PATHO NSG 5003 WEEK 9 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Crescendo-decrescendo
pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that compress which of the brain's
anatomic locations - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Vestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Development of cerebral hypoxia
What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the arm and extends to the leg -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Focal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Gradual return of
spinal reflexes
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Reduced levels of
consciousness
What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal cord injury above T6 that is
producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Autonomic hyperreflexia
Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the
sympathetic nervous system
What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Demyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Cheyne-Stokes respirations are described as a - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Crescendo-decrescendo
pattern of breathing, followed by a period of apnea
Vomiting is associated with central nervous system (CNS) injuries that compress which of the brain's
anatomic locations - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Vestibular nuclei in the lower brainstem
Status epilepticus is considered a medical emergency because of the - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Development of cerebral hypoxia
What type of seizure starts in the fingers and progressively spreads up the arm and extends to the leg -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Focal (partial) Jacksonian seizure
Which assessment finding marks the end of spinal shock - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Gradual return of
spinal reflexes
Diffuse axonal injuries (DAIs) of the brain often result in - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Reduced levels of
consciousness
What term is used to describe the complication that can result from a spinal cord injury above T6 that is
producing paroxysmal hypertension, as well as piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion -
CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Autonomic hyperreflexia
Why dose a person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅The hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to the
sympathetic nervous system
What is the central component of the pathogenic model of multiple sclerosis - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Demyelination of nerve fibers in the CNS
