Upper motor neuron injury - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing 121 exam 3When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient's health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. - correct answer A When admitting a patient who is likely to be a poor historian, the nurse should obtain health history information...

CRRN Exam Review 298 Questions with Verified Answers First Rehab Act - CORRECT ANSWER 1920 First Vocational Rehab Act - CORRECT ANSWER 1943 Independent Living Movement - CORRECT ANSWER 1967 Initial Medicare Legislation - CORRECT ANSWER 1962 Social Security Act defines rehab - CORRECT ANSWER 1935 Workers' Compensation Law - CORRECT ANSWER 1965 Medicare Legislation drives demand for rehab nurses - CORRECT ANSWER 1966 Education of all Handicapped Persons Act - CORRECT ANSWE...

ALU 301 Question and answers already passed 2024 Paralysis - correct answer -a loss of muscle function of one or more muscle groups -incomplete or partial paralysis -paresis is not a disease in itself but rather a symptom of damage to motor nerves as a result of either a disease process or injury Causes of paralysis - correct answer trauma to the brain or spinal cord, tumors, vascular insult, motor neuron or demyelinating diseases, inflammation, and infection Certain terms are often ...

Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology Chapter 36 Questions With Verified Answers ?, whether it involves walking, running, or precise finger movements, requires movement and maintenance of posture Motor function The ? contains the neuronal circuits that mediate a variety of reflexes and automatic rhythmic movements spinal cord Most reflexes are?, meaning that they involve one or more interposed interneurons polysynaptic The medial descending system of the brain stem contribute...

NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) correct answers 1. Damage to any part of the spinal cord causing a temporary or permanent loss of sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunction below the level of injury 2. Causes: -MVA (38%) -Falls (30.5%) -Violence (13.5%) gun shot wounds, stabbing -Sport injuries (9%) diving, football -Degenerative older w osteoporosis -Cancer, hemorrhage 3. Permanent disabili...

ISSA CORRECTIVE EXERCISE FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ | LATEST UPDATE 2024. Tendons and ligaments are similar because they both have: A limited blood supply and low metabolism What is the name of the outer layer of connective tissue on skeletal muscle? Epimysium The functional units of skeletal muscle that allow it shorten are: Sarcomeres In terms of muscle actions at the knee joint, the quadriceps and hamstrings are: antagonists Skeletal muscle shortens when: act...

Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - Correct answer-Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed? - Correct answer-Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - Correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, mus...

NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update NUR 405 Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024 Update Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) correct answers 1. Damage to any part of the spinal cord causing a temporary or permanent loss of sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunction below the level of injury 2. Causes: -MVA (38%) -Falls (30.5%) -Violence (13.5%) gun shot wounds, stabbing -Sport injuries (9%) diving, football -Degenerative older w osteoporosis -Cancer, hemorrhage 3. Permanent disabili...

Cell proliferation in the developing nervous system begins in which area? - correct answer Ventricular Zone Which of the following are upper motor neuron lesions? - correct answer -Spinal cord injury affecting the corticospinal tracts -Cerebrovascular accident affecting the motor homunculus A PTA student is working with a patient who has right LE extensor spasticity. What do you expect to see? - correct answer Hip adduction, hip IR. knee extension, ankle plantarflexion A physical...

Cerebral cortex: Function -Site of advanced intellectual functions interacting with other parts of the nervous system -Involved in memory storage and recall -Comprehension and language -Musical and math skills -Higher cognitive functions -perception and conscious understanding of sensations -processing complex motor activities Motor neuron injury: LMN No innervation/signals to the muscles ans no reflexes present -Flaccid paralysis (flaccid muscles) -Muscle atrophy -Muscle twitching (uncontrolle...