Question 1

A fast-acting,short-duration agent used for breakthrough seizures is

Accepted Answer

A)  lorazepam (Ativan). 
B)  phenytoin (Dilantin). 
C)  phenobarbital. 
D)  midazolam (Versed). 
A)  lorazepam (Ativan). 
B)  phenytoin (Dilantin). 
C)  phenobarbital. 
D)  midazolam (Versed).

Question 2

One of the pathologic consequences of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm is that it can

Accepted Answer

A)  shunt blood away from the surrounding tissues. 
B)  leak blood into the subarachnoid space. 
C)  damage the middle layer of the arterial wall. 
D)  place pressure on the surrounding tissues. 
A)  shunt blood away from the surrounding tissues. 
B)  leak blood into the subarachnoid space. 
C)  damage the middle layer of the arterial wall. 
D)  place pressure on the surrounding tissues.

Question 3

Which of the following patients has the best prognosis based on the cause of coma?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 36-year-old man with closed head injury 
B)  A 50-year-old woman with hepatic encephalopathy 
C)  A 46-year-old woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage 
D)  A 72-year-old man with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage 
A)  A 36-year-old man with closed head injury 
B)  A 50-year-old woman with hepatic encephalopathy 
C)  A 46-year-old woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage 
D)  A 72-year-old man with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage

Question 4

Emergency treatment of coma of unknown cause includes rapid intravenous administration of which three agents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epinephrine, hydrocortisone, and Benadryl 
B)  Dopamine, 10% dextrose in distilled water, and calcium chloride 
C)  Mannitol, dexamethasone, and sodium bicarbonate 
D)  Thiamine, glucose, and opioid antagonist 
A)  Epinephrine, hydrocortisone, and Benadryl 
B)  Dopamine, 10% dextrose in distilled water, and calcium chloride 
C)  Mannitol, dexamethasone, and sodium bicarbonate 
D)  Thiamine, glucose, and opioid antagonist

Exam 24: Neurologic Disorders and Therapeutic Management

A fast-acting,short-duration agent used for breakthrough seizures is

One of the pathologic consequences of an unruptured cerebral aneurysm is that it can

Which of the following patients has the best prognosis based on the cause of coma?

Emergency treatment of coma of unknown cause includes rapid intravenous administration of which three agents?

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