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2 1.An unconscious person is admitted to the hospital following a motorcycle accident. The person experienced a brief loss of consciousness at the scene followed by an awake, lucid period of 1 hour. The nurse suspects this individual has a(n): 1.subdural hematoma. 2.intraparenchymal hemorrhage. 3.extradural hematoma. 4.subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 3 2.Spinal shock is associated with: 1.loss of reflexes at the level of the injury. 2.moderate hypertension. 3.fever. 4.reduced venous return.

Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 4 3.The primary cause of cerebral hemorrhage is: 1.hypertension. 2.coagulopathy. 3.smoking. 4.reperfusion.

Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 5 4.Fusiform aneurysms are: 1.congenital. 2.common in children. 3.due to arteriosclerotic changes. 4.common in the external carotid arteries.

Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 6 5.A person arrives at the clinic and reports a headache in the left temporal area, nausea, and vomiting that began 1 hour ago. The nurse suspects: 1.a subarachnoid hemorrhage. 2.a cerebral tumor. 3.chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. 4.migraine headache.

Mosby items and derived items © 2010, 2006 by Mosby, Inc., an affiliate of Elsevier Inc. 7 6.Inflammation, oligodendrocyte injury, demyelinization, and axonal degeneration characterize: 1.multiple sclerosis. 2.amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 3.encephalitis. 4.Guillain-Barré syndrome.