A patient is having a seizure that involves a blank stare, unresponsiveness to questions, and smacking of the lips. The seizure lasts less than a minute. How would the nurse categorize this seizure?
1. Absence seizure
2. Partial seizure
3. Tonic-clonic seizure
4. Status epilepticus seizure
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Rationale 1: Absence (or petit mal) seizures involve a blank stare, unresponsiveness to questions, and abnormal behavior such as smacking of the lips.
Rationale 2: A partial seizure involves only one area of the brain. The symptoms displayed are reflective of the area affected and may be muscle contraction of a single body part if the motor cortex is affected. Sensory manifestations may be exhibited by hallucinations or abnormal sensations.
Rationale 3: Tonic-clonic seizures involve generalized contraction coupled with impairment of consciousness.
Rationale 4: Status epilepticus seizures are repetitive, with only very brief calm periods in between.
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