NR283 / NR-283 Exam 3 (Latest
Update 2024 / 2025):
Pathophysiology | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Chamberlain
Question:
the onset paralysis of guillain-bare syndrome is _______ but the recovery is
________.
Answer:
ascending, descending
Question:
immediately prior to seizure; same taste, smell, or something they hear
Answer:
aura
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Question:
early signs of a seizure that happens hours before; irritability or muscle twitching
Answer:
prodromal
Question:
muscle contraction; extension of limbs and rigidity in trunk
Answer:
tonic
Question:
muscles alternately contract and relax; jerky movements, foaming from the mouth, incontinence
Answer:
clonic
Question:
time after a seizure; they go into a deep sleep or are very irritated and confusion; aching muscles
Answer:
postictal 2 / 4
Question:
what is needed to push glucose into the cells?
Answer:
insulin
Question:
- diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- hypoglycemia (insulin shock)
- hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS)
Answer:
acute complications of diabetes
Question:
- vascular problems
- gastric motility problems
- infections
Answer:
chronic complications of diabetes
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Question:
Microvascular
- neuropathies: thickening of the vessels that supply the nerves; loss of
sensation to touch, pain, or temperature --> why they need amputations
- nephropathies: thickening of the capillary basement membrane of
glomeruli; vessel gets occluded or ruptures which causes kidney damage
- retinopathy: small aneurysms in retina that causes hemorrhaging and
scarring
Macrovascular
- coronary artery disease: atherosclerosis
- peripheral vascular disease: MI
- neurovascular disease: strokes
Answer:
vascular problems
Question:
gastroparesis: delayed emptying of the stomach
- nerves that move through the digestive tract get damaged
Answer:
gastric motility problems
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