NURS 5315 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

NURS 5315 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS

◉ TBIs patho Answer: -external force alters brain function
-can be focal (one spot in the brain) or can be diffuse (spread
throughout the brain)


◉ What is SCIs Answer: Spinal cord Injury


◉ SCIs patho Answer: -Transection can be complete or partial
-Complete SCI will never regain function


◉ Olfactory area Answer: smell


◉ Gustatory area Answer: to taste


◉ expressive aphasia Answer: slurred speech or inability to speak


◉ receptive aphasia Answer: difficulty understanding spoken or
written words

,◉ What is ICP Answer: increased intracranial pressure


◉ ICP patho Answer: Leads to cerebral ischemia (lack of blood flow)


◉ Manifestation of ICP Answer: -headache
-decrease LOC
-vomiting
-vision


◉ What is mydriasis Answer: dilation of the pupil of the eye


◉ What is ptosis Answer: drooping eyelid


◉ What is papilledema Answer: swelling of the optic disc


◉ CNS ischemic response (3) Answer: -High BP
-Bradycardia
-Bradypnea or Cheyne-stokes


◉ What is herniation Answer: piece of tissue pocking into something

, ◉ Hernation patho Answer: Displacement of brain tissue


◉ What does RAS stand for Answer: reticular activating system


◉ TIA Answer: transient ischemic attack


◉ Stroke Answer: Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)


◉ What is meningitis? Answer: inflammation of the meninges


◉ Meningitis manifestations Answer: headache
fever stiff neck
photophobia (sensitivity to light)


◉ Meningitis transmission Answer: droplet contact


◉ cause of meningitis Answer: -bacteria
-fungi
-viruses


◉ Botulism Answer: -food cam carry botulism
-moves muscles