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Pathophysiology EXAM 4 Practice
Questions and Answers | Graded
A+
Vomiting is a result of a CNS injury caused by which of the following?
a. Impingement directly on floor of third ventricle
b. Decrease in ICP
c. Involvement of vestibular nuclei
d. Decompression of brainstem - Correct Answer-C
Which criterion is not used when determining brain death?
a. Unresponsive coma
b. No spontaneous respiration
c. Isoelectric electroencephalogram (EEG)
d. Ocular response to head turning - Correct Answer-D
A woman has sustained a traumatic brain injury. She is able to follow simple
commands and can manipulate objects. Which term describes this state?
a. Coma
b. Vegetative
c. Minimally conscious
d. Locked-in syndrome - Correct Answer-C
A person experiences a unilateral, focal seizure and maintains consciousness. Which
term is appropriate to describe this type of seizure?
a. Generalized
b. Partial
c. Secondary
d. Status epilepticus - Correct Answer-B
A person experiencing difficulty in recognizing a pattern cannot recognize the form and
nature of objects. Which term describes this condition?
a. Agnosia
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b. Aphasia
c. Dysphasia
d. Alzheimer - Correct Answer-A
An individual having difficulty concentrating is restless and irritable and briefly
confused. These changes have developed over 2 to 3 days. Which of the following
describes this condition?
a. Alzheimer disease
b. Dementia
c. Delirium
d. Coma - Correct Answer-C
An individual sustains a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) that results in left-sided
paralysis. Which of the following describes this condition?
a. Hemiplegia
b. Paraplegia
c. Diplegia
d. Quadriplegia - Correct Answer-A
Which of the following are basic neural systems that are essential for the cognitive
sphere? (Select all that apply.)
a. Attentional systems
b. Memory and language systems
c. Affective or emotive systems
d. Sensory systems - Correct Answer-A, B, C
Which of the following are categories of neurologic function that are classified as critical
for evaluation? (Select all that apply.)
a. LOC
b. Pattern of breathing
c. HR
d. Eye position - Correct Answer-A, B, D
A person is in status epilepticus. What are the greatest concerns when treating this
individual? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cerebral hypoxia
b. Bleeding of tongue
c. Aspiration
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d. Musculoskeletal trauma - Correct Answer-A, C
Which of the following are characteristic of Alzheimer disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Rapid onset
b. Memory loss
c. Increased irritability
d. Anxiety and depression - Correct Answer-B, C, D
Which statement is true regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
a. Approximately 1.7 million head injuries occur each year in the United States.
b. The greatest risk of TBI occurs in those between 19 and 65 years of age.
c. Twenty percent of head injuries are mild.
d. Eighty percent of head injuries are severe. - Correct Answer-A
Age and the admission of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) are important diagnostic
factors in TBI. Which GCS score describes a severe TBI?
a. 13 to 15
b. 12 to 13
c. 9 to 12
d. 3 to 8 - Correct Answer-D
An older adult who abuses alcohol has fallen and is diagnosed with a hematoma that is
located on the top of the brain. Which type of hematoma fits this description?
a. Subdural
b. Epidural
c. Extradural
d. Intracerebral - Correct Answer-A
An individual has symptoms of confusion and retrograde amnesia after sustaining a
blunt force injury to the skull as a result of being hit with a baseball. The symptoms
confirm the diagnosis of which grade of concussion?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV - Correct Answer-C
A person experiences a vertebral fracture in which the C1 vertebra is fractured into
several fragments. This type of fracture can be described as which of the following?
Pathophysiology EXAM 4 Practice
Questions and Answers | Graded
A+
Vomiting is a result of a CNS injury caused by which of the following?
a. Impingement directly on floor of third ventricle
b. Decrease in ICP
c. Involvement of vestibular nuclei
d. Decompression of brainstem - Correct Answer-C
Which criterion is not used when determining brain death?
a. Unresponsive coma
b. No spontaneous respiration
c. Isoelectric electroencephalogram (EEG)
d. Ocular response to head turning - Correct Answer-D
A woman has sustained a traumatic brain injury. She is able to follow simple
commands and can manipulate objects. Which term describes this state?
a. Coma
b. Vegetative
c. Minimally conscious
d. Locked-in syndrome - Correct Answer-C
A person experiences a unilateral, focal seizure and maintains consciousness. Which
term is appropriate to describe this type of seizure?
a. Generalized
b. Partial
c. Secondary
d. Status epilepticus - Correct Answer-B
A person experiencing difficulty in recognizing a pattern cannot recognize the form and
nature of objects. Which term describes this condition?
a. Agnosia
,2
b. Aphasia
c. Dysphasia
d. Alzheimer - Correct Answer-A
An individual having difficulty concentrating is restless and irritable and briefly
confused. These changes have developed over 2 to 3 days. Which of the following
describes this condition?
a. Alzheimer disease
b. Dementia
c. Delirium
d. Coma - Correct Answer-C
An individual sustains a cerebral vascular accident (CVA) that results in left-sided
paralysis. Which of the following describes this condition?
a. Hemiplegia
b. Paraplegia
c. Diplegia
d. Quadriplegia - Correct Answer-A
Which of the following are basic neural systems that are essential for the cognitive
sphere? (Select all that apply.)
a. Attentional systems
b. Memory and language systems
c. Affective or emotive systems
d. Sensory systems - Correct Answer-A, B, C
Which of the following are categories of neurologic function that are classified as critical
for evaluation? (Select all that apply.)
a. LOC
b. Pattern of breathing
c. HR
d. Eye position - Correct Answer-A, B, D
A person is in status epilepticus. What are the greatest concerns when treating this
individual? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cerebral hypoxia
b. Bleeding of tongue
c. Aspiration
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d. Musculoskeletal trauma - Correct Answer-A, C
Which of the following are characteristic of Alzheimer disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Rapid onset
b. Memory loss
c. Increased irritability
d. Anxiety and depression - Correct Answer-B, C, D
Which statement is true regarding traumatic brain injury (TBI)?
a. Approximately 1.7 million head injuries occur each year in the United States.
b. The greatest risk of TBI occurs in those between 19 and 65 years of age.
c. Twenty percent of head injuries are mild.
d. Eighty percent of head injuries are severe. - Correct Answer-A
Age and the admission of the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) are important diagnostic
factors in TBI. Which GCS score describes a severe TBI?
a. 13 to 15
b. 12 to 13
c. 9 to 12
d. 3 to 8 - Correct Answer-D
An older adult who abuses alcohol has fallen and is diagnosed with a hematoma that is
located on the top of the brain. Which type of hematoma fits this description?
a. Subdural
b. Epidural
c. Extradural
d. Intracerebral - Correct Answer-A
An individual has symptoms of confusion and retrograde amnesia after sustaining a
blunt force injury to the skull as a result of being hit with a baseball. The symptoms
confirm the diagnosis of which grade of concussion?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV - Correct Answer-C
A person experiences a vertebral fracture in which the C1 vertebra is fractured into
several fragments. This type of fracture can be described as which of the following?
