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
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
