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Chamberlain NR 325 Exam 2questions with well defined solutions
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CT scan is the preferred imaging study to diagnose the location
and degree of injury and the degree of _____ _____ _____. -
Answer spinal canal compromise
_____ is used to assess soft tissue injury, neurologic changes,
unexplained neurologic deficits, or worsening neurologic
condition in SCI. - Answer MRI
Goals immediately after _____ include maintaining a patent
airway, adequate ventilation/breathing, and adequate
circulating blood volume (ABCs) and preventing extension of
spinal cord damage (secondary injury). - Answer SCI
_____ allows the patient to move and ambulate while cervical
bones fuse - Answer Halo fixation device
One of the physically demonstrable symptoms of meningitis is
_____ _____. Severe neck stiffness causes a patient's hips and
knees to flex when the neck is flexed. - Answer Brudzinski's sign
,Positive _____ sign is involuntary flexing of hips and knees (an
involuntary reaction to lessen the stretch on the inflamed
meninges) - Answer Brudzinski's sign
_____ _____ is a neuropsychiatric manifestation of liver
disease. The pathogenesis is multifactorial. It includes the
neurotoxic effects of ammonia, abnormal neurotransmission,
astrocyte swelling, and inflammatory cytokines. - Answer
Hepatic encephalopathy
A characteristic manifestation of hepatic encephalopathy is
_____, or flapping tremors, with the most common involving
the arms and hands. - Answer asterixis
If the common bile duct is obstructed due to _____, no bilirubin
will reach the small intestine to be converted to urobilinogen.
Thus the kidneys will excrete bilirubin, causing dark amber to
brown urine. - Answer cholelithiasis
Complications of _____ and cholecystitis include gangrenous
cholecystitis, subphrenic abscess, pancreatitis, cholangitis
(inflammation of biliary ducts), biliary cirrhosis, fistulas, and
rupture of the gallbladder, which can cause bile peritonitis. -
Answer cholelithiasis
, Manifestations of _____ vary from indigestion to moderate to
severe pain, fever, chills, and jaundice. - Answer cholecystitis
When a stone is lodged in the ducts or when stones are moving
through the ducts, spasms may result in response to the stone.
This sometimes causes severe pain, which is termed _____
_____. - Answer biliary colic
_____ results in the replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis (scar
tissue) and regenerative nodules that occur from the liver's
attempt to repair itself - Answer cirrhosis
Hepatic encephalopathy caused by cirrhosis is treated with
_____, to prevent breakdown of blood and the release of
ammonia in the intestine. - Answer lactulose
Increased levels of alkaline phosphatase, ALT, and AST are the
notable labs present with _____. - Answer cholecystitis
After an _____ _____, tell the patient to avoid heavy lifting for
4 to 6 weeks. Usual sexual activities, including intercourse, can
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