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NCLEX Questions for Neurological System Questions
Question 1 of 5
You find a patient on the floor having a tonic-clonic seizure. What would you do first?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
A 6-year-old girl is brought to the pediatrician by her parents due to periods of unresponsiveness that last approximately 10 seconds. The parents state that while performing a task, such as coloring, she would suddenly 'freeze' and stare into space without falling onto the ground. After a few seconds, she would return to coloring, and not recall what has just happened. In a given day, she undergoes these brief episodes about a dozen times. On physical examination, the patient is mildly pale, but the exam is otherwise normal. When asking the patient to continuously blow at a pinwheel, she stares into space, and does not respond to her name. This lasts approximately 5 seconds, and she returns to blowing the pinwheel. On electroencephalogram (EEG), there is 3 Hz generalized spike-wave discharges in 6-10 second runs. Which of the following is the best initial treatment?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 31-year-old woman presents to her primary care physician for the evaluation of episodes of severe jaw pain. She states that these episodes began approximately one week ago, occur dozens of times a day, each time lasting only a few seconds. The pain is in the right jaw, has a sharp, stabbing component, and is 10/10 in severity. Brushing her teeth and placing lotion on her face exacerbate the pain. Upon further questioning, the patient reports that 6 months ago, she had an episode of left-sided lower extremity muscle weakness and numbness that lasted 2 weeks before it spontaneously resolved. On physical examination, palpating the jaw elicited pain, but there was normal sensation. Inspection of the oropharynx, and skin of the face is unremarkable. Neurological examination is normal. Which of the following is the best next step in management?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
Nerve impulses are carried to another part of the body by a neuron's (nerve cell):
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
What part of a neuron carries signals toward the part of the cell that houses the nucleus?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.