NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK 7 EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK
7 EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
2026
FOCUS: Neurologic Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases,
Stroke, Seizures, Increased Intracranial Pressure, and
Neuromuscular Disorders
Questions 1–10
1. A patient develops sudden right-sided weakness and aphasia. The most likely
diagnosis is:
A. Migraine
B. Ischemic stroke involving the left hemisphere
C. Bell palsy
D. Multiple sclerosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Aphasia typically indicates dominant (usually left) hemisphere involvement.
2. Which mechanism causes most ischemic strokes?
A. Cerebral vasospasm
B. Thrombotic or embolic arterial occlusion
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Brain tumor compression
Answer: B
3. The ischemic penumbra refers to:
, NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK 7 EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
A. Area of irreversible infarction
B. Region of potentially salvageable tissue surrounding infarction
C. Brainstem tissue
D. Area of hemorrhage
Answer: B
4. Which patient is at highest risk for embolic stroke?
A. Asthma
B. Atrial fibrillation
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Osteoarthritis
Answer: B
5. The most important modifiable risk factor for stroke is:
A. Hypertension
B. Eye color
C. Gender
D. Height
Answer: A
6. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) reduces:
A. Cerebral perfusion pressure
B. Oxygen saturation
C. Serum sodium
D. Hemoglobin
Answer: A
7. Normal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is calculated as:
A. MAP − ICP
B. ICP − MAP
NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK
7 EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALE
2026
FOCUS: Neurologic Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases,
Stroke, Seizures, Increased Intracranial Pressure, and
Neuromuscular Disorders
Questions 1–10
1. A patient develops sudden right-sided weakness and aphasia. The most likely
diagnosis is:
A. Migraine
B. Ischemic stroke involving the left hemisphere
C. Bell palsy
D. Multiple sclerosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Aphasia typically indicates dominant (usually left) hemisphere involvement.
2. Which mechanism causes most ischemic strokes?
A. Cerebral vasospasm
B. Thrombotic or embolic arterial occlusion
C. Intracranial hemorrhage
D. Brain tumor compression
Answer: B
3. The ischemic penumbra refers to:
, NR507 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK 7 EXAM CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY
A. Area of irreversible infarction
B. Region of potentially salvageable tissue surrounding infarction
C. Brainstem tissue
D. Area of hemorrhage
Answer: B
4. Which patient is at highest risk for embolic stroke?
A. Asthma
B. Atrial fibrillation
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Osteoarthritis
Answer: B
5. The most important modifiable risk factor for stroke is:
A. Hypertension
B. Eye color
C. Gender
D. Height
Answer: A
6. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) reduces:
A. Cerebral perfusion pressure
B. Oxygen saturation
C. Serum sodium
D. Hemoglobin
Answer: A
7. Normal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is calculated as:
A. MAP − ICP
B. ICP − MAP
