

NSG-322 Exam 3 drugs Questions And Answers Correct 100% Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) affects the Central nervous system GHB is dangerous when it is mixed with Alcohol What kind of amnesia does GHB cause Anterograde amnesia (when you can't make new memories) GHB clears from the body Quickly and it is hard to detect by testing GHB is therapeutically used to treat Narcolepsy type 1 Flunitrazepam is a potent Benzodiazepine it is 10x stronger than diazepam Flunitrazepam is known as the...