RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 119 QUESTIONS AND

RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 119 QUESTIONS AND

lOMoAR cPSD 19500986 RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 2026-2027 119 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 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 2. What hormones help to raise the blood sugar level to help maintain homeostasis? a. Insulin b. Thyroxine c. Renin d. Glucagon 3. What are signs of meningitis? Select all that apply. a. Nuchal rigidity (stiff neck or meningismus) b. Headache c. Photopia d. Weight gain 4. 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 5. This is a cause of edema. a. Polyuria b. Dehydration c. Hypotension d. Decreased plasma proteins 6. What is the normal range for sodium? 135-145 7. What type of seizure will the client have a sudden loss of muscle tone, lasting for seconds, followed by postictal confusion? Atonic Seizure 8. Describe a cerebral aneurysm. Is a localized outpouching of a cerebral artery. A weakness in the blood vessel in the brain that lOMoAR cPSD 19500986 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,