Decorticate Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NR283 / NR 283 (New 2024/2025 Update) Pathophysiology Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain Diabetes Mellitus Type 1: -insulin deficiency; autoimmune -DKA Type 2: -insulin resistance -HHNKS QUESTION DKA Answer: -"fruity" breath -kussmaul respirations -dry skin -polyuria -metabolic acidosis QUESTION HHNKS Answer: -Bgl >600 -hyper-osmolality -dehydration QUESTION Hemorrhagic Stro...

Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - Correct answer-Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed? - Correct answer-Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - Correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, mus...

PRN1725/ PRN 1725 Exam 1 Review (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Client-Centered Care IV | Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct| Grade A - Rasmussen Q: normal CSF pressure Answer: 70 to 125 cm water pressure (cm H2O) Q: control of what can reduce the number of strokes and the damage they cause? Answer: hypertension and cholesterol Q: clonus Answer: muscle spasm or twitching Q: Babinski reflex Answer: Infant reflex where if its foot is stroked, the...

ATI Mental Health Proctored Exam Review 6 Graded A 2022/2023. A charge nurse is discussing mental status exams with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply). A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression. C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client ...

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

ATI CMS EXAM REVIEW- MENTAL HEALTH UPDATED 2024 TEST BANK. LOC - ALERT (Correct Answer) - patient is responsive opens eyes spontaneously answers questions appropriately LOC - LETHARGIC (Correct Answer) - patient can open eyes and respond to questions falls asleep easily LOC - OBTUNDED (Correct Answer) - patient responds to light shaking is confused slow to respond LOC - STUPOROUS (Correct Answer) - patient barely responds to painful stimuli *example* rubbing sternum ATI CMS EX...

SHARP ESO Exam Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade (New 2024/ QUESTION What is the dopamine rate? Answer: 5-20 mcg/kg/min (titrate to keep SBP >90) 2025) QUESTION How is hypotension treated in the PACU for ESO? (4) Answer: 1. O2 at 10L NRBM 2. Infuse 250ml NS/LR repeat in 5 minutes if no change 3. If fluid ineffective, give ephedrine 5mg IVP, if no change give ephedrine 10mg IVP 4. H&H, T&C 2 units of PRBC QUESTION How is elevate...

NREMT Paramedic Exam(National Registry)Latest 2023 stridor - Answer Harsh or high-pitched respiratory sound, swelling, fb in upper airway. Croup is an example Snoring - Answer The sound of the soft tissue of the upper airway creating a partial obstruction of air flow. The tongue blocking the airway is an example. gurgling - Answer indicates presence of fluid in the upper airway, need for suctioning Decorticate - Answer elbows and hands flexed, and legs flexed. They are internally rotat...

LOC • Alert: responsive, answer questions appropriately, opens eyes spontaneously. • Lethargic: open their eyes, can answer questions but easily falls asleep. • Stupor: barely responds to painful stimuli (like rubbing the patients’ sternum) • Comatose: unconscious/does not respond to painful stimuli • Decorticate: flexion/ internal rotation of upper extremities, joints and legs • Decerebrate: neck/elbows extension, wrist and finger flexion Torts: unintentional torts- negli...

normal ICP correct answers8-12 greater than 20 mmhg is increased ICP early increased ICP s/s correct answers- declining LOC - confusion - agitation - combativeness - HA - slowed/slurred speech - N/V - blurred vision - unilateral delay/sluggish pupils - ovoid-shaped pupils - decreased motor strength and sensation - HTN with widening pulse pressure Late increased ICP s/s correct answers- progressive decline in LOC to coma - speech impairment (may only groan) - projectile vo...