NUR 438 Final Exam Disease Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NSG 438
Institution
NSG 438
Bacterial meningitis bacterial infection causes acute inflammation of the meninges and exudate in the subarachnoid space of the CNS --> may cover entire brain --> obstructs flow of CSF and further increases ICP
Viral encephalitis acute viral inflammatory process of the brain that damages the...
NUR 438 Final Exam Disease Questions
and Correct Answers
Bacterial meningitis ✅bacterial infection causes acute inflammation of the meninges
and exudate in the subarachnoid space of the CNS --> may cover entire brain -->
obstructs flow of CSF and further increases ICP
Viral encephalitis ✅acute viral inflammatory process of the brain that damages the
neurons or causes hemorrhagic areas
Spina bifida occulta ✅-failure of the closure/fusion of neural tube
-defect that is not visible externally but involves failure of the osseous spine to close
Meningocele ✅-failure of the closure/fusion of neural tube
-hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst of meninges filled with spinal fluid
Myelomeningocele ✅-failure of the closure/fusion of neural tube
-hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst of meninges, spinal fluid and a portion of the spinal
cord with its nerves
Anencephaly ✅congenital malformation with absence of cerebral hemispheres
(incompatible with life)
Cerebral palsy ✅non-progressive disorder of posture and movement, from static brain
injury which limits activity (spastic quadriplegia is most common)
Seizure ✅transient occurrence of sx due to abnormal excessive and loss of inhibition
within the neuronal circuits, allowing for the circuits to amplify their discharges
simultaneously and may be a sx of an underlying disease process
TBI/increased ICP ✅-caused by mechanical forces--> direct and shearing injuries to
the brain due to inability to force to be absorbed by head and neck --> systemic effects
-cerebral edema --> compression of cranial contents --> injury to brain tissue -->
cerebral dysfunction
-fluids are increased in the head
Hydrocephalus ✅disturbance in the flow of CSF due to (1) impaired absorption of CSF
fluid with the subarachnoid space/malfunction of arachnoid vili or (2) obstruction to the
flow of CSF through the ventricles (non-obstructive/communicating)
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