Pathophysiology Exam 4
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1. A client has a seizure disorder. When the client expe- prodroma
riences symptoms such as headache, malaise, and a
sense of depression, which term should the nurse use
to describe these symptoms?
2. A client is diagnosed with Parkinson disease. Which Flexed, forward leaning
clinical manifestation will the nurse expect to observe? posture
3. Which classic clinical manifestations will the nurse ob- dysarthria, dysphagia,
serve in a client diagnosed with Parkinson disease? bradykinesia
Select all that apply
4. Which type of movement will the nurse expect to ob- asterixis
serve in a client diagnosed with hepatic encephalopa-
thy?
5. Upon assessment of a client, the nurse finds perma- dementia
nent progressive loss of memory, orientation, judg-
ment, and problem-solving ability. The nurse is caring
for which client?
6. Which client is most at risk for the sudden develop- The client that was pre-
ment of secondary parkinsonism? scribed a neuroleptic
medication.
7. Which symptom supports the nurse's suspicion that muscle fatigue
a patient with a neuromuscular junction disorder has
myasthenia gravis?
8. While assessing a patient, the nurse finds that the Guillain-Barré syndrome
patient has paresis of the legs, paralysis of the eye
muscles, and respiratory insufficiency. The laboratory
reports indicate that the patient has respiratory viral
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infection. What condition should the nurse anticipate
to find in the patient?
9. The nurse is assessing a patient with a history of spinal HR 32bpm, BP 240/110
shock. After assessing the patient, the nurse finds that
the patient has developed dysreflexia. Which findings
support the nurse's opinion? Select all that apply.
10. Which information indicates the nurse has a correct Immunologic demyelina-
understanding of the causes for the development of tion of axons in the central
sensory and motor symptoms in clients with multiple nervous system
sclerosis?
11. Which client does the nurse most closely monitor for a An elderly client who fell
chronic subdural hematoma?
12. A client was injured 6 weeks ago in a diving accident Autonomic hyperreflexia
and has been diagnosed with a spinal cord injury at the
level of the fourth cervical vertebra. The client starts to
have a pounding headache, bradycardia, and sweating
above the level of the lesion. Which complication does
the nurse suspect?
13. A nurse is administering recombinant tissue plasmino- A client with thrombotic
gen activator (rtPA). The nurse is caring for which stroke within 3 hours of
client? symptom onset
14. A client is 64 years old and has experienced a he- Hypertension and cerebral
morrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Based on aneurysm
the pathophysiology of a hemorrhagic cerebrovascu-
lar disease, a nurse should anticipate finding that the
client had which risk factors?
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1. A client has a seizure disorder. When the client expe- prodroma
riences symptoms such as headache, malaise, and a
sense of depression, which term should the nurse use
to describe these symptoms?
2. A client is diagnosed with Parkinson disease. Which Flexed, forward leaning
clinical manifestation will the nurse expect to observe? posture
3. Which classic clinical manifestations will the nurse ob- dysarthria, dysphagia,
serve in a client diagnosed with Parkinson disease? bradykinesia
Select all that apply
4. Which type of movement will the nurse expect to ob- asterixis
serve in a client diagnosed with hepatic encephalopa-
thy?
5. Upon assessment of a client, the nurse finds perma- dementia
nent progressive loss of memory, orientation, judg-
ment, and problem-solving ability. The nurse is caring
for which client?
6. Which client is most at risk for the sudden develop- The client that was pre-
ment of secondary parkinsonism? scribed a neuroleptic
medication.
7. Which symptom supports the nurse's suspicion that muscle fatigue
a patient with a neuromuscular junction disorder has
myasthenia gravis?
8. While assessing a patient, the nurse finds that the Guillain-Barré syndrome
patient has paresis of the legs, paralysis of the eye
muscles, and respiratory insufficiency. The laboratory
reports indicate that the patient has respiratory viral
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infection. What condition should the nurse anticipate
to find in the patient?
9. The nurse is assessing a patient with a history of spinal HR 32bpm, BP 240/110
shock. After assessing the patient, the nurse finds that
the patient has developed dysreflexia. Which findings
support the nurse's opinion? Select all that apply.
10. Which information indicates the nurse has a correct Immunologic demyelina-
understanding of the causes for the development of tion of axons in the central
sensory and motor symptoms in clients with multiple nervous system
sclerosis?
11. Which client does the nurse most closely monitor for a An elderly client who fell
chronic subdural hematoma?
12. A client was injured 6 weeks ago in a diving accident Autonomic hyperreflexia
and has been diagnosed with a spinal cord injury at the
level of the fourth cervical vertebra. The client starts to
have a pounding headache, bradycardia, and sweating
above the level of the lesion. Which complication does
the nurse suspect?
13. A nurse is administering recombinant tissue plasmino- A client with thrombotic
gen activator (rtPA). The nurse is caring for which stroke within 3 hours of
client? symptom onset
14. A client is 64 years old and has experienced a he- Hypertension and cerebral
morrhagic cerebrovascular accident (CVA). Based on aneurysm
the pathophysiology of a hemorrhagic cerebrovascu-
lar disease, a nurse should anticipate finding that the
client had which risk factors?
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