RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3
- What is the best way a nurse can assess if their client has altered brain function?
a. Normal cranial nerve assessment
b. Asking addition and subtraction questions
c. Altered level of consciousness
d. Vital signs - What hormones help to raise the blood sugar level to help maintain homeostasis?
a. Insulin
b. Thyroxine
c. Renin
d. Glucagon - What are signs of meningitis? Select all that apply.
a. Nuchal rigidity (stiff neck or meningismus)
b. Headache
c. Photopia
d. Weight gain - What are the immediate clinical manifestations noted after a spinal cord injury? Select all that
apply.
a. Loss of deep tendon reflexes
b. Headache
c. Irritability
d. Flaccid paralysis - This is a cause of edema.
a. Polyuria
b. Dehydration
c. Hypotension
d. Decreased plasma proteins - What is the normal range for sodium?
135-145 - What type of seizure will the client have a sudden loss of muscle tone, lasting for seconds,
followed by postictal confusion?
Atonic Seizure - Describe a cerebral aneurysm.
Is a localized outpouching of a cerebral artery. A weakness in the blood vessel in the brain that
balloons and fills with blood. This weakening of the artery may occur as a congenital defect, or
it may develop later in life because of conditions such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus,
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