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NURS 504 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
EXAM 2025/2026 BANK COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
d. IP is a potentially salvageable area of marginal blood flow that
surrounds a core ofischemic brain tissue ......answer.....IP is a
potentially salvageable area of marginal blood flow that surrounds
a core of ischemic brain tissue
MS is an __________ disorder diffusely involving degeneration of
_____ myelin and loss of axons. MS is described as occurring when
a previous ______ insult to the nervous system has occurred in a
genetically susceptible individual with a subsequent abnormal
immune response in the CNS. ......answer.....autoimmune, CNS,
viral
Which of the following are autoimmune disorders?
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Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Osteoporosis ......answer.....Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Acetylcholineesterase (AChE) inhibitors are an effective treatment
for myasthenia gravis because they contribute to a decreased
concentration of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction.
True or False? ......answer.....False. They contribute to an increased
concentration of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction.
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Ocular disease ......answer.....Grade I
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Generalized weakness ......answer.....Grade II
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What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Mild weakness ......answer.....Grade IIa
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Moderate weakness ......answer.....Grade IIb
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Severe generalized weakness ......answer.....Grade III
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Myasthenic crisis and respiratory failure ......answer.....Grade VI
A sudden, non-convulsive focal neurologic deficit.
An abnormal condition of the brain characterized by occlusion by
an embolus, thrombus, or cerebrovascular hemorrhage or
vasospasm, resulting in ischemia of the brain tissues normally
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perfused by the damaged vessels. ......answer.....Cerebrovascular
Accident
Think atherosclerosis and cardioembolic risks; hypercoagulability,
and migraine ......answer.....Ischemia
Think hypertension, bleeding disorders and vascular
malformations ......answer.....Intracerebral hemorrhage
Think aneurysms ......answer.....Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Most important modifiable risk factor for stroke.
......answer.....Hypertension
Cessation returns individual to the risk level of the rest of the
population after five years. ......answer.....Smoking
Age >67, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hyperhomocystinemia, elevated
C-reactive protein, male gender or a female after menopause,
NURS 504 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
EXAM 2025/2026 BANK COMPLETE 500
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS)
/ALREADY GRADED A+
d. IP is a potentially salvageable area of marginal blood flow that
surrounds a core ofischemic brain tissue ......answer.....IP is a
potentially salvageable area of marginal blood flow that surrounds
a core of ischemic brain tissue
MS is an __________ disorder diffusely involving degeneration of
_____ myelin and loss of axons. MS is described as occurring when
a previous ______ insult to the nervous system has occurred in a
genetically susceptible individual with a subsequent abnormal
immune response in the CNS. ......answer.....autoimmune, CNS,
viral
Which of the following are autoimmune disorders?
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Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Osteoporosis ......answer.....Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Acetylcholineesterase (AChE) inhibitors are an effective treatment
for myasthenia gravis because they contribute to a decreased
concentration of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction.
True or False? ......answer.....False. They contribute to an increased
concentration of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular junction.
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Ocular disease ......answer.....Grade I
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Generalized weakness ......answer.....Grade II
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What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Mild weakness ......answer.....Grade IIa
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Moderate weakness ......answer.....Grade IIb
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Severe generalized weakness ......answer.....Grade III
What grade of myasthenia gravis?
Myasthenic crisis and respiratory failure ......answer.....Grade VI
A sudden, non-convulsive focal neurologic deficit.
An abnormal condition of the brain characterized by occlusion by
an embolus, thrombus, or cerebrovascular hemorrhage or
vasospasm, resulting in ischemia of the brain tissues normally
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perfused by the damaged vessels. ......answer.....Cerebrovascular
Accident
Think atherosclerosis and cardioembolic risks; hypercoagulability,
and migraine ......answer.....Ischemia
Think hypertension, bleeding disorders and vascular
malformations ......answer.....Intracerebral hemorrhage
Think aneurysms ......answer.....Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Most important modifiable risk factor for stroke.
......answer.....Hypertension
Cessation returns individual to the risk level of the rest of the
population after five years. ......answer.....Smoking
Age >67, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hyperhomocystinemia, elevated
C-reactive protein, male gender or a female after menopause,
