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Exam 2: NR325 / NR 325 (
Update 2025 / 2026) Adult Health II Questions & Answers - Chamberlain
Question:
Complications of spinal cord injury? and how do we manage them?
Answer:
Airway first- ventilator if needed, Prevent complications of immobility- skin breakdown , DVT, atelectasis Bladder retraining (spastic or flaccid)- foley catheter, suppository, etc
Question:
Who will be providing care for a spinal cord injury?
Answer:
OT PT Speech therapy
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Question:
S/S of autonomic dysreflexia?
Answer:
Sudden and severe throbbing headache
Severe hypertension
Bradycardia
Question:
How do we care for autonomic dysreflexia?
Answer:
Place pt in sitting position
Check foley cath for kink
Check bladder for distention
Check for bowel impaction
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Question:
This stroke is caused by a blockage of a blood vessel. (atherosclerosis)
Answer:
Ischemic stroke
Question:
This stroke occurs from a formation of a blood clot causing a narrowing of the lumen
Answer:
Thrombotic stroke
Question:
This stroke occurs when an embolus lodges in and occludes a cerebral artery
Answer:
Embolic stroke
Question:
This stroke results from bleeding into the brain tissue
Answer:
Hemorrhagic stroke 3 / 4
Question:
What is done immediately when a patient is brought in with s/s of stroke?
Answer:
CT scan to rule out hemorrhagic stroke
Question:
How do we manage a TIA?
Answer:
Give antiplatelet drug to dissolve thrombus or embolus
Question:
How do we manage a stroke?
Answer:
Airway- priority
Swallow study/test
CT immediately to find out what type of stroke
Give antiplatelet drug (IF the stroke is not hemorrhagic)
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