Symptoms and Tests for Neural Conditions

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NCLEX-RN › Symptoms and Tests for Neural Conditions

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Swaying or inability to maintain balance while standing with the eyes closed is considered a positive finding in what test?

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A 46-year-old patient presents with dysdiadochokinesis (an inability to perform rapidly alternating movements). What condition is the most common cause of dysdiadochokinesis in adults?

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A 26-year-old woman presents to urgent care after a bike accident in which she got "a bad bump on the head." She was not wearing a helmet. She must now be assessed for increased intracranial pressure. All of the following are signs of increased intracranial pressure except __________.

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Hank is a schizophrenic 46 year old male. He experiences a persistent belief that a particular television commercial actor is addressing him directly, and that the commercial was created specifically to communicate with him. What type of delusion is Hank experiencing?

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Charlotte is a 19 year old female with new onset of paranoia and auditory hallucinations. She has a positive family history for schizophrenia. Recently she admitted to her nurse that she can “hear” what other people are thinking. As she describes it, this does not come in the form of sound, but is communicated directly to her brain. Charlotte is likely experiencing which of the following?

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Which of the following conditions can decrease sensitivity to sweet and bitter tastes?

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Which of the following terms denotes neurological impairment of the ability to speak or understand language?

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An unconscious patient exhibits stiffly extended arms that are also adducted with the wrists hyperpronated. The nurse recognizes this presentation to be __________.

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A client admitted to the neuro intensive care unit is having his level of responsiveness assessed by the nurse on duty. Her findings include eyes opening to verbal command, is disoriented but can converse, and obeys commands.

What is this client's Glasgow Coma Scale score?

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Which of the following is a term for an abnormal surge or excess of electrical activity in the brain?

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