Chapter 17
Disorders of the Central and Peripheral
Nervous Systems and the Neuromuscular
Junction
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1. An unconscious person is admitted to the hospital
following a motorcycle accident. The person
experienced a brief loss of consciousness at the scene
followed by an awake, lucid period of 1 hour. The
nurse suspects this individual has a(n):
1.
2.
3.
4.
subdural hematoma.
intraparenchymal hemorrhage.
extradural hematoma.
subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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2. Spinal shock is associated with:
1.
2.
3.
4.
loss of reflexes at the level of the injury.
moderate hypertension.
fever.
reduced venous return.
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3. The primary cause of cerebral hemorrhage is:
1.
2.
3.
4.
hypertension.
coagulopathy.
smoking.
reperfusion.
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4. Fusiform aneurysms are:
1.
2.
3.
4.
congenital.
common in children.
due to arteriosclerotic changes.
common in the external carotid arteries.
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5. A person arrives at the clinic and reports a headache
in the left temporal area, nausea, and vomiting that
began 1 hour ago. The nurse suspects:
1.
2.
3.
4.
a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
a cerebral tumor.
chronic paroxysmal hemicrania.
migraine headache.
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6. Inflammation, oligodendrocyte injury, demyelinization,
and axonal degeneration characterize:
1.
2.
3.
4.
multiple sclerosis.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
encephalitis.
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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