NRSG 357 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
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Entire cord below the injury fails to function; when reflexes return it's over - ANS spinal shock
Loss of vasomotor tone, treat with stabilization then symptom management; characterized by
hypotension and bradycardia - ANS neurogenic shock
Massive uncompensated cardiovascular response; life threatening, most common cause is full
bladder or bowel - ANS autonomic dysreflexia
What are the signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia? How do you treat it? - ANS really
high systolic; find the problem and fix it
Four mechanisms of SCI injury - ANS flexion, flexion-rotation, hyperextension, compression
How do you maintain a patient airway in patients with SCI? - ANS jaw thrust
Special considerations when managing circulation of patients with SCI: - ANS don't fluid
overload-hypotension isn't due to blood loss
What is the leading cause of death in SCI patients? - ANS respiratory complications
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, In patients with SCI, we want to keep their MAP above what? - ANS 65 mmHg
What is the primary GI concern in patients with SCI? - ANS constipation
What should be done before SCI patients eat? - ANS Swallow study
The body adjusting to room temperature is called: - ANS piokilothermism
This drug is to be administered early to patients with SCI; suppresses your immune system but
improves blood flow and decreases edema - ANS Methylprednisolone
The person who exhibits sudden cognitive impairment is more likely to have ___________ not
____________ - ANS delirium, dementia
What is an important thing to check during an assessment on a patient with delirium? -
ANS changes that could have caused it
What are some big risk factors for developing delirium? - ANS elderly, ICU
________ can cause permanent damage leading to _________ - ANS delirium, dementia
Order the normal clotting mechanism - ANS injury, adhesion, activation, aggregation, platelet
plug formation
What are the two pathways involved in the cascade theory of coagulation - ANS extrinsic
(tissue factor) and intrinsic (contact activation)
What is the extrinsic pathway activated by? - ANS tissue factor (thromboplastin) is released
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100% CORRECT ANSWERS L LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Entire cord below the injury fails to function; when reflexes return it's over - ANS spinal shock
Loss of vasomotor tone, treat with stabilization then symptom management; characterized by
hypotension and bradycardia - ANS neurogenic shock
Massive uncompensated cardiovascular response; life threatening, most common cause is full
bladder or bowel - ANS autonomic dysreflexia
What are the signs and symptoms of autonomic dysreflexia? How do you treat it? - ANS really
high systolic; find the problem and fix it
Four mechanisms of SCI injury - ANS flexion, flexion-rotation, hyperextension, compression
How do you maintain a patient airway in patients with SCI? - ANS jaw thrust
Special considerations when managing circulation of patients with SCI: - ANS don't fluid
overload-hypotension isn't due to blood loss
What is the leading cause of death in SCI patients? - ANS respiratory complications
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, In patients with SCI, we want to keep their MAP above what? - ANS 65 mmHg
What is the primary GI concern in patients with SCI? - ANS constipation
What should be done before SCI patients eat? - ANS Swallow study
The body adjusting to room temperature is called: - ANS piokilothermism
This drug is to be administered early to patients with SCI; suppresses your immune system but
improves blood flow and decreases edema - ANS Methylprednisolone
The person who exhibits sudden cognitive impairment is more likely to have ___________ not
____________ - ANS delirium, dementia
What is an important thing to check during an assessment on a patient with delirium? -
ANS changes that could have caused it
What are some big risk factors for developing delirium? - ANS elderly, ICU
________ can cause permanent damage leading to _________ - ANS delirium, dementia
Order the normal clotting mechanism - ANS injury, adhesion, activation, aggregation, platelet
plug formation
What are the two pathways involved in the cascade theory of coagulation - ANS extrinsic
(tissue factor) and intrinsic (contact activation)
What is the extrinsic pathway activated by? - ANS tissue factor (thromboplastin) is released
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