Receptive aphasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

epilepsy - CNS disorder due to disturbed electrical brain activity any age, intense, longer lasting, recurs aphasia - loss of speech speech controlled by left brain motor speech area: production of language receptive/sensory area: understanding speech -itis - inflammation pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor) -osis - abnormal condition -ectomy - to cut OUT, remove -otomy - to cut IN to -ostomy - to make a "mouth", opening -a/an - without, none micro - smal...

SCRN Exam questions and answers Penumbra - answer-Salvageable tissue -oxygen -blood pressure -Glucose Perfusion - answer-What oxygen delivers to the brain. Above the necklace-Anterior Circulation= - answer-Unilateral deficits Below the necklace-Posterior circulation= - answer-Bilateral deficits Circle of Willis-Collateral circulation= - answer-Aneurysm Cerebrum - answer-largest part of the brain Cerebrum: Frontal Lobe - answer-Motor function, personality, Brocca speech Brocca's aphas...

Which cognitive alteration does the nurse suspect when a 70-year-old receiving pain medication following a hip replacement stays awake all night and is confused? A. Dementia B. Delirium C. Depression D. Sensory deprivation - Answer-B. Delirium The nurse recognizes which cognitive impairment in a patient with a recent CVA who can follow commands but has difficulty responding verbally? A. Expressive aphasia B. Hypoglycemia C. Delirium D. Receptive aphasia - Answer-A. Expressive aphasia ...

Domain I-II - Georgette (Scientific Foundations/AP Skills) Questions and Answers What is the function of the Thalamus? {{Ans- Sensory relay station. Smell is the only sense that by passes the thalamus. Also emotions, memory, and affective behavior All of the limbic structures regulate emotion and memory except for {{Ans- hypothalamus Damage to what part of the brain would result in Wernicke's (Receptive) aphasia? {{Ans- Temporal lobe Irritability, hostility, depression, sleep dysregu...

Exam 2: NURS611 / NURS 611 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | Grade A - Maryville Q: What is the most common type of stroke? Answer: Ischemic Q: Contributing factors for stroke Answer: diabetes, HTN, high cholesterol , heart disease, PVD, polycythemia and thrombocytopenia, a-fib, postmenopausal hormone therapy, hight Na/low K intake, smoking, physical inactivity, obesity, chronic sleep deprivation, African Americans Q: What is the most co...

Key characteristics of the brainstem? Ans--*BASICS OF LIFE* -Breathing -Heart rate -Autonomic nervous system What type of aphasia does damage to the broca's area cause? Ans--*Expressive Aphasia* Damage to the broca causes the inability to perform the motor aspects of speech Key characteristics of the temporal lobe? Ans---Auditory ability -Long term memory -Wernicke's Area Damage to what lobe (and laterality of the lobe) will cause Wernicke's aphasia? Ans--Temporal Lobe (Lef...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who had a recent stroke. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the need for referral to an occupational therapist? a. Facial drooping b. Receptive aphasia c. Unilateral neglect d. Memory loss 2. A charge nurse in the newborn nursery is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following is an appropriate task for the AP? a. Show a new mother how to change the newborn’s diaper b. Inspect the skin of a newbo...

1. PET a. Hypometabolism b. Hypoperfusion c. Hypothyroid d. Hypoglycemia Hypometabolism 2. SPECT a. Hypometabolism b. Hypoperfusion c. Hypothyroid d. Hypoglycemia Hypoperfusion 3. Choose the correct order for surgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery. a. Seizure, placement of subdural electrodes, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, surgical resection, imaging for pathology, EMU b. Seizure, epilepsy diagnosis, medication trials, imaging for pathology, craniotomy, place...

HESI Med Surg/Neuro Test Bank 2023 Questions and Answers [100% CORRECT] Complete Test Bank (SOLVED). HESI Med Surg/Neuro Test bank 2023. 1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patient's left eye. The nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which of the following cerebral lobes? A) Temporal B) Occipital C) Parietal D) Frontal - CORECT ANSWER B) Occi...

Final Exam: NUR163/ NUR 163 (NEW 2023/ 2024) Concepts of Practical Nursing in the Care of Elderly Patients Exam PREP| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Hondros QUESTION What 2 regions of the brain play key roles in language and speech? Answer: Broca's area, which is located in the posterior frontal lobe and Wernicke's area, which is located in the posterior temporal lobe. QUESTION What is the most common language problem seen in adults? Answer:...