Nsg 5003 Exam Questions With Answers
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1. Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a: Crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing,
followed by a period of apnea
2. Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that com-
press which of the brain's anatomic locations: Vestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
3. Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the: Develop-
ment of cerebral hypoxia
4. What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the
arm and extends to the leg: Focal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
5. Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock: Gradual return of spinal
reflexes
6. Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in: Reduced levels of consciousness
7. What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal
cord injury above T6 that is producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as
piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion: Autonomic hyperreflexia
8. Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of
sweating: The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the sympathetic nervous
system
9. What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis-
: Demyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
10. Spinal cord injuries most likely occur in which region: Cervical and thoracic-lumbar
11. The most likely rationale for body temperature fluctuations after cervical
spinal cord injury is that the person has: Sustain sympathetic nervous system damage resulting in
disturbed thermal control
12. A man who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly
develops severe hypertension and bradycardia. He reports severe head pain
and blurred vision. The most likely explanation for these clinical manifestations
is that he is: Developing autonomic hyperreflexia
13. Multiple sclerosis is best described as an: Central nervous system demyelination, possibly from
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1. Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a: Crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing,
followed by a period of apnea
2. Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that com-
press which of the brain's anatomic locations: Vestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
3. Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the: Develop-
ment of cerebral hypoxia
4. What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the
arm and extends to the leg: Focal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
5. Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock: Gradual return of spinal
reflexes
6. Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in: Reduced levels of consciousness
7. What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal
cord injury above T6 that is producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as
piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion: Autonomic hyperreflexia
8. Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of
sweating: The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the sympathetic nervous
system
9. What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis-
: Demyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
10. Spinal cord injuries most likely occur in which region: Cervical and thoracic-lumbar
11. The most likely rationale for body temperature fluctuations after cervical
spinal cord injury is that the person has: Sustain sympathetic nervous system damage resulting in
disturbed thermal control
12. A man who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly
develops severe hypertension and bradycardia. He reports severe head pain
and blurred vision. The most likely explanation for these clinical manifestations
is that he is: Developing autonomic hyperreflexia
13. Multiple sclerosis is best described as an: Central nervous system demyelination, possibly from
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