HESI: NUR209 Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions
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A 23-year-old patient is hit in the temporal portion
of his skull during an altercation. Although he
initially loses consciousness, he soon awakens and is
conversant. Three hours later he is experiencing
vomiting, drowsiness, and confusion. These
symptoms are most likely related to which type of
brain injury?
A. Diffuse axonal
B. Intracerebral
C. Subdural
D. Epidural ANSWERD. Epidural
The classic presentation of an epidural hematoma is
a person hit in the temporal area with damage to
the middle meningeal artery. The patient will lose
consciousness at the time of injury, but there may
be a period where consciousness is regained. The
patient will then become more confused and
,HESI: NUR209 Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions
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drowsy. This scenario is not typical with the other
types of brain injury.
A 6-year-old has just recovered from streptococcal
pharyngitis. Which statement regarding this child's
acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is true?
A. Antibody-antigen complexes of IgM, IgG, and IgA
are deposited.
B. The exact mechanism of immune complexes is
unknown.
C. There is decreased vascular permeability.
D. No signs of inflammation are present. ANSWERB.
The exact mechanism of immune complexes is
unknown.
The exact mechanism is unknown, and there are
signs of inflammation and glomerular injury and
increased vascular permeability.
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A basic neural system to cognitive function would
include: Select all that apply.
A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
D. sensory systems.
E. language systems. ANSWERA. attentional
systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
E. language systems.
In this case, sensory systems are not related to
cognitive function.
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A biochemical substance that attracts leukocytes to
the site of inflammation is a(n):
A. carboxypeptidase.
B. chemotactic factor.
C. fibrin.
D. opsonin. ANSWERB. chemotactic factor.
The three different ways the complement pathway
may be activated include classical, lectin, and
alternative. The antigen-antibody complex is the
beginning of the activation of the classical system.
The antigen and antibody react, initiating the
complement system.
The appropriate term for fragments of burning or
unburned pieces of gunpowder that are embedded
in the epidermis is:
A. exit wound.
and Verified Answers NUR209
A 23-year-old patient is hit in the temporal portion
of his skull during an altercation. Although he
initially loses consciousness, he soon awakens and is
conversant. Three hours later he is experiencing
vomiting, drowsiness, and confusion. These
symptoms are most likely related to which type of
brain injury?
A. Diffuse axonal
B. Intracerebral
C. Subdural
D. Epidural ANSWERD. Epidural
The classic presentation of an epidural hematoma is
a person hit in the temporal area with damage to
the middle meningeal artery. The patient will lose
consciousness at the time of injury, but there may
be a period where consciousness is regained. The
patient will then become more confused and
,HESI: NUR209 Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions
and Verified Answers NUR209
drowsy. This scenario is not typical with the other
types of brain injury.
A 6-year-old has just recovered from streptococcal
pharyngitis. Which statement regarding this child's
acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is true?
A. Antibody-antigen complexes of IgM, IgG, and IgA
are deposited.
B. The exact mechanism of immune complexes is
unknown.
C. There is decreased vascular permeability.
D. No signs of inflammation are present. ANSWERB.
The exact mechanism of immune complexes is
unknown.
The exact mechanism is unknown, and there are
signs of inflammation and glomerular injury and
increased vascular permeability.
,HESI: NUR209 Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions
and Verified Answers NUR209
A basic neural system to cognitive function would
include: Select all that apply.
A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
D. sensory systems.
E. language systems. ANSWERA. attentional
systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
E. language systems.
In this case, sensory systems are not related to
cognitive function.
, HESI: NUR209 Medical-Surgical Nursing II | Questions
and Verified Answers NUR209
A biochemical substance that attracts leukocytes to
the site of inflammation is a(n):
A. carboxypeptidase.
B. chemotactic factor.
C. fibrin.
D. opsonin. ANSWERB. chemotactic factor.
The three different ways the complement pathway
may be activated include classical, lectin, and
alternative. The antigen-antibody complex is the
beginning of the activation of the classical system.
The antigen and antibody react, initiating the
complement system.
The appropriate term for fragments of burning or
unburned pieces of gunpowder that are embedded
in the epidermis is:
A. exit wound.
