NURS 3000 final exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Common long-term disabilities of stroke Correct Answer-hemiparesis, inability to walk, complete or partial dependence for ADLs, aphasia, depression blood flow rate to the brain to maintain adequate/optimal brain functioning Correct Answer-750-1000 mL/min, or 20% of cardiac output time it takes for things to stop working once blood stops flowing to the brain Correct Answer-- 30 sec. to alter neurological metabolism - 2 min. to stop metabolism - 5 min until cellular death cardiac output has to be reduced by ____ before cerebral blood flow is reduced Correct Answer-1/3 how can an area of the brain receive blood supply from another blood vessel if its original blood supply is cut off? Correct Answer-connections between arteries at the circle of willis one major cause of stroke Correct Answer-atherosclerosis