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patho quiz questions and answers, rated A. latest update. Graded A if a person can move his arms but has loss of motor function in the lumbar and sacral segments of the spinal cord. This is refer... red to as: A. paraplegia B. tetraplegia C. quadriplegia D. dysphagia - ✔✔A. paraplegia what disease results from the loss of dopamine neurons in a substania nigra in the brain stem i.e. the degeneration of the dopamine nigrostriatal system in the basal ganglia? A. Alzheimer's disease B. Huntington's disease C. Parkinson's disease D. Myasthenia graves - ✔✔C. Parkinson's disease Which of the following are true about muscular dystrophy? A. they have normal dystrophin, which are properly attached to the cell membrane B. it is an x-linked recessive disorder C. It is a Y-linked recessive disorder D. muscular dystrophy is an autoimmune disorder, caused by loss of acetylcholine receptors. - ✔✔B. it is an x-linked recessive disorder which disorder is caused by damage to both upper and lower motor neurons? A. Parkinson's disease B. MS C. Myasthenia gravis D. ALS - ✔✔D. ALS All of the following are true EXCEPT: A. neurotoxins form Clostridium Botulinum block acetylcholine release B. Autonomic dysreflexia is when your involuntary nervous system overreacts to stimuli C. AD is most commonly seen in people with spinal cord injuries below the eight lumbar vertebra, or L6 D. the organophosphate in some insecticides bind acetylcholinesterase to prevent acetylcholine breakdown - ✔✔C. AD is most commonly seen in people with spinal cord injuries below the eight lumbar vertebra, or L6 a report identified that a client with a skull fracture has developed a hematoma that resulted from a torn artery. The report would be interpreted as: A. intracranial hematoma B. subdural hematoma C. chronic subdural hematoma D. epidural hematoma - ✔✔D. epidural hematoma increased ICP results in primary brain injury True or false? - ✔✔false ________ is caused by spontaneous bleeding into brain tissue due to ruptured blood vessel A. Huntington's disease B. Hemorrhagic stroke C. ischemic stroke D. Meningioma - ✔✔B. Hemorrhagic stroke All of the following are true except: A. increased ICP can cause herniation and hydrocephalus B. Hematomas result from vascular injury and bleeding C. Vomiting is NEVER a symptom of increased ICP D. concussion is one type of primary brain injury - ✔✔C. Vomiting is NEVER a symptom of increased ICP A teenager experienced an acceleration-deceleration head injury from an accident. Initially, stable but then started to develop neurological signs. Which type of possible complication should be assessed? A. Brain contusion and hematomas B. momentary unconsciousness C. none of these D. TIAs and cerebrovascular infarction - ✔✔A. Brain contusion and hematomas what is the most common gram-negative bladder infection in a hospital? A. catheter-induced infection B. neurogenic bladder C. urinary incontinence D. stone formation - ✔✔A. catheter-induced infection UTI's (urinary tract infections) are usually caused by a virus. True or false - ✔✔false All of the following are true EXCEPT: A. stress incontinence is associated with a strong desire to void. It is caused by hyperactive bladder contractions B. Most bladder cancers are derived from the transitional epithelial cells that line the bladder C. Hematuria (blood in urine) is a sign of bladder cancer D. the urine from the bladder washes bacteria out of the urethra during urination in the washout phenomenon - ✔✔A. stress incontinence is associated with a strong desire to void. It is caused by hyperactive bladder contractions respiratory alkalosis can be caused by respiratory rate in excess of that which maintains normal plasma PCO2 levels. What is a common cause of respiratory alkalosis? A. hypoventilation B. Kussmaul breathing C. cluster breathing D. hyperventilation - ✔✔D. hyperventilation All of the following are true EXCEPT: A. hyperkalemia decreases membrane excitability , producing a delay in atrial and ventricular depolarization B. in hypercalcemia, cells are less likely to fire C. Hypocalcemia can be caused by the impaired ability to mobilize calcium from the bone due to hypoparathyroidism D. Alcohol stimulates the release of ADH and nicotine inhibits the release of ADH - ✔✔D. Alcohol stimulates the release of ADH and nicotine inhibits the release of ADH which of the following best describes the cause of neurogenic diabetes insipidus (DI)? A. DI occurs because of a defect in the synthesis or release of ADH B. DI occurs because of ADH insensitive water channels C. DI occurs because the kidneys do not respond to ADH D. none of these - ✔✔A. DI occurs because of a defect in the synthesis or release of ADH Which type of acute kidney injury would most likely accompany benign prostatic hypertrophy? A. prerenal B. postrenal C. extrinsic D. intrarenal - ✔✔B. postrenal Which type of acute renal injury does a client have, when the client in renal failure has marked decrease in renal blood flow caused by hypovolemia, resulting from GI bleeding (which can be reversed)? A. prerenal failure B. intrarenal failure C. postrenal failure D. chronic renal failure - ✔✔A. prerenal failure All of the following regarding Acute tubular necrosis and CKD are true EXECPT: A. GFR in greatly increased in ATN [Show More]

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