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NUR2115 Exam 3 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) - Answer️️ -MAP-ICP Normal CPP - Answer️️ -80-100 mmHg Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - Answer️️ -(SBP + 2DBP)/3 Normal MAP - Answer️️ ->70-80 mmHG Normal Intracranial pressure - Answe...

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NUR2115 Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)

Cerebral Perfusion Pressure (CPP) - Answer✔️✔️-MAP-ICP


Normal CPP - Answer✔️✔️-80-100 mmHg


Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) - Answer✔️✔️-(SBP + 2DBP)/3


Normal MAP - Answer✔️✔️->70-80 mmHG


Normal Intracranial pressure - Answer✔️✔️-5-15 mmHg


Intracranial components - Answer✔️✔️-10% blood, 10% CSF, 80% Brain


Monro-Kellie Hypothesis - Answer✔️✔️-If the volume of any of the intracranial

components changes, it must be compensated for by another component. The total

volume of the intracranial compartment must remain fixed.


Neurological exam components - Answer✔️✔️-LOC


Pupillary function

Motor function


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Respiratory function

Vital signs


Arousal - Answer✔️✔️-Evaluates lowest level of consciousness


Alert - Answer✔️✔️-Patient responds to gently calling name


Lethargic - Answer✔️✔️-Patient must be shouted at to gain attention


Obtunded - Answer✔️✔️-Patient responds to noxious, painful stimuli such as sternal

rub or trapezius pinch


Comatose - Answer✔️✔️-Patient responds to NO stimuli


Awareness - Answer✔️✔️-Evaluates higher level of consciousness


Orientation - Answer✔️✔️-Determines level of awareness. Evaluate orientation to

person, place, time, and situation


Motor response - Answer✔️✔️-Use noxious peripheral stimulation if needed to elicit

a response


Spontaneous response - Answer✔️✔️-Obeys commands


Localizes pain response - Answer✔️✔️-Opposite extremity crosses over midline to

remove stimulus

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Withdrawal response - Answer✔️✔️-Patient presents normal flexion to avoid

stimulus


Decorticate response - Answer✔️✔️-Patient presents abnormal flexion in response to

stimulus


Decerebrate response - Answer✔️✔️-Patient presents abnormal extension in

response to noxious stimuli


Flaccid response - Answer✔️✔️-Patient does not respond at all to stimuli


PERRLA - Answer✔️✔️-Pupils Equal Round Reactive to Light and Accommodating


Pupils oval - Answer✔️✔️-Pupillary sign of increased ICP


Pupils constricted - Answer✔️✔️-Pupillary sign of brain stem compression or

narcotic use


Pupils dilated - Answer✔️✔️-Indicates ICP = 25-30 mmHG (normal 5-15)


Pupils unequal - Answer✔️✔️-Indicates impending brain herniation


Oculocephalic reflex - Answer✔️✔️-Doll's eyes. Normal eye reflex. Patient's eyes

move to opposite side when head is turned




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Abnormal oculocephalic reflex - Answer✔️✔️-Patient's eyes move to same side

when head is turned


Absent oculocephalic reflex - Answer✔️✔️-Eyes remain fixed when head is turned.

Shows significant brain stem injury


Central fever - Answer✔️✔️-Due to hypothalamic damage. Will not respond to

antipyretics and patient displays no sweating. Responds to cooling blankets.


Cushing's Triad - Answer✔️✔️-Bradycardia, Systolic HTN, Widening pulse pressure


Cushing's Reflex - Answer✔️✔️-Bradycardia, Systolic HTN, Bradypnea. Late sign

of increased ICP


Glasgow Coma Scale - Answer✔️✔️-Most widely used tool to evaluate LOC. Does

not provide a complete neural exam, gives information about LOC only based on

eye opening, verbal response, and motor response. Grades from 1-5. Best score 15.

Worst score 3.


GCS <8 - Answer✔️✔️-Indicates coma


S/S of increased ICP - Answer✔️✔️-Decreased LOC


Cushing's reflex

Posturing (decreased brain stem reflexes)
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