Exam 17: Disorders of the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and Neuromuscular Junction

A patient presents with seizures.An MRI reveals a meningioma most likely originating from the:

A patient diagnosed with a spinal cord injury experienced spinal shock lasting 15 days.The patient is now experiencing an uncompensated cardiovascular response to sympathetic stimulation.What does the nurse suspect caused this condition?

A 69-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the emergency room (ER) after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion.The patient's history and symptomology support which medical diagnosis?

A patient presents to a primary care provider reporting fever, headache, nuchal rigidity, and decreased consciousness.History includes a previously treated sinusitis.Which medical diagnosis is best supported by this assessment data?

A 60-year-old patient with a recent history of head trauma and a long-term history of hypertension presents to the ER for changes in mental status.MRI reveals that the patient has experienced a subarachnoid hemorrhage.What does the nurse suspect caused this type of stroke?

A coup injury resulting from a blow to the frontal portion of the skull would occur in which region of the brain?

A 75-year-old patient experienced a lacunar stroke.When looking through the history of the patient's chart, which of the following would the nurse expect to find?

Which assessment finding by the nurse characterizes a mild concussion?

Most causes of encephalitis are which of the following?

Of the following groups, who are at highest risk for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?

A patient presents with acute low back pain.There is no history of trauma.An MRI reveals that the vertebra at L5 has slipped forward relative to those below it.Which of the following conditions will be documented on the chart?

What is the most common early symptom of a brain abscess?

A 48-year-old patient presents at the ER reporting an acute severe headache, nausea, photophobia, and nuchal rigidity.Which medical diagnosis is supported by these signs and symptoms?

Upon autopsy of a 25 year old, abnormalities in the media of the arterial wall and degenerative changes were detected.Which of the following would most likely accompany this finding?

After falling, a patient's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) was 5 initially and 7 after 1 day.The patient remained unconscious for 2 weeks but is now awake, confused, and experiencing anterograde amnesia.This history supports which medical diagnosis?

A 65-year-old patient diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to uncontrolled hypertension appears drowsy and confused with pronounced focal neurologic deficits.This symptomology would place this hemorrhage at which grade?

A patient diagnosed with a diffuse brain injury (DBI) is at increased risk for which complication?