NR 325 Final ExamWITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

NR 325 Final Exam
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS




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Cognitive function
Mobility
Intracranial regulation
Gas exchange
Perfusion




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, Anticipate changes in
-Memory
-Vision
-Hearing
Gerontologic considerations: Nervous
-Taste
system
-Smell
-Muscle strength
-Reaction time
-Position sense

CT
MRI
Angiography
Nervous system diagnostic studies Electroencephalography
Nerve conduction
Lumbar puncture
Evaluate CSF fluid

Degenerative diseases
Tumors
Trauma
Primary causes of acquired brain injury Stroke
Hypoxia/anoxia
Alcohol related and other toxins
Infection

Multiple sclerosis
Huntington's disease
Degenerative diseases causing brain injury
Parkinson's disease
Alzheimer's disease

-ICP = Pressure in the brain confined within the skull
-When the brain becomes injured it swells due to inflamed brain tissue, blood, and
Increased intracranial pressure
CSF
-The skull cannot expand and increased pressure is placed on delicate brain tissue

a neurologic scale used to assess level of consciousness
Glasgow coma scale -Score from 3-15
-coma = 3-8

Eyes opening
Glasgow coma scale categories Verbal Response
Motor response

1: none
2: to pain
Eyes opening scale
3: to voice
4: spontaneously

1. none
2. abnormal extension
3. abnormal flexion
Motor response scale
4. withdraws from pain
5. localises to pain
6. obeys command




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