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Exam 3 Questions with Answers
c. Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
Which group of clinical findings indicates the poorest neurologic functioning?
a. Spontaneous eye opening, movement to command, oriented to self only.
b. Eyes open to light touch on shoulder, pupils briskly reactive to light bilaterally.
c. Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
d. No eye opening, responds to painful stimulus by withdrawing.
C. Hypoventilation
An example of inappropriate treatment for head trauma would be:
a. head elevation.
b. free water restriction.
c. hypoventilation.
d. bed rest.
,d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles.
Acceleration-deceleration movements of the head often result in polar injuries in
which:
a. injury is localized to the site of initial impact.
b. widespread neuronal damage is incurred.
c. bleeding from venules fills the subdural space.
d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles.
a. cerebral vasodilation
The physiologic change most likely to lead to an increase in intracranial pressure is
a. cerebral vasodilation.
b. hypernatremia.
c. respiratory hyperventilation.
d. REM sleep.
c. brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage.
Secondary injury after head trauma refers to:
a. brain injury resulting from the initial trauma.
,b. focal areas of bleeding.
c. brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage.
d. injury as a result of medical therapy.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing reflex) are due primarily to
a. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
c. autoregulation of body systems.
d. loss of brainstem reflexes.
c. acute hypertension.
Risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke include:
a. atherosclerosis.
b. dysrhythmias.
c. acute hypertension.
d. sedentary lifestyle.
, a. intracranial hemorrhage
The stroke etiology with the highest morbidity and mortality is:
a. intracranial hemorrhage.
b. intracranial thrombosis.
c. intracranial embolization.
d. cardiac arrest.
d. left-sided muscle weakness and neglect.
Clinical manifestations of a stroke within the right cerebral hemisphere include:
a. cortical blindness.
b. right visual field blindness.
c. expressive and receptive aphasia.
d. left-sided muscle weakness and neglect.
B. blood pressure control.
The most important preventive measure for hemorrhagic stroke is:
Exam 3 Questions with Answers
c. Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
Which group of clinical findings indicates the poorest neurologic functioning?
a. Spontaneous eye opening, movement to command, oriented to self only.
b. Eyes open to light touch on shoulder, pupils briskly reactive to light bilaterally.
c. Assumes decorticate posture with light touch, no verbal response.
d. No eye opening, responds to painful stimulus by withdrawing.
C. Hypoventilation
An example of inappropriate treatment for head trauma would be:
a. head elevation.
b. free water restriction.
c. hypoventilation.
d. bed rest.
,d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles.
Acceleration-deceleration movements of the head often result in polar injuries in
which:
a. injury is localized to the site of initial impact.
b. widespread neuronal damage is incurred.
c. bleeding from venules fills the subdural space.
d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles.
a. cerebral vasodilation
The physiologic change most likely to lead to an increase in intracranial pressure is
a. cerebral vasodilation.
b. hypernatremia.
c. respiratory hyperventilation.
d. REM sleep.
c. brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage.
Secondary injury after head trauma refers to:
a. brain injury resulting from the initial trauma.
,b. focal areas of bleeding.
c. brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage.
d. injury as a result of medical therapy.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing reflex) are due primarily to
a. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
c. autoregulation of body systems.
d. loss of brainstem reflexes.
c. acute hypertension.
Risk factors for hemorrhagic stroke include:
a. atherosclerosis.
b. dysrhythmias.
c. acute hypertension.
d. sedentary lifestyle.
, a. intracranial hemorrhage
The stroke etiology with the highest morbidity and mortality is:
a. intracranial hemorrhage.
b. intracranial thrombosis.
c. intracranial embolization.
d. cardiac arrest.
d. left-sided muscle weakness and neglect.
Clinical manifestations of a stroke within the right cerebral hemisphere include:
a. cortical blindness.
b. right visual field blindness.
c. expressive and receptive aphasia.
d. left-sided muscle weakness and neglect.
B. blood pressure control.
The most important preventive measure for hemorrhagic stroke is:
