RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 119 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
spinal cord injuries - (answer) Cervical: Quadriplegic
Thoracic: Paraplegic w/ respiratory issues
Lumbar: Paraplegic
Sacral: May have Caude Equine Syndrome
Abnormal Breath Sounds - (answer) Crackles: "Snap" (Excess fluid, CHF, Pneumonia)
Rhonchi: Bubbles/gurgling (Inhale & exhale, COPD, pneumonia, CF)
Wheezing: Shrill/whistle/coarse rattle (partial block, Allergies, COPD, Bronchitis)
Stridor: High pitched whistle (upper block/narrow)
Rales: Crackles
Hydrocephalitis - (answer) Congenital: Increase CFS in skull. Flow disruptions, CNS issues.
Big head, fast growing big head, bulging Fontelle's, Downward gaze
Spina Bifida - (answer) Congenital: Neural tube defect, folate deficiency. Vertebrae fuse, meninges and
spinal ford herniate.
Occulta: Asymptomatic
Meningocele: Sac perfusion, lower back, no deficits.
Myelomeningocele: SERIOUS, neuro (paralysis) & Bowel (incontinence)
Cerebral Palsy - (answer) Congenital: Linked to hypoxia. Poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects,
and other neurologic deficiencies
Meningitis - (answer) Infectious: inflammation of the meninges, by a bacterial infection
Affects growth, movement, cognition. Drool, grimaces, bulging Fontelle's, opisthotonos, photophobia,
poor sucking
Encephalitis - (answer) Infectious: Inflammation of spinal cord and brain, by bacteria or virus
, RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 119 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
infection symptoms, LOC, cerebral edema, bulging fontelles, hallucinations, paranoia, paralysis
Trigeminal neuralgia - (answer) Over reaction of cranial nerve 5, extreme pain, suicide disease
Bells Palsy - (answer) Temporary, sudden weakness of half of the face
Post-Polio Syndrome - (answer) 30+ years after having polio. Atrophy, pain, dysphagia, cold intolerance
Hepatic Encephalopathy - (answer) impaired ammonia metabolism (liver) causes cerebral edema.
Affects CNS, change in LOC, memory loss, asterixis (flapping tremor) impaired handwriting,
hyperventilation w/ resp alkalosis.
Traumatic Brain Injury - (answer) Closed: blow to the head
Open: penetrating head injury that damages the brain
Unequal pupils, asymmetrical facial features, fluid drainage, change in language, emotion, function,
cognition.
Risks: Seizures, Alzheimer's, migraine, Parkinson's
Increased ICP - (answer) From TBI or others that increase volume in skull.
HYPERTENSION, BRADYpnea, BRADYcardia (cushings triad)!
Hemorrhage is a concern, projectile vomit.
Intercranial Hematomas, epidural and subdural - (answer) Epidural: Between Dura and skull. Brief LOC
> brief alert > LOC
Subdural: Between dura and arachnoid space. Increased mortality w/in 24 hrs. ICP, neuro defects
Intercranial Hematomas, intracerebral and subarachnoid - (answer) Intracerebral: Between skull and
brain. Causes: high HP, stroke, aneurysm, cerebral vascular abnormalities, inj.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
spinal cord injuries - (answer) Cervical: Quadriplegic
Thoracic: Paraplegic w/ respiratory issues
Lumbar: Paraplegic
Sacral: May have Caude Equine Syndrome
Abnormal Breath Sounds - (answer) Crackles: "Snap" (Excess fluid, CHF, Pneumonia)
Rhonchi: Bubbles/gurgling (Inhale & exhale, COPD, pneumonia, CF)
Wheezing: Shrill/whistle/coarse rattle (partial block, Allergies, COPD, Bronchitis)
Stridor: High pitched whistle (upper block/narrow)
Rales: Crackles
Hydrocephalitis - (answer) Congenital: Increase CFS in skull. Flow disruptions, CNS issues.
Big head, fast growing big head, bulging Fontelle's, Downward gaze
Spina Bifida - (answer) Congenital: Neural tube defect, folate deficiency. Vertebrae fuse, meninges and
spinal ford herniate.
Occulta: Asymptomatic
Meningocele: Sac perfusion, lower back, no deficits.
Myelomeningocele: SERIOUS, neuro (paralysis) & Bowel (incontinence)
Cerebral Palsy - (answer) Congenital: Linked to hypoxia. Poor muscle control, spasticity, speech defects,
and other neurologic deficiencies
Meningitis - (answer) Infectious: inflammation of the meninges, by a bacterial infection
Affects growth, movement, cognition. Drool, grimaces, bulging Fontelle's, opisthotonos, photophobia,
poor sucking
Encephalitis - (answer) Infectious: Inflammation of spinal cord and brain, by bacteria or virus
, RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 TEST BANK LATEST 2023-2024 REAL EXAM 119 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
infection symptoms, LOC, cerebral edema, bulging fontelles, hallucinations, paranoia, paralysis
Trigeminal neuralgia - (answer) Over reaction of cranial nerve 5, extreme pain, suicide disease
Bells Palsy - (answer) Temporary, sudden weakness of half of the face
Post-Polio Syndrome - (answer) 30+ years after having polio. Atrophy, pain, dysphagia, cold intolerance
Hepatic Encephalopathy - (answer) impaired ammonia metabolism (liver) causes cerebral edema.
Affects CNS, change in LOC, memory loss, asterixis (flapping tremor) impaired handwriting,
hyperventilation w/ resp alkalosis.
Traumatic Brain Injury - (answer) Closed: blow to the head
Open: penetrating head injury that damages the brain
Unequal pupils, asymmetrical facial features, fluid drainage, change in language, emotion, function,
cognition.
Risks: Seizures, Alzheimer's, migraine, Parkinson's
Increased ICP - (answer) From TBI or others that increase volume in skull.
HYPERTENSION, BRADYpnea, BRADYcardia (cushings triad)!
Hemorrhage is a concern, projectile vomit.
Intercranial Hematomas, epidural and subdural - (answer) Epidural: Between Dura and skull. Brief LOC
> brief alert > LOC
Subdural: Between dura and arachnoid space. Increased mortality w/in 24 hrs. ICP, neuro defects
Intercranial Hematomas, intracerebral and subarachnoid - (answer) Intracerebral: Between skull and
brain. Causes: high HP, stroke, aneurysm, cerebral vascular abnormalities, inj.
