ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY AND
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
CLINICAL PRACTICE 1ST EDITION NANCY
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⩥ When a child bumps their head, the parent tells the child to rub it. Or
when arm is rubbed before a needle stick. This is an example of which
of the following? Answer: Gate Theory of Pain (changes perception of
how things go in and out)
⩥ What do you see when a patient is in REM? Answer: Deep sleep,
muscles are flaccid, "paralysis"
⩥ What will help with restless leg syndrome? Answer: Has a genetic
component/family history
⩥ Findings on someone who has an optic disk that is more pale Answer:
Decreased blood flow and pressure from glaucoma
⩥ Macular degeneration Answer: Tunnel vision, can't see clearly
, ⩥ What might a patient with glaucoma present with? Answer: Eye pain,
blurry vision, glare, Always knowing which patient to triage first,
Prioritize patient with sudden change in vision
⩥ In patients who have lose retina and cause visual disturbances, Think
shock first Answer:
⩥ Someone who has central vestibular disorders Answer: Gait will be
affected
⩥ When people have epilepsy, medications work by Answer: Blocking
fast sodium channels to block seizure activity
⩥ Important for neuro exams to have patients first: Answer: Close their
eyes, test their sensation not their perception,
⩥ What kind of pain do patients feel when there is damage to nerve
fibers and pathways Answer: Sharp, shooting, intermittent, "shock like"
pain
⩥ Which of the following disorders does not result in an increase in a
neuronal membrane excitability? Answer: Things that don't cause
hyperreflexia: lower motor neuron lesions (causes hyporeflexia)
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ESSENTIALS FOR
CLINICAL PRACTICE 1ST EDITION NANCY
ALL CHAPTERS CERTIFICATION PAPER
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ When a child bumps their head, the parent tells the child to rub it. Or
when arm is rubbed before a needle stick. This is an example of which
of the following? Answer: Gate Theory of Pain (changes perception of
how things go in and out)
⩥ What do you see when a patient is in REM? Answer: Deep sleep,
muscles are flaccid, "paralysis"
⩥ What will help with restless leg syndrome? Answer: Has a genetic
component/family history
⩥ Findings on someone who has an optic disk that is more pale Answer:
Decreased blood flow and pressure from glaucoma
⩥ Macular degeneration Answer: Tunnel vision, can't see clearly
, ⩥ What might a patient with glaucoma present with? Answer: Eye pain,
blurry vision, glare, Always knowing which patient to triage first,
Prioritize patient with sudden change in vision
⩥ In patients who have lose retina and cause visual disturbances, Think
shock first Answer:
⩥ Someone who has central vestibular disorders Answer: Gait will be
affected
⩥ When people have epilepsy, medications work by Answer: Blocking
fast sodium channels to block seizure activity
⩥ Important for neuro exams to have patients first: Answer: Close their
eyes, test their sensation not their perception,
⩥ What kind of pain do patients feel when there is damage to nerve
fibers and pathways Answer: Sharp, shooting, intermittent, "shock like"
pain
⩥ Which of the following disorders does not result in an increase in a
neuronal membrane excitability? Answer: Things that don't cause
hyperreflexia: lower motor neuron lesions (causes hyporeflexia)
