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Modules 7,8,9 & 10: NUR 2063 / NUR2063
(New ) Essentials of
Pathophysiology Review-Questions and
Verified Answers - Rasmussen
QUESTION
IWhatIisIinvolvedIinIVascularINeurologicIDisorders?IWhatIisItheIseverityIofIVascularINeurol
ogicIDisorders?
HowIcanIVascularINeurologicIDisordersIoccur?

Answer:
I•InvolveIischemicIinjuriesItoItheIbrainIresultingIfromIocclusionIofIbloodIflowIorIhemorrhage.
•VaryIinIseverityIandIpresentationIdependingIonIlocationIandIextentIofIdamage
•CanIoccurIdoItoIcongenitalIabnormalitiesIorIchronicIdiseasesIlikeIhypertension,Ihypercholeste
rolemia,Iatherosclerosis



QUESTION
IWhatIisIaITransientIIschemicIAttackI(TIA)?
WhatIisIaITIAIoftenIcalled?

Answer:
I•TemporaryIepisodeIofIimpairedIneurologicIfunctioningIcausedIbyIinadequateIbloodIflowItoIa
IportionIofItheIbrain
•OftenIcalledImini-strokesI—Ihowever,ITIAIresolveIwithinI24IhoursI(1-2hrsIinImostIcases)



QUESTION
IWhatIcanIcauseIaITIAItoIoccur?I(3)
Answer:
ICerebralIarteryIocclusionI(thrombus,Iembolus,Iplaque)
I
CerebralIarterialInarrowingI(arthersclerosis,Ispasms)ICerebralIarteryIinjuryI(inflammation,Ihyp
ertension)

,QUESTION
IRiskIfactorsIforITIAsI(9)
Answer:
IMigraines
SmokingIDiabetesIMellitusIAdvancingIageIInadequateInutritionIHypercholesterolemiaIOralIco
ntraceptiveIusage
ExcessiveIalcoholIconsumption
IllicitIdrugIuse



QUESTION
IWhatIareIcomplicationsIofITIAs?I(3)
Answer:
IPermanentIbrainIdamageIfromIlackIofIoxygenIandIglucose
InjuryIfromIfalls
CVAIfromIischemia



QUESTION
IWhatIisIaICerebrovascularIAccidentI(CVA)?
WhatIcanIcauseIaICVA?I(2)

Answer:
I•AIstrokeI—IinterruptionIorIlackIofIbloodIflowItoIpartIofItheIbrain
•CanIbeIcausedIbyIaItotalIvesselIocclusionI(thrombus,Iembolus,Iplaque)IorIcerebralIvesselIrupt
ureI(cerebralIaneurysmsIorIhypertension)



QUESTION
IWhatIisItheImainIdifferenceIbetweenICVAIandIaITIA?
Answer:
ICVAIdamageIisIpermanent

,QUESTION
IWhatIareItheI2ImajorItypesIofICVA?
Answer:
I•Ischemic:ImostIcommonI(87%)I—IfromIaIbloodIclot
•Hemorrhagic:ImostIdeadlyI—IweakenedIbloodIvesselIruptures



QUESTION
IWhatIisIaICerebralIAneurysm?
WhatIcanIaICerebralIAneurysmIcause?

Answer:
I•LocalizedIballooningIofIaIcerebralIartery
•BallooningIarteryIcanIputIpressureIonIsurroundingItissuesIorItheIaneurysmImayIleakIorIruptur
eI—IcausingIaICVAIorIdeath



QUESTION
IClinicalIManifestationsIofICerebralIAneurysmI(4)
Answer:
I**AppearIasItheIaneurysmIcompressesInearbyIstructures
VisionIchangesI(diplopiaIorIlossIofIvision)IHeadache
EyeIpain
NeckIpain



QUESTION
IWhatIisIanIindicatorIthatIanIaneurysmIhasIruptured?
Answer:
IAIsudden,IsevereIheadache



QUESTION

, IWhatIcausesIaIPrimaryIHeadache?
Answer:
I•PrimaryIheadachesIhaveInoIapparentIunderlyingIcauseI—
ItheyIareInotIaIsymptomIofIanotherIdisorder
I



QUESTION
IWhatIareItheIdifferentItypesIofIPrimaryIHeadaches?I(3)
Answer:
IMigraines
Tension-typeIheadachesI(TTH)
TrigeminalIautonomicIcephalalgiasI(TACs)



QUESTION
IWhatIcausesIaITraumaticIBrainIInjuryI(TBI)?
WhatIdoesIaITBIIresultIin?

Answer:
I•CausedIbyIaIsuddenIandIviolentIblowIorIjoltItoItheIheadIorIaIpenetratingIheadIwoundIthatIdi
sruptsInormalIbrainIfunction
•CanIresultIinIbruisingIofItheIbrain,IdamageItoItheInerveIfibers,IorIhemorrhaging



QUESTION
ITBIIClinicalIManifestationsI(5)
Answer:
IMemoryIloss
ConfusionIHeadacheIVomitingILethargy



QUESTION
IWhatIisIIncreasedIIntracranialIPressureI(ICP)?

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