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PATHOPHSIO NSG5003 Week 9 Neuro quiz and answers[Updated 2021]
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Your text here 1Cheyne–Stokes respirations are described as a:
Question 1 options:
Sustained, deep, rapid but regular pattern of breathing
Crescendo-decrescendo pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
Prolonged inspiratory period, gradually followed by a short expiratory period
Completely irregular breathing pattern with random, shallow, deep breaths and irregular pauses
Question 2 (1 point)
Vomiting is associated with CNS injuries that compress which of the brain’s anatomic
locations?
Question 2 options:
Vestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
Floor of the third ventricle
Any area in the midbrain
Diencephalon
Question 3 (1 point)
Which person is at the greatest risk of developing delirium?
Question 3 options:
An individual with diabetes, celebrating his or her seventieth birthday
A depressed Hispanic woman
An individual on the second day after hip replacement
A patient in for uncontrolled hyper tension
Question 4 (1 point)
A sudden, explosive, disorderly discharge of cerebral neurons is termed:
Question 4 options:
Reflex
Seizure
Epilepsy
Convulsion
Question 5 (1 point)
A complex partial seizure is described as:
Question 5 options:
Alternating of tonic and clonic movements
Impairment of both consciousness and the ability to react to exogenous stimuli
Focal motor movement without loss of consciousness
One seizure followed by another in less than one minute
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, Question 6 (1 point)
Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the:
Question 6 options:
Loss of consciousness
Development of cerebral hypoxia
Possibility of a head injury during seizures
Decrease in brain metabolism
Question 7 (1 point)
Tremors at rest, rigidity, akinesia, and postural abnormalities are a result of the atrophy of
neurons in the:
Question 7 options:
Caudate lobe, which that produces serotonin
Putamen, which produces gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Substantia nigra, which produces dopamine
Hypothalamus, which produces acetylcholine
Question 8 (1 point)
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in:
Question 8 options:
Reduced levels of consciousness
Mild but permanent dysfunction
Fine motor tremors
Visual disturbances
Question 9 (1 point)
Which group is most at risk of spinal cord injury from minor trauma?
Question 9 options:
Children
Adolescents
Adults
Older adults
Question 10 (1 point)
What indicates that spinal shock is terminating?
Question 10 options:
Voluntary movement below the level of injury
Reflex emptying of the bladder
Paresthesia below the level of injury
Decreased deep tendon reflexes and flaccid paralysis
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