NURS 504 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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A patient cuts A-delta fibers
his finger. Which
fibers transmit
the pain signal?
,Where is the Substantia gelatinosa
gate located
that is referred
to in the gate
control theory
of pain?
Massage A-beta fibers
therapy relieves
pain by
stimulating the
_____ that close
the pain gate.
When caring for Increased heart rate and respiratory
a person who rate with diaphoresis
has had pain for
3 days, what
physiologic
signs of pain
would a nurse
expect to find?
Which is a A smooth increase in rate and
description of depth followed by a gradual
Cheyne-Stokes smooth decrease in rate and depth
respirations?
,Which is a Apnea
characteristic of
brainstem
death?
Which Consciousness is impaired as well
description is as the ability to respond to
consistent with a exogenous stimuli
complex partial
seizure?
The body Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
compensates to
a rise in
intracranial
pressure by first
displacing:
What pathologic Atrophy of neurons in the substantia
alteration nigra that produce dopamine
produces
tremors at rest,
rigidity, akinesia,
and postural
abnormalities?
, Which Alzheimer disease
neurologic
disorder is
characterized
by cortical
nerve cell
processes that
have become
twisted and
dilated?
A blunt force Occipital lobe
injury to the
forehead would
result in a
contrecoup
injury to the _____
region.
What damage is Diffuse cerebral disconnection from
most likely to the reticular activating system
occur to the
brain in a classic
cerebral
concussion
(grade IV)?
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Terms in this set (508)
A patient cuts A-delta fibers
his finger. Which
fibers transmit
the pain signal?
,Where is the Substantia gelatinosa
gate located
that is referred
to in the gate
control theory
of pain?
Massage A-beta fibers
therapy relieves
pain by
stimulating the
_____ that close
the pain gate.
When caring for Increased heart rate and respiratory
a person who rate with diaphoresis
has had pain for
3 days, what
physiologic
signs of pain
would a nurse
expect to find?
Which is a A smooth increase in rate and
description of depth followed by a gradual
Cheyne-Stokes smooth decrease in rate and depth
respirations?
,Which is a Apnea
characteristic of
brainstem
death?
Which Consciousness is impaired as well
description is as the ability to respond to
consistent with a exogenous stimuli
complex partial
seizure?
The body Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
compensates to
a rise in
intracranial
pressure by first
displacing:
What pathologic Atrophy of neurons in the substantia
alteration nigra that produce dopamine
produces
tremors at rest,
rigidity, akinesia,
and postural
abnormalities?
, Which Alzheimer disease
neurologic
disorder is
characterized
by cortical
nerve cell
processes that
have become
twisted and
dilated?
A blunt force Occipital lobe
injury to the
forehead would
result in a
contrecoup
injury to the _____
region.
What damage is Diffuse cerebral disconnection from
most likely to the reticular activating system
occur to the
brain in a classic
cerebral
concussion
(grade IV)?
