NUR2063 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
What is multiple sclerosis? - Answer-A disease in which the immune system eats away
at the protective covering of nerves.
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure? - Answer-level of consciousness
When does cerebral palsy occur? - Answer-before, during, or after birth (up to 3 years)
What is the most sensitive indication of altered brain function - Answer-altered level of
consciousness
What are the characteristics of Parkinson's Disease - Answer-Decreased dopamine
levels, slowed speech and movements, shuffle steps
What are encephalitis and meningitis - Answer-Encephalitis - Inflammation of the brain.
Meningitis - Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal
cord.
How do you prevent further damage in a spinal cord injury - Answer-Immobilization of
the spine
Mechanism of injury in spinal cord injury - Answer-Frequent twisting of the neck
What are the physiological causes of increased intracranial pressure - Answer-
Compression, inflammation and decreased perfusion
What is the cause of CVA and the gold standard for diagnosis - Answer-ischemic or
hemorrhagic stroke due to lack of blood flow to the brain; CT scan is gold standard
What is reperfusion injury? - Answer-Return of oxygen and inflammatory cells may lead
to free radical generation, further damaging myocytes
What kind of seizure is the result of abnormal neuronal firing on both sides of the brain -
Answer-Generalized seizure. (Grand-Mal Seizure)
, What is the process of moving air into the lungs called - Answer-ventilation
Clinical manifestations of a patient with acute respiratory failure - Answer-Hypoxia and
hypercapnia - dyspnea, shallow breathing, frothy sputum, hypotension
What are the findings in hypoventilation - Answer-Low O2 and high CO2
Who is at risk for pneumonia - Answer-immunocompromised and hospital patients
What are the signs and symptoms of exercise induced asthma - Answer-Coughing,
wheezing, dyspnea, fatigue during exercise
Signs and symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis - Answer-Freq resp infections, inability to gain
wt, positive sweat electrolyte test, rales, wheezing, productive large amounts of mucoid,
may have hemoptysis
What are the three parts of Virchow's triad for risk for pulmonary emboli - Answer-
Venous stasis, endothelial wall damage, hypercoagulability
What is a pulmonary embolism and what is the primary cause - Answer-Emboli that
originates in the venous circulation that travels to the right side of the heart and then on
to the pulmonary circulation.
Caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs (DVT) or,
rarely, from veins in other parts of the body.
How is TB transmitted? - Answer-airborne droplets
Signs and symptoms of COPD - Answer-Cough, sputum production, dyspnea,
prolonged expiration, barrel chest, activity intolerance.
What is the cause of a barrel chest - Answer-Occurs when the lungs become chronically
overinflated with air, forcing the rib cage to stay expanded for long periods of time.
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - Answer-Increased heart
rate, tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia
What is homeostasis? - Answer-The body's ability to maintain a stable internal
environment
What is the function of ribosomes? - Answer-protein synthesis
Difference between a sign and a symptom - Answer-A symptom is any subjective
evidence of disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
PASSED
What is multiple sclerosis? - Answer-A disease in which the immune system eats away
at the protective covering of nerves.
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure? - Answer-level of consciousness
When does cerebral palsy occur? - Answer-before, during, or after birth (up to 3 years)
What is the most sensitive indication of altered brain function - Answer-altered level of
consciousness
What are the characteristics of Parkinson's Disease - Answer-Decreased dopamine
levels, slowed speech and movements, shuffle steps
What are encephalitis and meningitis - Answer-Encephalitis - Inflammation of the brain.
Meningitis - Inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal
cord.
How do you prevent further damage in a spinal cord injury - Answer-Immobilization of
the spine
Mechanism of injury in spinal cord injury - Answer-Frequent twisting of the neck
What are the physiological causes of increased intracranial pressure - Answer-
Compression, inflammation and decreased perfusion
What is the cause of CVA and the gold standard for diagnosis - Answer-ischemic or
hemorrhagic stroke due to lack of blood flow to the brain; CT scan is gold standard
What is reperfusion injury? - Answer-Return of oxygen and inflammatory cells may lead
to free radical generation, further damaging myocytes
What kind of seizure is the result of abnormal neuronal firing on both sides of the brain -
Answer-Generalized seizure. (Grand-Mal Seizure)
, What is the process of moving air into the lungs called - Answer-ventilation
Clinical manifestations of a patient with acute respiratory failure - Answer-Hypoxia and
hypercapnia - dyspnea, shallow breathing, frothy sputum, hypotension
What are the findings in hypoventilation - Answer-Low O2 and high CO2
Who is at risk for pneumonia - Answer-immunocompromised and hospital patients
What are the signs and symptoms of exercise induced asthma - Answer-Coughing,
wheezing, dyspnea, fatigue during exercise
Signs and symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis - Answer-Freq resp infections, inability to gain
wt, positive sweat electrolyte test, rales, wheezing, productive large amounts of mucoid,
may have hemoptysis
What are the three parts of Virchow's triad for risk for pulmonary emboli - Answer-
Venous stasis, endothelial wall damage, hypercoagulability
What is a pulmonary embolism and what is the primary cause - Answer-Emboli that
originates in the venous circulation that travels to the right side of the heart and then on
to the pulmonary circulation.
Caused by blood clots that travel to the lungs from deep veins in the legs (DVT) or,
rarely, from veins in other parts of the body.
How is TB transmitted? - Answer-airborne droplets
Signs and symptoms of COPD - Answer-Cough, sputum production, dyspnea,
prolonged expiration, barrel chest, activity intolerance.
What is the cause of a barrel chest - Answer-Occurs when the lungs become chronically
overinflated with air, forcing the rib cage to stay expanded for long periods of time.
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - Answer-Increased heart
rate, tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia
What is homeostasis? - Answer-The body's ability to maintain a stable internal
environment
What is the function of ribosomes? - Answer-protein synthesis
Difference between a sign and a symptom - Answer-A symptom is any subjective
evidence of disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease
