NSG5003 Week 9 Knowledge Check Latest 2019 April Question # 00601689 Course Code : NSG5003 Subject: Health Care Due on: 05/27/2019 Posted On: 05/27/2019 06:07 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.8/5

NSG5003 Advanced Pathophysiology

Week 9 Knowledge Check

Question 1 A
52-year-old man is admitted into the hospital, awaiting a cervical spinal
fusion after suffering from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident. His chief
complaint is neck pain and numbness and tingling in his fingers. Concern exists
that he has suffered from some injury to his spinal cord.

During the
surgical procedure, the physicians order an examination to detect electrical
brain activity resulting from a stimulus to detect sensory pathway integrity.
This test is known as:

Question 1
options:

PET scan

Myelogram

EPs

fMRI

Question 2 Several
months ago, young woman fell while rock climbing; her left leg was wedged
tightly into a crevice. The resulting injury was severe and required amputation
below the knee. She reported to her physician that she continues to suffer from
phantom limb pain. The theory that best explains this type of pain is:

Question 2
options:

Gate
control theory (GCT)

Pattern
theory

Specificity
theory

Neuromatrix
theory

Question 3 A
psychiatrist is seeing a young man in his late teens after his mother notes
changes in her son’s behavior. For the past 6 months, the young man has become
enthralled with a specific television show, believing that the host is
specifically directing information to him. As the son walks in, the physician
notes that the young man’s personal hygiene has been neglected. The
psychiatrist talks to the son and notes that he repeatedly uses the same
phrases throughout the conversation. An initial diagnosis of schizophrenia is
made.

The most
common symptoms in schizophrenia are:

Question 3
options:

Negative

Positive

Cognitive

Sensorimotor

Question 4 The
young man’s mother discusses the issues that concern her as she cares for her
son. She expresses feelings of stress and hopelessness and suffers from
insomnia. These are characteristic of:

Question 4
options:

Depression

General
anxiety disorder (GAD)

Bipolar
disorder

Panic
attacks

Question 5 An
ultrasound shows a child of approximately 29 weeks’ gestation with an apparent
posterior neural tube defect. An absence of amniotic fluid is evident,
suggesting a prior rupture of membranes. The child is diagnosed with a thoracic
myelomeningocele and is surgically repaired within 24 hours of delivery.

In addition
to this defect, the infant is at an increased risk of:

Question 5
options:

Chiari II
malformation

Craniosynostosis

Cortical
dysplasia

Cerebral
arteriovenous malformations