{"id":115071,"date":"2023-08-23T11:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T11:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=115071"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:45:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T11:45:30","slug":"nur-2063-essentials-of-pathophysiology-exam-3-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/23\/nur-2063-essentials-of-pathophysiology-exam-3-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. 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<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What hormones help to raise the blood sugar level to help maintain homeostasis?
    a. Insulin
    b. Thyroxine
    c. Renin
    d. Glucagon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What are signs of meningitis? Select all that apply.
    a. Nuchal rigidity
    b. Headache
    c. Photopia
    d. Weight gain<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. What are the immediate clinical manifestations noted after a spinal cord injury?
    Select all that apply.
    a. Loss of deep tendon reflexes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    b. Headache
    c. Irritability
    d. Flaccid paralysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. This is a cause of edema.
      a. Polyuria
      b. Dehydration
      c. Hypotension
      d. Decreased plasma proteins<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. What is the normal range for sodium?
      135-145 mEq\/L<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What type of seizure will the client have a sudden loss of muscle tone, lasting for
      seconds, followed by postictal confusion?
      Atonic Seizure<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Describe a cerebral aneurysm.
      Dilation (ballooning) of a portion of a blood vessel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. What is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?
      Involves progressive destruction of motor neurons resulting in muscle atrophy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. What are the causes of hepatic encephalopathy?
      Alcoholism<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Please choose the tool you would use to assess your clients level of
      consciousness?
      Glasgow coma scale<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. If your client\u2019s toes are pointed downward, and the head and neck are arched
      backward, we would chart that posture as?
      Decerebrate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    9. What happens in our body during the fight and flight response?
      Increased heart rate and dilated pupils<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    10. What is an early symptom of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)?
      Muscle twitching<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    11. Migraines are periodic severe headaches that may be completely incapacitating?
      True<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    12. What manifestations would you see with a client diagnosed with Parkinsons
      disease?
      Muscle rigidity, shuffling gait, muscular rigidity, masklike facial expressions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    13. What manifestations of Huntington\u2019s chorea?
      Abrupt, bizarre, involuntary dance like movements, decline in mental functions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    14. Does insufficient circulating blood volume describe what is happening in the body
      that is experiencing hypovolemia?
      <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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