HUMAN ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
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350 QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED
WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK TOP RATED VERSION FOR
2024
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2025 |BRAND NEW!!{REVISED}
Which cerebral vascular hemorrhage causes meningeal irritation, photophobia, and positive
Kernig and Brudzinski signs? - ANSWER>>subarachnoid
Which clinical finding is considered a diagnostic indicator for an arteriovenous malformation
(AVM)? - ANSWER>>Systolic bruit over the carotid artery is a diagnostic indicator
A right hemisphere embolic CVA has resulted in left-sided paralysis and reduced sensation of
the left foot and leg. Which cerebral artery is most likely affected by the emboli? -
ANSWER>>Anterior cerebral
What are the initial clinical manifestations immediately noted after a spinal cord injury -
ANSWER>>Bladder incontinence,
Flaccid paralysis,
Loss of deep tendon reflexes
What indicates that spinal shock is terminating? - ANSWER>>when reflex emptying of the
bladder occurs
In children, how are most intracranial tumors located? - ANSWER>>infratentorially
Autonomic hyperreflexia-induced bradycardia is a result of stimulation of... - ANSWER>>carotid
sinus to the vagus nerve to the sinoatrial node
Stenic plaques - ANSWER>>Most commonly found at branches of arteries
, A patient is in status epilepticus. In addition to giving medication to stop the seizures, what
would the healthcare professional place highest priority on? - ANSWER>>Highest priority is
providing oxygen
What is the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor? - ANSWER>>Most
common is astrocytoma
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a spinal cord injury at T5. The patient
exhibits severe hypertension, a heart rate of 32 beats/min, and sweating above the spinal cord
lesion. How does the professional chart this event? - ANSWER>>Autonomic hyperreflexia
A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community education project to help
prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would the professional most likely volunteer for? -
ANSWER>>Teaching older adults how to prevent trip-and-fall events
Microinfarcts resulting in pure motor or pure sensory deficits are the result of which type of
stroke? - ANSWER>>Lacunar stroke
Which clinical manifestations are characteristic of cluster headaches? - ANSWER>>Pain lasting
from 20 to 120 min
Severe unilateral tearing
A patient who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly develops severe
headache and blurred vision. What should the healthcare professional do? - ANSWER>>Take
the patient's blood pressure and pulse.
Spinal cord injuries occur most frequently in which region? - ANSWER>>Cervical and thoracic
lumbar
Explain what a seizure is... - ANSWER>>Sudden, transient disruption in brain electrical function
caused by abnormal excessive discharges of cortical neurons
Which vascular malformation is characterized by arteries that feed directly into veins through
vascular tangles of abnormal vessels? - ANSWER>>Arteriovenous malformation
In adults, how are most intracranial tumors located? - ANSWER>>Most commonly located
supratentorially
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350 QUESTIONS
AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS ALREADY A
GRADED
WITH EXPERT FEEDBACK TOP RATED VERSION FOR
2024
-
2025 |BRAND NEW!!{REVISED}
Which cerebral vascular hemorrhage causes meningeal irritation, photophobia, and positive
Kernig and Brudzinski signs? - ANSWER>>subarachnoid
Which clinical finding is considered a diagnostic indicator for an arteriovenous malformation
(AVM)? - ANSWER>>Systolic bruit over the carotid artery is a diagnostic indicator
A right hemisphere embolic CVA has resulted in left-sided paralysis and reduced sensation of
the left foot and leg. Which cerebral artery is most likely affected by the emboli? -
ANSWER>>Anterior cerebral
What are the initial clinical manifestations immediately noted after a spinal cord injury -
ANSWER>>Bladder incontinence,
Flaccid paralysis,
Loss of deep tendon reflexes
What indicates that spinal shock is terminating? - ANSWER>>when reflex emptying of the
bladder occurs
In children, how are most intracranial tumors located? - ANSWER>>infratentorially
Autonomic hyperreflexia-induced bradycardia is a result of stimulation of... - ANSWER>>carotid
sinus to the vagus nerve to the sinoatrial node
Stenic plaques - ANSWER>>Most commonly found at branches of arteries
, A patient is in status epilepticus. In addition to giving medication to stop the seizures, what
would the healthcare professional place highest priority on? - ANSWER>>Highest priority is
providing oxygen
What is the most common primary central nervous system (CNS) tumor? - ANSWER>>Most
common is astrocytoma
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a spinal cord injury at T5. The patient
exhibits severe hypertension, a heart rate of 32 beats/min, and sweating above the spinal cord
lesion. How does the professional chart this event? - ANSWER>>Autonomic hyperreflexia
A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community education project to help
prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would the professional most likely volunteer for? -
ANSWER>>Teaching older adults how to prevent trip-and-fall events
Microinfarcts resulting in pure motor or pure sensory deficits are the result of which type of
stroke? - ANSWER>>Lacunar stroke
Which clinical manifestations are characteristic of cluster headaches? - ANSWER>>Pain lasting
from 20 to 120 min
Severe unilateral tearing
A patient who sustained a cervical spinal cord injury 2 days ago suddenly develops severe
headache and blurred vision. What should the healthcare professional do? - ANSWER>>Take
the patient's blood pressure and pulse.
Spinal cord injuries occur most frequently in which region? - ANSWER>>Cervical and thoracic
lumbar
Explain what a seizure is... - ANSWER>>Sudden, transient disruption in brain electrical function
caused by abnormal excessive discharges of cortical neurons
Which vascular malformation is characterized by arteries that feed directly into veins through
vascular tangles of abnormal vessels? - ANSWER>>Arteriovenous malformation
In adults, how are most intracranial tumors located? - ANSWER>>Most commonly located
supratentorially
