NSG 530 Exam 4 (Latest )
Advanced Pathophysiology Questions and
Verified Answers 100% Correct (Grade A )-
Wilkes
A patient who exhibits positioning that includes both arms being held close to the body
with flexion at the elbows while legs are extended and rotated externally is
demonstrating:
A. decerebrate posture.
B. spastic posture.
C. decorticate posture.
D. basal ganglion posture. - correct answer C. decorticate posture
A patient is diagnosed with Huntington disease. Which of the following is a TRUE
statement? Huntington's disease is:
A. a commonly diagnosed neurological disorder.
,B. a nonhereditary disease.
C. also known as chorea.
D. asymptomatic until the sixth decade of life. - correct answer C. also known as
chorea.
A patient diagnosed with Parkinson disease initially experiences:
A. difficulty walking.
B. resting tremors.
C. postural instability.
D. rigidity of leg muscles. - correct answer B. resting tremors.
A patient presents with a wide-based gait in which the feet are turned outward.
Staggering is noted when walking and the pelvis is held stiff. These characteristics are
representative of:
A. cerebellar gait.
B. basal ganglion gait.
,C. decorticate posture.
D. apraxia. - correct answer A. cerebellar gait.
A basic neural system essential to cognitive function would include: (select all that
apply)
A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
D. sensory systems.
E. language systems. - correct answer A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
E. language systems.
Abnormal findings in which of the following evaluations would indicate possible
neurologic dysfunction? (select all that apply)
, A. Level of consciousness
B. Pattern of breathing
C. Decreased gastrointestinal motility
D. Eye response
E. Motor responses - correct answer A. Level of consciousness
B. Pattern of breathing
D. Eye response
E. Motor responses
Criteria for determining brain death include: (select all that apply)
A. unresponsive coma.
B. no spontaneous respiration.
C. isoelectric EEG.
D. pupils are reactive but unequal.
E. ocular response to head turning. - correct answer A. unresponsive coma.
B. no spontaneous respiration.
C. isoelectric EEG.
Advanced Pathophysiology Questions and
Verified Answers 100% Correct (Grade A )-
Wilkes
A patient who exhibits positioning that includes both arms being held close to the body
with flexion at the elbows while legs are extended and rotated externally is
demonstrating:
A. decerebrate posture.
B. spastic posture.
C. decorticate posture.
D. basal ganglion posture. - correct answer C. decorticate posture
A patient is diagnosed with Huntington disease. Which of the following is a TRUE
statement? Huntington's disease is:
A. a commonly diagnosed neurological disorder.
,B. a nonhereditary disease.
C. also known as chorea.
D. asymptomatic until the sixth decade of life. - correct answer C. also known as
chorea.
A patient diagnosed with Parkinson disease initially experiences:
A. difficulty walking.
B. resting tremors.
C. postural instability.
D. rigidity of leg muscles. - correct answer B. resting tremors.
A patient presents with a wide-based gait in which the feet are turned outward.
Staggering is noted when walking and the pelvis is held stiff. These characteristics are
representative of:
A. cerebellar gait.
B. basal ganglion gait.
,C. decorticate posture.
D. apraxia. - correct answer A. cerebellar gait.
A basic neural system essential to cognitive function would include: (select all that
apply)
A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
D. sensory systems.
E. language systems. - correct answer A. attentional systems.
B. memory systems.
C. affective or emotive systems.
E. language systems.
Abnormal findings in which of the following evaluations would indicate possible
neurologic dysfunction? (select all that apply)
, A. Level of consciousness
B. Pattern of breathing
C. Decreased gastrointestinal motility
D. Eye response
E. Motor responses - correct answer A. Level of consciousness
B. Pattern of breathing
D. Eye response
E. Motor responses
Criteria for determining brain death include: (select all that apply)
A. unresponsive coma.
B. no spontaneous respiration.
C. isoelectric EEG.
D. pupils are reactive but unequal.
E. ocular response to head turning. - correct answer A. unresponsive coma.
B. no spontaneous respiration.
C. isoelectric EEG.
