NSG 550 Exam 3 2025/2026 Correctly and
Verified Answered Questions Actual Exam
(Score A)- Wilkes
What does an Ethanol test evaluate?
Alcohol impaired driving and overdose
What is the intervertebral foramen?
A foramen between 2 spinal vertebrae.
What do cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae all have in common?
They all have intervertebral foramina
Where do spinal nerves pass?
Through the foramen from spinal cord out to the rest of the body.
What is Foraminal Stenosis?
narrowing of tightening of the openings between bones in the spine.
,What happens when the foramen in the spine close in?
The nerve root passing through them can be pinched.
What can a pinched nerve lead to?
Radiculopathy
What is Radiculopathy?
Pain, numbness, and weakness in the part of the body the nerve serves.
Which test can you see Foramen?
MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine.
Where will you not see foramen?
MRI of the brain
What kind of test is a carotid artery duplex scan?
Ultrasound
,What kind of test is a CT of brain?
Xray
When is a CT of brain indicated?
When CNS disease is indicated
What can a CT of brain diagnose?
Brain tumors, infarction, bleeding, hematomas
What can you use to diagnose crain tumors, infarction, bleeding, hematomas?
CT of brain
What test should be the initial test to obtain when a stroke is suspected?
Non-contrast CT
What kind of test is a Myelography?
Xray
, What does a myelography do?
Provides radiographic visualization of the subarachnoid space of the spinal canal.
What structures can be seen with a Myelography?
Cord, nerves roots, surrounding meninges
When is a myelography indicated?
Severe back pain or localized neurologic signs that suggest narrowing of the spinal
canal.
Herniated lumbar discs, tumors, cysts.
What test would you use to identify herniated lumbar discs, tumors, cysts.
Myelography
Skull Xray: What is it used for?
Evaluation of trauma or disease
Verified Answered Questions Actual Exam
(Score A)- Wilkes
What does an Ethanol test evaluate?
Alcohol impaired driving and overdose
What is the intervertebral foramen?
A foramen between 2 spinal vertebrae.
What do cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae all have in common?
They all have intervertebral foramina
Where do spinal nerves pass?
Through the foramen from spinal cord out to the rest of the body.
What is Foraminal Stenosis?
narrowing of tightening of the openings between bones in the spine.
,What happens when the foramen in the spine close in?
The nerve root passing through them can be pinched.
What can a pinched nerve lead to?
Radiculopathy
What is Radiculopathy?
Pain, numbness, and weakness in the part of the body the nerve serves.
Which test can you see Foramen?
MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine.
Where will you not see foramen?
MRI of the brain
What kind of test is a carotid artery duplex scan?
Ultrasound
,What kind of test is a CT of brain?
Xray
When is a CT of brain indicated?
When CNS disease is indicated
What can a CT of brain diagnose?
Brain tumors, infarction, bleeding, hematomas
What can you use to diagnose crain tumors, infarction, bleeding, hematomas?
CT of brain
What test should be the initial test to obtain when a stroke is suspected?
Non-contrast CT
What kind of test is a Myelography?
Xray
, What does a myelography do?
Provides radiographic visualization of the subarachnoid space of the spinal canal.
What structures can be seen with a Myelography?
Cord, nerves roots, surrounding meninges
When is a myelography indicated?
Severe back pain or localized neurologic signs that suggest narrowing of the spinal
canal.
Herniated lumbar discs, tumors, cysts.
What test would you use to identify herniated lumbar discs, tumors, cysts.
Myelography
Skull Xray: What is it used for?
Evaluation of trauma or disease
