Pathophysiology | Final Exam | Lamar
University
Which kind of seizure will start in one hemisphere and spread and is characterized by
automatisms? - ✔️✔️complex partial seizures
Which kind of dementia is caused by brain injury from ischemic or hemorrhagic damage
(as opposed to progressive onset)? - ✔️✔️vascular dementia
What is the mean arterial pressure (MAP) of systemic circulation? - ✔️✔️90-100 mmHg
collateral circulation - ✔️✔️circulation by secondary channels after obstruction of the
principal channel supplying the heart
What is the #1 cause of atherosclerosis? - ✔️✔️Hyperlipidemia
What are xanthomas? - ✔️✔️cholesterol deposits along tendons secondary to familial
hypercholesterolemia
What disease is characterized by pseudohypertrophy? - ✔️✔️Duchenne muscular
dystrophy
A patient comes in with ptosis and complains of difficulty swallowing. What disorder is
likely affecting this patient? - ✔️✔️Myasthenia Gravis
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome? - ✔️✔️An autoimmune disease of the nervous
system due to damage of myelin sheath around the nerves
If a patient has an injury to the spinal cord and can feel below the injury, what kind of
SCI is it? - ✔️✔️incomplete SCI
A patient with diplopia, pins and needles feeling, and weakness probably has: -
✔️✔️multiple sclerosis
If ICP is 22 mmHg is that normal? - ✔️✔️No, normal is 5-15 mmHg
75 mmHg would be normal for - ✔️✔️CPP
What kind of head injury causes raccoon eyes and leakage of CSF from the eyes and
nose? - ✔️✔️basilar skull fracture
, What kind of head injury is characterized by shearing and can lead to a coma? -
✔️✔️diffuse axonal injury
Which pain theory proposes that neurons have to send both painful and nonpainful
stimuli? - ✔️✔️Pattern Theory
Which type of headache does not interfere with everyday activities? - ✔️✔️tension
headache
What causes a migraine? - ✔️✔️vasodilation of cerebral vessels or inflammation of
meningeal vasculature
After damage to neurons, flaccid paralysis is observed. Which type of motor neurons
were damaged? - ✔️✔️lower motor neurons
What kind of head injury is always a venous bleed? - ✔️✔️subdural hematoma
What kind of head injury is always an arterial bleed? - ✔️✔️epidural hematoma
What are signs of increased ICP? - ✔️✔️Bradycardia
Hypertension
resp depression
fixed and dilated pupils
vomiting
papilloedema
What kind of stroke is temporary? - ✔️✔️trans ischemic stroke
Which brain infection has CSF containing neutrophils? - ✔️✔️meningitis
Describe the typical atherosclerosis or atherosclerotic occlusive disease patient -
✔️✔️old couple: obese male and postmenopausal smoking women with HTN and DM
Where is most atherosclerosis located? - ✔️✔️popliteal or femoral arteries
What are the 6 P's of acute arterial occlusion? - ✔️✔️Pistol shot
Pain
Pallor
Paresthesia
Polar
Pulselessness
University
Which kind of seizure will start in one hemisphere and spread and is characterized by
automatisms? - ✔️✔️complex partial seizures
Which kind of dementia is caused by brain injury from ischemic or hemorrhagic damage
(as opposed to progressive onset)? - ✔️✔️vascular dementia
What is the mean arterial pressure (MAP) of systemic circulation? - ✔️✔️90-100 mmHg
collateral circulation - ✔️✔️circulation by secondary channels after obstruction of the
principal channel supplying the heart
What is the #1 cause of atherosclerosis? - ✔️✔️Hyperlipidemia
What are xanthomas? - ✔️✔️cholesterol deposits along tendons secondary to familial
hypercholesterolemia
What disease is characterized by pseudohypertrophy? - ✔️✔️Duchenne muscular
dystrophy
A patient comes in with ptosis and complains of difficulty swallowing. What disorder is
likely affecting this patient? - ✔️✔️Myasthenia Gravis
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome? - ✔️✔️An autoimmune disease of the nervous
system due to damage of myelin sheath around the nerves
If a patient has an injury to the spinal cord and can feel below the injury, what kind of
SCI is it? - ✔️✔️incomplete SCI
A patient with diplopia, pins and needles feeling, and weakness probably has: -
✔️✔️multiple sclerosis
If ICP is 22 mmHg is that normal? - ✔️✔️No, normal is 5-15 mmHg
75 mmHg would be normal for - ✔️✔️CPP
What kind of head injury causes raccoon eyes and leakage of CSF from the eyes and
nose? - ✔️✔️basilar skull fracture
, What kind of head injury is characterized by shearing and can lead to a coma? -
✔️✔️diffuse axonal injury
Which pain theory proposes that neurons have to send both painful and nonpainful
stimuli? - ✔️✔️Pattern Theory
Which type of headache does not interfere with everyday activities? - ✔️✔️tension
headache
What causes a migraine? - ✔️✔️vasodilation of cerebral vessels or inflammation of
meningeal vasculature
After damage to neurons, flaccid paralysis is observed. Which type of motor neurons
were damaged? - ✔️✔️lower motor neurons
What kind of head injury is always a venous bleed? - ✔️✔️subdural hematoma
What kind of head injury is always an arterial bleed? - ✔️✔️epidural hematoma
What are signs of increased ICP? - ✔️✔️Bradycardia
Hypertension
resp depression
fixed and dilated pupils
vomiting
papilloedema
What kind of stroke is temporary? - ✔️✔️trans ischemic stroke
Which brain infection has CSF containing neutrophils? - ✔️✔️meningitis
Describe the typical atherosclerosis or atherosclerotic occlusive disease patient -
✔️✔️old couple: obese male and postmenopausal smoking women with HTN and DM
Where is most atherosclerosis located? - ✔️✔️popliteal or femoral arteries
What are the 6 P's of acute arterial occlusion? - ✔️✔️Pistol shot
Pain
Pallor
Paresthesia
Polar
Pulselessness
