Porths Pathophysiology CHapter 20
The nurse is caring for a trauma victim with head injury. Which factor will affect the cerebral blood flow?
Decreased level of oxygen
Which type of hematoma usually results from a tear in an artery associated with a skull fracture?
Epidural hematoma
The nurse is planning an inservice on hypoxia versus ischemia in brain-injured clients. The nurse should include which of the following?
Hypoxia produces a generalized depressive effect on the brain
A patient's emergency magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been examined by the physician and tPA has been administered to the patient. What was this patient's most likely diagnosis?
Ischemic stroke
The nursing assistant reports to the registered nurse that a client with a brain tumor has a blood pressure of 180/100 and a pulse of 50. Which of the following is the correct nursing intervention?
Report to physician the client's signs of increased intracranial pressure.
The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who fell and had a head injury. Which of the following assessments would be noted during the early stage of intracranial pressure increase?
Stable Vital Signs
The MRA scan of a client with a suspected stroke reports ruptured berry aneurysm. The nurse plans care for a client with which of the following?
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
A patient has been diagnosed with a cerebral aneurysm and placed under close observation before treatment commences. Which of the following pathophysiologic conditions has contributed to this patient's diagnosis?
Weakness in the muscular wall of an artery
