NSG 530 Exam 4 (Latest )
Advanced Pathophysiology Questions and
Verified Answers 100% Correct (Grade A )-
Wilkes
A patient is diagnosed with a meningioma. The most likely site of the tumor is the:
(select all that apply)
A. sella turcica.
B. olfactory groove.
C. tuberculum sellae.
D. sphenoidal wing.
E. cerebellopontine angle. - correct answer A. sella turcica.
B. olfactory groove.
C. tuberculum sellae.
D. sphenoidal wing.
E. cerebellopontine angle.
,A cause of a cerebral aneurysm includes: (select all that apply)
A. arteriosclerosis.
B. heroin abuse.
C. congenital anomaly.
D. trauma.
E. cocaine abuse. - correct answer A. arteriosclerosis. .
C. congenital anomaly.
D. trauma.
E. cocaine abuse.
It is TRUE that the specificity theory of pain:
A. focuses on the attention of pain.
B. focuses on previous experience of pain.
C. relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft
tissue injury.
,D. relates to the emotions exhibited toward pain. - correct answer C. relates the
amount of pain to the amount of
soft tissue injury.
Which pair of structures regulates the complex emotional responses to pain?
A. Frontal and cerebellar lobes
B. Limbic and reticular system
C. Thalamus and brainstem
D. Midbrain and nuclei of thalamus - correct answer B. Limbic and reticular system
Which activity has been documented to increase the levels of circulating endogenous
endorphins?
A. Cough
B. Stress
C. Sleep
D. Pain - correct answer B. Stress
, The appropriate definition of perceptual dominance is:
A. the duration of time or intensity of pain before overt
pain responses are initiated.
B. pain at one location that may cause an increase in
threshold at another location.
C. repeated exposure to a pain stimulus.
D. the point at which pain is perceived. - correct answer B. pain at one location that
may cause an
increase in threshold at another location.
The appropriate term for pain that is present in an area distant from its point of origin
is:
A. acute pain.
B. chronic pain.
C. referred pain.
Advanced Pathophysiology Questions and
Verified Answers 100% Correct (Grade A )-
Wilkes
A patient is diagnosed with a meningioma. The most likely site of the tumor is the:
(select all that apply)
A. sella turcica.
B. olfactory groove.
C. tuberculum sellae.
D. sphenoidal wing.
E. cerebellopontine angle. - correct answer A. sella turcica.
B. olfactory groove.
C. tuberculum sellae.
D. sphenoidal wing.
E. cerebellopontine angle.
,A cause of a cerebral aneurysm includes: (select all that apply)
A. arteriosclerosis.
B. heroin abuse.
C. congenital anomaly.
D. trauma.
E. cocaine abuse. - correct answer A. arteriosclerosis. .
C. congenital anomaly.
D. trauma.
E. cocaine abuse.
It is TRUE that the specificity theory of pain:
A. focuses on the attention of pain.
B. focuses on previous experience of pain.
C. relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft
tissue injury.
,D. relates to the emotions exhibited toward pain. - correct answer C. relates the
amount of pain to the amount of
soft tissue injury.
Which pair of structures regulates the complex emotional responses to pain?
A. Frontal and cerebellar lobes
B. Limbic and reticular system
C. Thalamus and brainstem
D. Midbrain and nuclei of thalamus - correct answer B. Limbic and reticular system
Which activity has been documented to increase the levels of circulating endogenous
endorphins?
A. Cough
B. Stress
C. Sleep
D. Pain - correct answer B. Stress
, The appropriate definition of perceptual dominance is:
A. the duration of time or intensity of pain before overt
pain responses are initiated.
B. pain at one location that may cause an increase in
threshold at another location.
C. repeated exposure to a pain stimulus.
D. the point at which pain is perceived. - correct answer B. pain at one location that
may cause an
increase in threshold at another location.
The appropriate term for pain that is present in an area distant from its point of origin
is:
A. acute pain.
B. chronic pain.
C. referred pain.
