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MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 1 JERSEY COLLEGE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
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MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING EXAM 1JERSEY COLLEGE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
(SBP + 2DBP)/3 ...ANS: How to calculate MAP
A CPP of less than ____mmHg results in permanent neurologic
damage ? ...ANS: 50
A decrease in PaCO2 causes? ...ANS: a vasocontrictive effect,
limiting blood flow to the brain. Decreased venous outflow may also
increase cerebral blood volume, thus raising the ICP
An increase in the partial pressure of arterial carbon dioxide
(PaCO2) causes ? ...ANS: cerebral vasodilation, leading to
increased cerebral blood flow and increased ICP
Cessation of cerebral blood flow results in what three
things? ...ANS: -cerebral ischemia
-infarction
-brain death
Cushing's response/reflex (late sign) ...ANS: -wide pulse pressure
-elevated systolic
-decrease in pulse
Early indicators of increasing ICP ...ANS: -change in LOC
-agitation
-slowing of speech
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