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Cerebral oedema is an accumulation of fluid in the?

Vasogenic oedena is clinically important because

A person presents with rigid extremities his forearm is hyperpronated and his legs are in planter extension. This is known as

Decerebrate posturing

When an intraventricular catheter is inserted, the intracranial pressure is recorded at 24mm Hg. This reading is

A severe closed head injury puts the patient at risk of

Cerebral Oedema

Hydrocephalus in adults is most often caused by

Paralysis of the lower extremities is called

A disorder that causes excessive movement is

Spinal shock is characterized by

The system responsible for an individual’s emotional and behavioral responses to pain is the

What is psychogenic pain

Pain that occurs to a stimulus such as light stroking that normally does not provoke pain is

Pain felt in a different part of the body part to the source of the pain is

Chronic pain is pain that lasted longer than

Which area of the brain would receive pain signals and perceive it as pain, from a needle prick of the left hand

One location in which nociceptors can be found is the

Cutaneous polymodal nociceptors are activated by

Which CNS tract is responsible for carrying sensory information from the nociceptors to the brain

Inflammation of the visceral tissues activates

Which excitatory neuromodulator enhances pain transmission

What term characterizes sharp well-localized pain

Which area of the brain would receive impulses to make one aware of pain from a broken leg

Burning pain felt long after a crush injury has healed is known as

The pain threshold in children is

The lowest intensity that of a stimulus that is perceived as painful is termed

A burning pain 12 months post shingles is most likely to be what type of pain

The majority of disc herniations are caused at what vertebral level

The somatic nervous system consists of pathways that control

The axon leaves the cell body at the

In which region of the neuron do nerve impulses travel fastest

What transmits the nerve impulse at the highest rate

Motor neurons are structurally classified as

What are neurological cells

What neuron has the capacity to regenerate

Nerves are stimulated by electrical current. Upon stimulation neurotransmitters are released from the

Synaptic bouton

Neurotransmitters interact with postsynaptic membrane by binding to a

A patient experiencing severe burn pain needs which neurotransmitter blocked to reduce pain

A person cannot stay awake no matter how much sleep they get. A drug that stimulates what area may treat the problem

Maintenance of homeostasis and instinctive behavioral control arise from

The ________ is a transverse fiber tract that connects the two cerebral hemispheres

Reflex activities concerned with heart rate and blood pressure are controlled by the

Characteristics of upper motor neurons include

What area of the spinal cord contains cell bodies involved in the autonomic nervous system

Sensory pathways in the spinal cord include the

The outermost membrane surrounding the brain is the

A cell that is involved in forming the blood-brain barrier is the

Astrocyte

Which psychological factors may increase a persons’ tolerance to pain

Pain caused by a compressed nerve may be described as

For optimum pain management

Which route of administration is best for patients with stable chronic pain

What drug is considered a weak opioid used in mild to moderate pain

What is not considered to be a mechanism of action of opioid analgesics

An overdose of opioids may be reversed with

What mechanism is relevant to the analgesic action of aspirin

What is an adjuvant analgesic

If a patient presents with status asthmaticus, what percentage of oxygen should be administered

Expectorant drugs exert their actions by

What type of oxygen is administered to an upper respiratory tract infection

Nasal catheter

What is not a mediator of asthma

What drug would be used as a reliever in asthma treatment

The proposed mechanism of action of salbutamol is

Allergic Rhinitis would not be relieved by

Indications or the use of carbon dioxide include

The current accepted model for managing asthma is

What is not considered to be a side affect of pseudoephadrine

Asthma is thought to be caused by

In asthma,---------- is (are) reduced

What should you recognize as part of an asthma attack

Airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma is related to

Airway obstruction contributing to increased airflow resistance and hypoventilation in asthma is caused by

The most likely diagnosis of a prolonged bronchospasm and severe hypoxemia.

Patient with emphysema is having difficulty expiring a given volume of air. They are most likely experiencing ----------- pulmonary disease

Patient with chronic bronchitis has closure of the airway during expiration. This condition is most likely caused by

Patient presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months. What is the most likely to cause this condition

Patient presents with chronic bronchitis of 5 months. What is the most significant concern to them

Patient with 25 year smoking history has emphysema. They have increased anterior-posterior chest diameter because of

A 15 year old is diagnosed with restrictive lung disease caused by fibrosis. What is expected

The cause and effect sequence in the development of acute-respiratory distress syndrome