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Week 9 Return to deck 1. The three cardinal features of Parkinson’s disease are: Essential tremor, postural rigidity, and infarcts of the basal ganglion Bradykinesia, rigidity, and tremor Sh... uffling gait, constipation, positional freezing. Dementia, incontinence, and infarcts of the basal ganglion 2. Mr. Marshall was administered the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Which of the following statements pertaining to this tool is a true statement? Adverse drug effects Urinary tract infection Depression Acute cerebrovascular event 3. Mr. Marshall was administered the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE). Which of the following statements pertaining to this tool is a true statement? Mr. Marshall’s baseline score of 18 on the MMSE demonstrates severe impairment. The test takes 45 minutes to administer and will detect subtle memory losses, particularly in well-educated patients Because Mr. Marshall has symptoms of change of mental status you are not screening; you are doing the MMSE for diagnosis. In interpreting MMSE test scores, allowance does not have to be made for education and ethnicity 4. When assessing a patient who complains of a tremor, the nurse practitioner must differentiate essential tremor from the tremor of Parkinson’s disease. Which of the following findings are consistent with essential tremor? The handwriting is not affected by the tremor The tremor occurs with purposeful movements The tremor occurs at rest The tremor gets worse with alcohol ingestion 5. An older adult client with a history of a seizure disorder comes into the clinic for a routine check-up. Although seizure free, the client continues on long-term phenytoin treatment. The nurse practitioner would assess for which of the following long-term effects? Lid lag and nystagmus Gingival hyperplasia and nystagmus [Show More]

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