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NURS 5350 Patho Exam 4 - UT Tyler questions with ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




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which kind of pain is caused by injury or malfunction of the nerves? - correct
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answer✔✔neuropathic



t/f: pain can occur with or without stimulation - correct answer✔✔true
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what are pain receptors called? - correct answer✔✔nociceptors
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which source of pain involves the skin? - correct answer✔✔cutaneous
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which source of pain involves ligaments, tendons, bones and nerves? - correct
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answer✔✔deep somatic ||\\//||




which source of pain is from deep, internal organs? - correct answer✔✔visceral
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which kind of pain is felt elsewhere in the body and makes visceral pain hard to localize? -
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correct answer✔✔referred ||\\//||




which kind off pain is felt in an absent extremity as if the extremity is still there? - correct
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answer✔✔phantom limb ||\\//||




which pain theory is described as larger diameter nerve fibers (touch, temp., pressure)
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overriding small diameter pain fibers? - correct answer✔✔gate control theory
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,______ gate allows the transmission of pain fibers to ascend the spinal cord to the brain vs.
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______ gate does not allow transmission - correct answer✔✔open vs. closed
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massage and applying pressure are examples of what theory? - correct answer✔✔gate
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control theory ||\\//||




which theory explained phantom limb pain? - correct answer✔✔neuromatrix theory
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which theory is described as predetermined, shaped by sensory impulses throughout ones
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life and includes a widely distributed neural network? - correct answer✔✔neuromatrix
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theory



characteristic patterns of input impressed on the brain - correct answer✔✔neurosignature ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




how does the neuromatrix theory explain phantom limb pain? - correct answer✔✔the body's
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extremities are a part of the neurosignaure impressed on the body-self neuromatrix
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therefore after amputation, the brain still perceives the extremities and their pain ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




bone grows and enlarges in this process where osteoblastic activity predominates - correct
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answer✔✔modeling



once the bone reaches maturity, breakdown and renewal is caused by osteoclasts in a
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process called? - correct answer✔✔remodeling ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




what determines skeletal mass and healing after injury? - correct answer✔✔bone formation
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and reabsorption ||\\//||




mature osteoblasts - correct answer✔✔osteocytes ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

,after what age does osteoclast activity exceeds osteoblast activity? - correct answer✔✔30
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overstretching of a ligament with possible tear due to twisting or pulling of muscle - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔sprain



what is the most common site for sprains? - correct answer✔✔ankle
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overstretching of tendons and muscle - correct answer✔✔strain ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




what are the most common sites for strains? - correct answer✔✔lower back and hamstring
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due to muscle overuse
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any disruption complete or incomplete in the continuity of a bone - correct
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answer✔✔fracture



fracture where the bone protrudes outside of the body - correct answer✔✔open/compound
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fracture where bone fragments separate completely, are not displaced and remain beneath
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the overlying tissue - correct answer✔✔closed (complete)
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what is considered the most serious fracture? - correct answer✔✔open/compound
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risk factors:
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- lacerating an artery/vein
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- hemorrhage
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- soft tissue injury
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- infection - correct answer✔✔open/compound fracture
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, surgical repair of a fracture? - correct answer✔✔open reduction internal fixation (ORIF)
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fracture where fragments remain partially joined - correct answer✔✔incomplete fracture
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fracture characterized as crossing of cancellous bone - correct answer✔✔compression
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fracture



fracture characterized as bone damage from repetitive activity - correct answer✔✔stress
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fracture



solid, dense bone - correct answer✔✔cortical
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non-solid bone with inner meshwork making it porous; also called cancellous - correct
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answer✔✔trabecular



where are compression fractures most commonly seen? - correct answer✔✔vertebral
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column



where are stress fractures most common? - correct answer✔✔foot, hands, hips, bones that
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are used the most
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fracture where bone is separated but close - correct answer✔✔transverse
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more than one fracture line with shattered/crushed bone - correct answer✔✔comminuted
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incomplete break but bone is intact - correct answer✔✔greenstick ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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