NR 283 PATHO FINAL EXAM 2025
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) WELL
RESEARCHED COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% DETAILED VERIFIED AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ACTUAL
BRAND-NEW EXAM ALREADY
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VERSION A
What are the characteristic changes in the brain of a
patient with Alzheimer's disease?
Cortical atrophy with plaques and neurofibrillary
tangles, impairing conduction
b. Increased acetylcholine (ACh) and decreased
GABA and serotonin levels
c. Obstruction of many small arteries and arterioles
throughout the cerebral cortex
d. Vacuoles forming in the neurons, rapidly destroying
them - ....ANSWER...a. Cortical atrophy
1
,with plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, impairing
conduction
Which of the following are typical early signs of
Alzheimer's disease?
Behavioral changes
Reduced ability to reason and problem solve
3. Decreased verbal responses
4. Urinary incontinence - ....ANSWER...1,2
The primary reason for seizures frequently occurring
with head injuries is:
presence of blood irritates the neurons.
b. otorrhea or rhinorrhea changes intracranial
pressure.
c. inflammatory response causes general hypoxia.
d. CNS is depressed. - ....ANSWER...a. presence of
blood irritates the neurons.
Which of the following is characteristic of generalized
seizures?
2
,a. The localization of the seizure activity
The uncontrolled discharge of neurons in both
hemispheres
c. Seizures that persist for several hours
d. Loss of consciousness and all motor function -
....ANSWER...b. The uncontrolled discharge of neurons
in both hemispheres
The pathophysiology occurring in a patient with a
diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is
a. Degeneration of motor fibers due to autoimmune
destruction
b. Over excitability of the motor neurons from
excess epinephrine
Degeneration of the basal nuclei with a deficit of
dopamine
d. Excess of acetylcholine and degeneration of the
motor cortex in the frontal lobe - ....ANSWER...c.
Degeneration of the basal nuclei with a deficit of
dopamine
Which of the following would identify an open or
compound fracture?
3
, a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at the
fracture site.
b. A bone is crushed into many small pieces.
c. The bone appears bent with a partial fracture line.
d. One end of a bone is forced into an adjacent bone.
- ....ANSWER...a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at
the fracture site.
The type of compound fracture in which there are
multiple fracture lines and bone fragments is referred to
as a/an:
a. compression fracture.
b. greenstick fracture.
c. simple fracture.
d. comminuted fracture. - ....ANSWER...d.
comminuted fracture.
Vertebral fractures are classified as:
a. simple, compression, wedge, dislocation.
b. compound, open, closed, shattered.
c. complex, torsion, open, multiple.
d. pressure, complex, simple, variable. -
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NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2 VERSIONS
(VERSION A AND B) WELL
RESEARCHED COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% DETAILED VERIFIED AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ACTUAL
BRAND-NEW EXAM ALREADY
GRADED A+
VERSION A
What are the characteristic changes in the brain of a
patient with Alzheimer's disease?
Cortical atrophy with plaques and neurofibrillary
tangles, impairing conduction
b. Increased acetylcholine (ACh) and decreased
GABA and serotonin levels
c. Obstruction of many small arteries and arterioles
throughout the cerebral cortex
d. Vacuoles forming in the neurons, rapidly destroying
them - ....ANSWER...a. Cortical atrophy
1
,with plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, impairing
conduction
Which of the following are typical early signs of
Alzheimer's disease?
Behavioral changes
Reduced ability to reason and problem solve
3. Decreased verbal responses
4. Urinary incontinence - ....ANSWER...1,2
The primary reason for seizures frequently occurring
with head injuries is:
presence of blood irritates the neurons.
b. otorrhea or rhinorrhea changes intracranial
pressure.
c. inflammatory response causes general hypoxia.
d. CNS is depressed. - ....ANSWER...a. presence of
blood irritates the neurons.
Which of the following is characteristic of generalized
seizures?
2
,a. The localization of the seizure activity
The uncontrolled discharge of neurons in both
hemispheres
c. Seizures that persist for several hours
d. Loss of consciousness and all motor function -
....ANSWER...b. The uncontrolled discharge of neurons
in both hemispheres
The pathophysiology occurring in a patient with a
diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is
a. Degeneration of motor fibers due to autoimmune
destruction
b. Over excitability of the motor neurons from
excess epinephrine
Degeneration of the basal nuclei with a deficit of
dopamine
d. Excess of acetylcholine and degeneration of the
motor cortex in the frontal lobe - ....ANSWER...c.
Degeneration of the basal nuclei with a deficit of
dopamine
Which of the following would identify an open or
compound fracture?
3
, a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at the
fracture site.
b. A bone is crushed into many small pieces.
c. The bone appears bent with a partial fracture line.
d. One end of a bone is forced into an adjacent bone.
- ....ANSWER...a. The skin and soft tissue are exposed at
the fracture site.
The type of compound fracture in which there are
multiple fracture lines and bone fragments is referred to
as a/an:
a. compression fracture.
b. greenstick fracture.
c. simple fracture.
d. comminuted fracture. - ....ANSWER...d.
comminuted fracture.
Vertebral fractures are classified as:
a. simple, compression, wedge, dislocation.
b. compound, open, closed, shattered.
c. complex, torsion, open, multiple.
d. pressure, complex, simple, variable. -
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