Neurology Board Exam Started: Jul 13, 2026 00:42 Page 8 of 57 Attempt #1416 Overall: 0 / 284 questions answered Question 36 / 284 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient with suspected stroke has hypoglycemia on capillary testing. What should be done? (Variant 624) A. Give thrombolysis without glucose correction B. Start warfarin C. Discharge without treatment D. Treat hypoglycemia immediately and reassess neurologic deficit E. Delay glucose correction until CT Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Neurology] Hypoglycemia can mimic stroke and should be corrected immediately while continuing appropriate assessment. Reference: AHA/ASA Stroke Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 37 / 284 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A pregnant patient needs influenza prevention. Which vaccine type is appropriate? (Variant 625) A. Live intranasal influenza vaccine B. BCG vaccine C. Varicella vaccine D. No vaccine in pregnancy ever E. Inactivated influenza vaccine Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: E Explanation: [Neurology] Inactivated influenza vaccine is recommended in pregnancy; live attenuated intranasal vaccine is avoided. Reference: CDC/ACIP Immunization in Pregnancy Guidance. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 38 / 284 Not answered At a preventive-care consultation: A patient has acute urticaria without airway, breathing, circulation, or GI compromise. What is first-line symptomatic therapy? (Variant 626) A. Second-generation H1 antihistamine B. IM epinephrine for every isolated wheal C. Long-term oral steroid for all D. Antibiotic E. Warfarin Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: A Explanation: [Neurology] Acute urticaria without anaphylaxis is treated with non-sedating H1 antihistamines. Reference: EAACI/GA2LEN/EuroGuiDerm/APAAACI Urticaria Guideline. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 39 / 284 Not answered In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 30-year-old woman has recurrent unilateral pulsating headache with photophobia and nausea, lasting 8 hours. Neurologic exam is normal. What is the likely diagnosis? A. Cluster headache B. Temporal arteritis C. Migraine without aura D. Meningitis E. Subarachnoid hemorrhage Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: C Explanation: [Neurology] Recurrent unilateral pulsating headache with nausea and photophobia lasting 4-72 hours fits migraine. Reference: International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Question 40 / 284 Not answered In a rural clinic with limited resources: A 74-year-old man has resting tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and shuffling gait. What is the most likely diagnosis? A. Essential tremor only B. Myasthenia gravis C. Guillain-Barre syndrome D. Parkinson disease E. Cerebellar stroke Show Answer & Explanation Correct Answer: D Explanation: [Neurology] Bradykinesia with rest tremor and rigidity suggests Parkinson disease. Reference: Movement Disorder Society Clinical Diagnostic Criteria. Reference: Comments & Discussion No comments yet. Be the first to comment! Your Name * Your Comment * (Max 200 chars) 200 characters remaining Post Comment Comments remaining this hour: 10/10 Cancel « ← Previous Page 8 of 57 Next → »