6202 Exam 3 neuro, connective tissue, spinal cord injury Latest Update 2024-2025 70 Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ At First Attempt
A complete spinal cord injury can often be from:
- unstable ligament support
- bone fragments are causing mechanical pressure
- no vasomotor control
- an incomplete SCI - CORRECT ANSWER: an incomplete SCI
A patient is asking why you are checking their blood sugar. You tell them:
- Gentamycin can raise your blood sugar
- Your diet is different since you are in the hospital
- Levofloxacin can raise your blood sugar
- Prednisone can raise your blood sugar - CORRECT ANSWER: Prednisone can raise
your blood sugar
A patient states something he does not want for medical treatment. Your best statement
is:
- why are you afraid?
- we can talk to your family
- what would you like to do instead?
- the treatment is only temporary - CORRECT ANSWER: what would you like to do
instead?
A patient with spinal shock's vitals are:
- HR 42, BP 190/124, RR 36, T 94.5
- HR 42, BP 88/42, RR 16, T 94.5
- HR 148, BP 88/40, RR 14, T 103
- HR 42, BP 90/40, RR14, T 103.6 - CORRECT ANSWER: HR 42, BP 88/42, RR 16, T
94.5
A priority assessment for a patient with myasthenia gravis is:
- checking blood pressure
- hand strength
- consciousness level
- respiratory rate - CORRECT ANSWER: respiratory rate
An appropriate response to most questions is:
- You may need to...
- Perhaps you should ...
- You can do this ...
- Tell me more... - CORRECT ANSWER: Tell me more... 1 / 2
An intervention for poikilothermia is:
- a BEAR hugger maintains temperature
- room temp should be 10 degrees cooler than body temp
- check the patient rectal temp hourly
- make sure the room temp is the same throughout - CORRECT ANSWER: make sure
the room temp is the same throughout
An LPN can do these things:
- refer the patient
- teach the patient and family
- assess
- apply a bandage - CORRECT ANSWER: apply a bandage
Autonomic dysreflexia treatment is:
- document, treat, elevate HOB, call MD
- document, raise HOB, check bladder, call MD
- elevate HOB, check bladder, call MD, document
- check bladder, call MD, elevate HOB, document - CORRECT ANSWER: elevate HOB,
check bladder, call MD, document
Autonomic dysreflexia vitals are:
- BP 228/110, HR 38
- BP 88/40, HR 38
- BP 228/110, HR 142
- BP 88/40, HR 142 - CORRECT ANSWER: BP 228/110, HR 38
Autonomic hyperreflexia symptoms are (select all that apply)
- headache
- anxiety
- Flushing
- Blurred vison - CORRECT ANSWER: - headache
- anxiety
- Flushing
- Blurred vison
Brown-Sequard syndrome is characterized by:
- one leg no motor function, other leg loss of pain and temp
- loss of awareness of leg position but has motor control
- only one leg is affected
loss of control in both legs - CORRECT ANSWER: one leg no motor function, other leg loss of pain and temp
Cauda Equina/Conus medullaris syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWER: Bowel and bladder
are areflexic injury to L3 - L5
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