NRSG 2300 final-Questions and Answers |
2025/26 Update | 100% Correct
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure?
eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Decorticate posturing
characterized by upper extremities flexed at the elbows and held closely to the body and lower
extremities that are externally rotated and extended. occurs when the brainstem is not inhibited
by the motor function of the cerebral cortex.
- arms into core
- common in football
Decerebrate posturing
posturing in which the neck is extended with jaw clenched; arms are pronated, extended, and
close to the sides; legs are extended straight out; more ominous sign of brain stem damage.
Most Severe.
- not expected to survive
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
an irregular pattern of breathing characterized by alternating rapid or shallow respiration
followed by slower respiration or apnea
Meningitis
, inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord
- can be contagious or non contagious
Meningitis s/s
fever, headache, stiff neck, N/V, photophobia, altered mental status, kernig's sign, Brudzinski's
sign
Kernig's sign
Patient supine, doctor flexes the hip and knee to 90/90 position and then attempts to extend knee.
+ = knee cannot be fully flexed
Brudzinski's sign
flexion of the neck causes both legs to flex
Tests for meningitis
EEG, cerebral angiography, CT, PET, MRI, Doppler, spinal tap, and more
S/S of ICP
Altered LOC
N/V
Sensitivity to light
seizures
speech
vision changes
hyperthermia (if the hypothalamus is affected)
2025/26 Update | 100% Correct
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure?
eye opening, verbal response, motor response
Decorticate posturing
characterized by upper extremities flexed at the elbows and held closely to the body and lower
extremities that are externally rotated and extended. occurs when the brainstem is not inhibited
by the motor function of the cerebral cortex.
- arms into core
- common in football
Decerebrate posturing
posturing in which the neck is extended with jaw clenched; arms are pronated, extended, and
close to the sides; legs are extended straight out; more ominous sign of brain stem damage.
Most Severe.
- not expected to survive
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
an irregular pattern of breathing characterized by alternating rapid or shallow respiration
followed by slower respiration or apnea
Meningitis
, inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord
- can be contagious or non contagious
Meningitis s/s
fever, headache, stiff neck, N/V, photophobia, altered mental status, kernig's sign, Brudzinski's
sign
Kernig's sign
Patient supine, doctor flexes the hip and knee to 90/90 position and then attempts to extend knee.
+ = knee cannot be fully flexed
Brudzinski's sign
flexion of the neck causes both legs to flex
Tests for meningitis
EEG, cerebral angiography, CT, PET, MRI, Doppler, spinal tap, and more
S/S of ICP
Altered LOC
N/V
Sensitivity to light
seizures
speech
vision changes
hyperthermia (if the hypothalamus is affected)
