Examl 3:l NSG3280l /l NSGl 3280l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Pathophysiologyl forl Nursesl Il Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
Q:l Decerebratel posturing
Answer:
posturingl inl whichl thel neckl isl extendedl withl jawl clenched;l armsl arel pronated,l extended,l andl closel tol thel sides;l legsl arel extendedl straightl out;l morel ominousl signl ofl brainl steml damage.l Mostl Severe.
Q:l dysconjugatel gaze
Answer:
paralysisl ofl gazel orl lackl ofl coordinationl betweenl thel movementsl ofl thel twol eyes
Q:l ocularl palsies
Answer:
Onel orl morel craniall nervesl dysfunctionall suchl thatl motorl paralysisl ofl thel eyel impairsl movementsl inl onel orl morel directions
Q:l Doll'sl eyel reflex
Answer:
whenl youl movel thel head,l thel eyesl shouldl move,l thenl returnl tol al centrall position;l inl somel brainl injuries,l thel eyesl willl bel fixedl centrally 1 / 4
Q:l coldl caloricsl test
Answer:
testsl forl brainl steml functionl withl coldl water.l Eyesl shouldl divertl tol sidel wherel coldl waterl isl beingl putl on
Q:l coupl injury
Answer:
brainl injuryl atl thel sitel ofl impact
Q:l contracoupl injury
Answer:
brainl injuryl onl thel oppositel sidel ofl impact
Q:l GCSl isl takenl first________l hoursl afterl al TBI
Answer:
48
Q:l Thel primaryl injuryl afterl al TBIl isl a
Answer:
hematoma:l
epidurall Subdurall Subarachnoidl
WHICHl CANl CAUSEl INCREASEl OFl ICP 2 / 4
Q:l Collectionl ofl bloodl betweenl thel dural andl skulll
LOCl canl bel normall andl thenl rapidlyl decreases
Answer:
epidurall hematoma
Q:l Collectionl ofl bloodl betweenl thel dural andl outerl layerl ofl arachnoidl membrane:l typicallyl involvesl bridgingl veinsl
Slowerl onsetl /l pronel tol rebreeding
Answer:
Subdurall hematoma
Q:l Collectionl ofl bloodl betweenl thel arachnoidl membranel andl thel Pial mater
Meningeall irritation
Answer:
Subarachnoidl hematoma
Q:l CSFl shouldl havel highl amountsl of
Answer:
glucose
Q:l Ifl therel isl al blockagel ofl CSFl tol thel brain,
Answer: 3 / 4
swellingl couldl occur
Q:l Strokel Sequelae
Answer:
Effectsl onl bodyl afterl thel stroke
Q:l Thromboliticl strokesl comesl from
Answer:
atherosclerosisl /l coagulopathies
Q:l Emboliticl stroke
Answer:
associatedl withl cardiacl dysfunction/l dysrhythmiasl (A-fib)
Q:l Transientl Ischemicl Attackl (TIA)
Answer:
Minorl stroke;l wherel neurologicall functionl isl regainedl quicklyl withl time
fullyl resolvesl withinl 24l hours
Q:l Hemorrhagel withinl thel brainl parenchymal secondaryl tol severe,l chronicl hypertension
Answer:
hemorrhagicl stroke
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