Cva icp - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nitroprusside purpose - Answer- decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload) Dobutamine mechanism of action - Answer- contractility Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - Answer- 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion Dopamine at a mid-range dose - Answer- 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate Dopamine at a high-range dose - Answer- greater than 10mcg/kg/min vasoconstriction and increases BP Dopamine and Levophed inf...

Biogenic Amine Theory linked to depression - Deficiency of neurotransmitters in brain of norepinephrine, dopamine, and/or serotonin. Particularly, a decrease in receptor binding with serotonin. Neurotransmitter Receptor Hypothesis linked to depression - A deficiency of monoamine neurotransmitters at neuronal synapses. Antidepressants increase - Neuronal synaptic levels of monoamine neurotransmitters. if you have more receptors than neurotransmitters - Neurotransmitters do not have time to ...

UTM STUBBLEFIELD PATHO EXAM 4 2024 WITH 100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS When performing diagnostic imaging, you typically don't know if the stroke is ischemic or hemorrhagic, so dye is avoided in case it is hemorrhagic - correct answer When diagnosing a CVA, why would contrast dye not be used in a CT/MRI? Transient ischemic attack (TIA) - correct answer brief episode of loss of blood flow to the brain, usually caused by a partial occlusion that results in temporary neurologic deficit (impairmen...

Stroke - 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 - 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 brain. Resolve w...

PCCN Neurology Practice Exam Questions and Answers Frontal lobe function - Correct Answer ️️ -personality, motor function, motor speech, morals, emotions, judgement, impulsive Parietal lobe function - Correct Answer ️️ -sensation, pain, interpretation, temperature, pressure temporal lobe function - Correct Answer ️️ -auditory speech Occipital lobe function - Correct Answer ️️ -vision cerebellum function - Correct Answer ️️ -coordination of muscles movement & tone, co...

NSG 222 Prerequisite pretest Exam training Questions with Rated A + Marking Scheme Latest 2024/2025 CAT scan - correct answer Cross sectional images of layers of the head. Detects hemorrhage, tumors, cysts, edema, areas of infarction. Pre-op- NPO x4 and check allergies with contrast, consent Check Creatinine studies EEG - correct answer Records elect. activity of brain, painless, not dangerous. Dx brain death, epilepsy, tumors, abscess Pre-op- hold stimulants/other meds ******, dr...

alzheimers - ANSWER-a kind of dementia cause is unknown duration of 8-10 years 6th leading cause of death most common dementia onset usually is 65 and up meningitis and encephalitis diagnostic tests - ANSWER-ct scan mri eeg lumbar puncture meningitis - ANSWER-pathological condition inflammation of the meninges can be viral bacterial and fungal viral is most common but less severe bacterial is less common but more severe fall winter months are most common vaccine available e...

UTMB ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 5355 EXAM 3 QUESTION AND SOLUTIONS | 100% PASS Biogenic Amine Theory linked to depression - ANSWER-Deficiency of neurotransmitters in brain of norepinephrine, dopamine, and/or serotonin. Particularly, a decrease in receptor binding with serotonin. Neurotransmitter Receptor Hypothesis linked to depression - ANSWER-A deficiency of monoamine neurotransmitters at neuronal synapses. Antidepressants increase - ANSWER-Neuronal synaptic levels of monoamine neurotran...

What does stroke recovery result from? Correct Answer Recovery of the ischemic penumbra (restoring blood flow) Resolution of cerebellar edema Neuroplasticity and rehabilitation What are better outcomes of stroke recovery associated with? Correct Answer Early medical care Smaller strokes (more focal) Specialized stroke care centers Early intensive multidisciplinary rehab (mobility ASAP) Is stroke recovery the same for all patients? Correct Answer NO - highly variable Ex. Hemorr...

CVA Exam Questions with All Correct Answers 2 main arteries that supply blood to the brain - Answer-- carotid artery - vertebral artery Common Carotid artery divides to form: - Answer-- Internal carotid artery - External Carotid artery External Carotid artery supplies: - Answer-face and anterior scalp Internal Carotid Artery Branches: - Answer-- Opthalmic artery - Middle Cerebral artery (MCA) - Anterior Cerebral artery (ACA) - Posterior Communicating artery Opthalmic artery supplies...