Cervical spine fractures Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 3: NSG 430/ NSG430 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult Health Nursing II Complete Guide| Qs & As | 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU Q: body jacket brace Answer: used for immobilization and support for stable spine injuries of the thoracic or lumbar spine assess for superior mesenteric artery syndrome (cast syndrome) Q: superior mesenteric artery syndrome (cast syndrome) Answer: occurs if the brace is too tight, compressing the superior mesenteric artery against...

Final Exam: NR509 / NR 509 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Physical Assessment | Review Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: arousal Answer: (wakefulness) depends on the ascending reticular activating system of the brainstem which projects through the thalamus to several areas of the cortex, which "processes, integrates, and gives context to the information provided to it thus generating awareness. Injury to any of these areas or their connecti...

If you see a cracked windshield in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer - Bruised or lacerated head or face. Brain injury, *cervical spine injury (always until proven otherwise), tracheal injury. If you see a deformed steering column in a MVC... what will the pt represent with? - Answer - Bruised neck, bruised chest. Sternal or rib fracture, flail chest, myocardial contusion, *pericardial tamponade, pneumo/hemothorax, aortic tear. If you see a deformed dashboard in a MVC... w...

Orthotic Devices Questions and Answers Already Passed Unit of measurement for compression stockings (and what else) mmHg (blood) Level of compression stockings that can be bought over the counter 10-20 mmHg 4 Indications for compression stockings Burns dependent edema lypmhedema varicose veins Maximum compression is achieved where in the leg In the ankle 4 Soft Cervical Collar Indications Neck extension injuries Strain Stess Whiplash Main purpose of soft cervical collar...

If a clinical test demonstrates the ability to identify accurately those patients who truly have the disease or impairment, then one would conclude that the test demonstrates: _____? High Sensitivity What makes a clinical test the best for "ruling in" a disorder? High Specificity All of the following are considered historical red flags in the lumbar spine, EXCEPT FOR: a. pain that is worse during rest vs activity b. pain worsened at night or not relieved by any position c. poor resp...

The primary indication for transferring a patient to a higher-level trauma center is: unavailability of a surgeon or operating room  staff. multiple system injuries, including severe  head injury. resource limitations as determined by the  transferring doctor. resource limitations as determined by the  hospital administration. widened mediastinum on chest x-ray  following blunt thoracic trauma. 2. teen-aged bicycle rider is hit by a truck traveling at a high ra...

RNSG 2539 exam 3Flexion Spinal Cord Injury - correct answer think whiplash injuries in MVA's. Cervical spine ruptures posterior ligaments hyperextension spinal cord injury - correct answer Head is suddenly accelerated then decelerated -Ex. Diving (hit face), fall with chin strike, rear end collision (break happens in front of spine) Compression fractures of spinal cord - correct answer compression of spinal cord caused by fractured vertebrae flexion-rotation spinal cord injury - co...

ATLS PRETEST EXAM 2023/2024- Complete-Answered-100% verified A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood ...

ATLS MCQQUESTIONS& ANSWERS BEST FOR 2023 APPROVED BY : Q: A 42-year-old man is trapped from the waist down beneath his overtumed tractor for several hours before medical assistance arrives. He is awake and alert until just before arriving in the emergency department. He is now unconscious and responds only to painful stimuli by moaning. His pupils are 3 mm in diameter and symmetrically reactive to light. Prehospital personnel indicate that they have not seen the patient move either of hi...

5/3/19 ATI FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1. CHAPTER 1: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS A. Components of Health care systems a. Participants 1. Consumers- clients 2. Providers a. Licensed providers: registered nurses, license practical (or vocational) nurses (LPN), advanced practice nurses (APN), medical doctors, pharmacists, dentists, dietitians, physical/respiratory/occupational therapists, etc b. Unlicensed providers: assistive personal b. Settings 1. Hospitals, homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, schoo...