NURS2750 PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR EXAM 2 AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A++
Which of the following is a key cause of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a) Brain hemorrhage
b) Dehydration
c) Hypotension
d) Hyperglycemia
a) Brain hemorrhage
Ischemia in the brain due to increased ICP eventually leads to:
a) Increased oxygen supply
b) Infarction and tissue death
c) Reduced cerebral perfusion pressure
d) Increased cerebral blood flow
b) Infarction and tissue death
Early signs of increased ICP include all EXCEPT:
a) Decreased level of consciousness
b) Severe headache
c) Vomiting
d) High energy levels
d) High energy levels
, Projectile vomiting due to increased ICP is caused by:
a) Food poisoning
b) Activation of the emetic center in the medulla
c) Dehydration
d) Stress-related nausea
b) Activation of the emetic center in the medulla
What causes papilledema in patients with increased ICP?
a) Increased intraocular pressure
b) Swelling of the optic disc due to elevated ICP
c) Reduced blood flow to the optic nerve
d) Increased intra-abdominal pressure
b) Swelling of the optic disc due to elevated ICP
The Cushing reflex is associated with which of the following changes in vital
signs?
a) Hypotension, bradycardia, and tachypnea
b) Systolic hypertension, bradycardia, and decreased respiratory rate
c) Increased heart rate, hypertension, and increased respiratory rate
d) Low blood pressure, bradycardia, and hyperventilation
Systolic hypertension, bradycardia, and decreased respiratory rate
Increased systemic vasoconstriction in the Cushing reflex is primarily a response
to:
a) Low cerebral perfusion
b) High blood glucose levels
ANSWERS GRADED A++
Which of the following is a key cause of increased intracranial pressure (ICP)?
a) Brain hemorrhage
b) Dehydration
c) Hypotension
d) Hyperglycemia
a) Brain hemorrhage
Ischemia in the brain due to increased ICP eventually leads to:
a) Increased oxygen supply
b) Infarction and tissue death
c) Reduced cerebral perfusion pressure
d) Increased cerebral blood flow
b) Infarction and tissue death
Early signs of increased ICP include all EXCEPT:
a) Decreased level of consciousness
b) Severe headache
c) Vomiting
d) High energy levels
d) High energy levels
, Projectile vomiting due to increased ICP is caused by:
a) Food poisoning
b) Activation of the emetic center in the medulla
c) Dehydration
d) Stress-related nausea
b) Activation of the emetic center in the medulla
What causes papilledema in patients with increased ICP?
a) Increased intraocular pressure
b) Swelling of the optic disc due to elevated ICP
c) Reduced blood flow to the optic nerve
d) Increased intra-abdominal pressure
b) Swelling of the optic disc due to elevated ICP
The Cushing reflex is associated with which of the following changes in vital
signs?
a) Hypotension, bradycardia, and tachypnea
b) Systolic hypertension, bradycardia, and decreased respiratory rate
c) Increased heart rate, hypertension, and increased respiratory rate
d) Low blood pressure, bradycardia, and hyperventilation
Systolic hypertension, bradycardia, and decreased respiratory rate
Increased systemic vasoconstriction in the Cushing reflex is primarily a response
to:
a) Low cerebral perfusion
b) High blood glucose levels
