NR 603 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NR-603-Traumatic Brain Injury Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Traumatic Brain Injury is defined as - an alteration in brain function, or other evidence of brain pathology CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL SOURCE The Glascow Coma Scale is defined as - the measurement tool most frequently used to measure the level of consciousness immediately following an injury The three categories that makes up the GCS - eye opening motor response verbal response Which GCS score ind...

NR-603-Week 1-Parkinsons Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Parkinson disease (PD) is a - slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease with an insidious onset of the cardinal features of asymmetric resting tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, commonly with postural changes cardinal features of Parkinsons are - asymmetric resting tremor, bradykinesia, and rigidity, commonly with postural changes Parkinsons is a result of - dopamine depletion which results in i...

NR 603-Week 1-Delerium Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Delirium is characterized by a . - disturbance in attention, consciousness, and cognition. the HALLMARKof delirium is a clouding of consciousness, with an inability to focus, sustain, or shift attention, as well as a change in cognition, including impairment in short-term memory, disorientation, and perceptual disturbances. Diagnostic Criteria for Delirium - A. A disturbance in attention and awareness ...

Private Pilot Written Exam Study Guide with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ What is one purpose of wing flaps? - To enable the pilot to make steeper approaches to a landing without increasing the airspeed. One of the main functions of flaps during approach and landing is to: - Increase the angle of descent without increasing the airspeed. What is the purpose of the rudder on an airplane? - To control yaw. Which is not a primary flight control surface? A. Flaps B. Stabi...

NR-603 Week 1-Vestibular Neuritis Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Vestibular neuritis is - an acute unilateral labyrinthine dysfunction, also called acute peripheral vestibulopathy or labyrinthitis Vestibular neuritis is characterized by what? - brief severe vertigo, nausea, vomiting and disequilibrium lasting a few days followed by vertigo and disequilibrium with rapid head movement that may last for weeks to months Vestibular neuritis is most commonly cau...

NR 603 Week 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ discuss the contributions and components of the spinal cord - - central pattern generators (CPG's) = support reciprocal oscillating continuous motor tasks e.g. walking, biking, etc. - deep tendon reflex alpha motor neurons //LMN //innervate skeletal muscle discuss the contributions and components of the brain stem - -automatic motor task e.g. walking (+ CPG's) - balance/postural control ascending sensory/de...

NR 603-Week 1-Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ BPPV is characterized by - a sensation of spinning, whirling, or tilting with movement or position change BPPV is the most common disorder among which population of patients? - Older adults Otoconia refers to - debris in the inner ear made up of small crystals of calcium carbonate. With certain position changes, these crystals shift and disperse within the semicircular...

NR 603-Week 1-Trigeminal Neuralgia Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ What is he fifth cranial nerve, - the trigeminal nerve, What is the trigeminal nerve? - is a large, mixed sensory and motor nerve that originates in the brainstem and travels in the cervical cord, with the sensory ganglion found in the Meckel cave in the middle cranial fossa What is the he primary feature of Trigeminal Neuralgia - recurrent paroxysms of pain in the distribution of any branch...

NR 603-Week 1- Dizziness Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ What are the three classes of dizziness - vertigo presyncope syncope What is vertigo? - the illusion of movement either of oneself or the environment Peripheral causes of vertigo - BPPV vestibular neuronitis acute labyrinthitis Meniere's Disease head trauma Central causes of vertigo - brainstem or cerebellar ischemia or hemorrhage tumors multiple sclerosis migrainous syndrome

NR 603 Quiz #1 with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024 | Rated A+ Critical Periods - Period of brain development in which something must occur from environment/or must be allowed to occur in order to facilitate normal development Importance of Learning - -Flexibility -Adaptation When has learning occurred? - Change in: -Behavior -Frequency -Speed -Intensity -Complexity -Responding different to stimuli Principle - Factors that influence Law - Principle that stands test of time ...