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Spinal Cord Tumours

What is the standard prescription range according to the slides for conventional RT? correct answers1.8-2.4Gy/ 15-40 fractions, 3 to 8 weeks What is the standard prescription range according to the slides for Stereotactic body radiotherapy? correct answersGreater than 8Gy per fraction and up to 30Gy per fraction. 1-5 fractions within 1-2 weeks. Some tumours are not hypoxic and therefore do not benefit from reoxygenation time. This method allows for less normal tissue irradiation, smaller trea...

CAMRT MRI Spine pathology Final Complete Questions and Answers Arnold Chiari malformation - CORRECT ANSWER-3 types Type 1: cerebellar tonsils displaced 5-6mm below foramen, mo hydrocephalus, 4th ventricle doesnt move, syrinx is possible Type 2: Cerebellar tonsils, vermis, cerebellum, medulla oblongata herniate down through foramen, hydrocephalus, associated with myelomeningocele and agenesis of CC Type 3: Cerebellum meninges and sometimes brainstem into encephalocele, type 2 charac...

Test Bank for Lewis's Medical-Surgical Nursing in Canada: Assessment and Management of Clinical Problems, 5e 5th Edition by Jane Tyerman, Shelley Cobbett, Mariann Harding, Jeffrey Kwong, Dottie Roberts, Debra Hagler, Courtney Reinisch. ISBN-13: 1564 Full Chapters test bank included Chapter 1. Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing Practice in Canada The Canadian Health Care Context The Nursing Process Nursing Care Plans Documentation Future Challenges of Nursing Chapter 2. Cult...

CNUR 302Five Levels of LOC - correct answer 1) Full consciousness [awake and alert, orientated, normal feeding] 2) confusion [disorientated, alert but inappropriate responses] 3)obtunded [child has limited responses to environment and falls asleep unless stimulation] 4) Stupor [child only responds to vigorous stimulation] 5) Coma [unable to arouse to any stimulus] GCS - correct answer -eye opening -verbal response -motor response Posturing - correct answer -Decorticate [flexion in ar...

CNUR 302Five Levels of LOC - correct answer 1) Full consciousness [awake and alert, orientated, normal feeding] 2) confusion [disorientated, alert but inappropriate responses] 3)obtunded [child has limited responses to environment and falls asleep unless stimulation] 4) Stupor [child only responds to vigorous stimulation] 5) Coma [unable to arouse to any stimulus] GCS - correct answer -eye opening -verbal response -motor response Posturing - correct answer -Decorticate [flexion in ar...

PNG 2251 Health and illness Neurovascular Disorders Exam Study Guide Lumbar Puncture - Ans:-CSF is taken to diagnose infections and other CNS disorders headache - Ans:-loss of CSF can cause this symptom Electroencephalogram (EEG) - Ans:-used to detect seizure activity and looks at the electrical activity of the brain anticonvulsants, sedatives and stimulants - Ans:-What medications should be held 48 Hours before an EEG? Brain Scan - Ans:-detects pattern of distribution of radioactive is...

Bio 235 Midterm 2 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct What are the two motor pathways that control movement? - ANSWER Pyramidal Tract Extrapyramidal tracts Describe the pyramidal tract - ANSWER Corticospinal Pathway Controls learned motor actions Describe extrapyramidal tracts - ANSWER Upper MNs in the brain Axons descend to modulate lower MNs in the spinal cord Adjustments in muscle tone, balance, voluntary movements How does the CNS develop i...

Bio 235 Midterm 2 Exam Questions With All Correct Answers What are the two motor pathways that control movement? - CORRECT ANSWER Pyramidal Tract Extrapyramidal tracts Describe the pyramidal tract - CORRECT ANSWER Corticospinal Pathway Controls learned motor actions Describe extrapyramidal tracts - CORRECT ANSWER Upper MNs in the brain Axons descend to modulate lower MNs in the spinal cord Adjustments in muscle tone, balance, voluntary movements How doe...

What is a CT scan? - correct answer It shows the shapes of structure in the brain. A x-ray beam moves in a circle around the head. The detector measures the absorption of these xrays. A computer uses this information to build a view of images inside the brain. This is a series of slices. Differences in the shape of the brain can be linked in the differences in which people think and act, suggesting the functions of those parts of the brain. What ...