NURS 611 Patho Exam 2 Latest updtaed Study Guide SOLUTIONS BEST FOR YOUR EXAM STUDT,RATED AND GRADED A.

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NURS 611 Patho Exam 2 Latest updtaed Study Guide SOLUTIONS BEST FOR YOUR EXAM STUDT,RATED AND GRADED A. NURS 611 Patho Exam 2 Latest updtaed Study Guide SOLUTIONS BEST FOR YOUR EXAM STUDT,RATED AND G... RADED A. Conserves Energy and the body’s resources Sympathetic Nervous System  Responds to stress  Fight or Flight  Mobilizes energy stores and decreases insulin release  Catecholamines released – epinephrine  Redistribute blood flow – increases to muscles and lungs o Decreases to GI and skin Primary Brain Injury  Focal: Specific, grossly observable brain lesions in precise location ( o Epidural and Subdural hematoma  Diffuse: (multifocal) TBI due to hypoxia, meningitis, encephalitis and damage to blood vessels.  Swelling: Common after TBI, can cause increase in ICP o Brain is limited space so ICP can cause collateral dysfunction: DI (ADH not secreted thus polyuria) Autonomic Dysreflexia  Lesions at T5-T6 or higher  Paroxysmal HTN (up to 300mm HG Systolic)  Pounding Headache, blurred vision, sweating above lesion, flushing of skin, nasal congestion, nausea, piloerection (pilomotor spasm) and Bradycardia [Show More]

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