Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction (PATHOCHA18)
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Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction
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Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction (PATHOCHA18)
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Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction
Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction
Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Periphe...
pathophysiology chapter 18 disorders of the central and peripheral nervous systems and the neuromuscular junction
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Pathophysiology Chapter 18 - Disorders of the Central and Peripheral
Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular Junction
1. What do diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in?
a. Reduced levels of consciousness
b. Mild but permanent dysfunction
c. Fine motor tremors
d. Visual disturbances
2. What event is most likely to occur when a person experiences a closed head injury?
a. Brief period of vital sign instability
b. Cerebral edema throughout the cerebral cortex
c. Cerebral edema throughout the diencephalon
d. Disruption of axons extending from the diencephalon and brainstem
3. A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community education project to help prevent spinal cord injury.
What activity would the professional most likely volunteer for?
a. Teaching school aged children bicycle safety
b. Teaching stretching to high school athletes
c. Teaching adults good body mechanics for lifting
d. Teaching older adults how to prevent trip-and-fall events
4. A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the healthcare professional assess as the priority in this patient?
a. Blood pressure
b. Respirations
c. Pulse
d. Temperature
5. What indicates that spinal shock is terminating?
a. Voluntary movement below the level of injury
b. Reflex emptying of the bladder
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