Arterial supply to brain - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

2023 HESI Med-Surg RN Custom Exam (for Med Surg II Class) Pics & Q&As Included (A+)Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. While assessing a client with diabetes mellitus, the nurse observes an absence of hair growth on the client's legs. What additional assessment provides further data to support this finding? a. Palpate for the presence of femoral pulses bilaterally. b. Assess for the presence of a positive Homan...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently not ...

A 30-year-old male experienced a generalized (tonic-clonic) seizure, which stopped before you arrived at the scene. The patient is conscious, is answering your questions appropriately, and refuses EMS transport. Which of the following would be the MOST compelling reason to disagree with his refusal of transport? Select one: A. His Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score is 15 B. His wife states that this was his "usual" seizure C. He has experienced seizures since he was 20 D. He is currently n...

CSFA PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED BODY TEMPERATURE IS REGULATED BY THE: HYPOTHALAMUS WATER CONSTITUTES WHAT AVERAGE NORMAL PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL BODY WEIGHT? 50%-70% THE THYROID GLAND CONSISTS OF RIGHT AND LEFT LOBES JOINED BY THE? ISTHMUS LANGER LINES GENERALLY LIE PERPENDICULAR TO THE DIRECTION OF: UNDERLYING MUSCLE TENSION THE ARTERIAL SUPPLY TO THE INTESTINAL TRACT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE STOMACH, DUODENUM, AND DISTAL RECTUM, IS DERIVED FROM THE: S...

SCRN study guide Question and answer correctly solved 2024 What percentage of the body's oxygen supply and cardiac output does the brain use? - correct answer The brain uses 20% of the body's oxygen suppy and 15% of the body's cardiac output. *brain cells do not store oxygen or glucose. The need a constant suppy of micronutrients from arterial blood. What is the normal blood flow to cerebral tissue? When does electrical failure occur? - correct answer Normal blood flow to the brain is...

Final Exam: NUR2063/ NUR 2063 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pathophysiology | Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Rasmussen Q: A client presents with the following arterial gas results pH=7.30, PaCo2 = 55 mm hg this would be classified as which acid/bases imbalance Answer: Respiratory acidosis Q: Which as typical signs and symptoms of epiglottis Answer: Sudden fever, sore throat and drooling saliva Q: A nurse is caring for a client with a dia...

ATI Med Surg Proctored Exam Practice Qs |Questions and Answers 2023 A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic head injury and has an intraventricular catheter (Ventriculostomy) for ICP monitoring. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following complications related to the ventriculostomy?: a. Headache b. Infection c. Aphasia d. Hypertension b. Infection Monitor for infection and use strict asepsis to avoid life-threatening meningitis. A nurse is p...

Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of - underlying muscle tension two electrolytes essential for normal cardiac contractions - potassium and calcium The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the - isthmus The large artery that arises from the left side of the aortic arch and descends into the arm is the - subclavian The arterial supply to the intestinal tract, with the exception of the stomach, duodenum, and distal rectum, is derived from the - sup...

CSFA Boards Questions and Answers 100% Pass Lymph channels run parallel to which structures? Veins Body temp is regulated by the Hypothalamus Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contraction Potassium and calcium * important ions that affect cardiac muscle contractility Water constitutes what average normal percentage of total body weight 50-70% *approx. 60% of adult body weight The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the isthmus ...

Stroke - correct answer-A serious medical condition in which blood supply to the brain is interrupted, causing ischemia. CVA cerebrovascular accident another name for stroke. People over 65 represent 75 % of all patients who have strokes, per American heart association most patients denied symptoms and did not activate EMS. Ischemic strokes - correct answer-Account for 87% of strokes and are caused by blockage of a thrombus or embolism that causes ischemia due to oxygen decrease to the ...