ch. 16 disorders of the brain prep u quiz

ischemic stroke

A client's emergency magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been examined by the physician and tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) has been administered to the client. What was this client's most likely diagnosis?

placement of a shunt

A client's recent computed tomography (CT) scan has revealed the presence of hydrocephalus. Which treatment measure is most likely to resolve this health problem?

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According to the Glasgow Coma Scale, opening one's eyes to only painful stimuli would receive which score?

inattention

Following a head injury on the football field, the medical team is concerned because the athlete is showing this earliest sign of decreased level of consciousness?

epidural hematoma

The CT scan 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

decreased level of oxygen

The health care provider is concerned that a client may be at risk for problems with cerebral blood flow. The most important data to assess would be:

thrombosis

The most common cause of an ischemic stroke is which of the following?

- cognition - LOC - motor function - sensory function

The nurse assessing a client with a traumatic brain injury assesses for changes in which neurologic component? Select all that apply.

check for s/s of intracranial pressure

The nurse is caring for a client with a brain tumor when the client begins to vomit. Which intervention should the nurse do first?

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

The nurse is conducting a community education program on concussions. The nurse evaluates that the participants understand the education when they state that which of these offers the brain protection from external forces?

hypoxia produces generalized depressive effect on brain

The nurse is planning an inservice on hypoxia versus ischemia in brain-injured clients. The nurse should include which of the following?

assess the client for additional signs/symptoms of increased intracranial pressure.

The spouse of a client admitted to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident reports to the nurse that the client has become very drowsy. The nurse should:

- decreased absorption of cerebrospinal fluid - obstruction of CSF

Which physiologic principle can cause hydrocephalus? Select all that apply.

stupor

What term is used to describe a level of consciousness during which a client responds only to vigorous and repeated stimuli and has minimal or no spontaneous movement?

cerebrospinal fluid

Which intracranial volume is most capable of compensating for increasing intracranial pressure?

Inflammation allows pathogens to cross into the cerebrospinal fluid.

Which pathophysiologic process occurs in cases of bacterial meningitis?