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Mr3Hunna

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A patient has been brought to the emergency department (ED) with signs and symptoms that are characteristic of an ischemic stroke. The ED nurse is aware that a disruption in cerebral blood flow will have initiated the ischemic cascade.
 
  The mitochondria in the patient's affected neurons respond to impaired blood supply by:
  A) Releasing cytokines that signal the brain to shunt blood flow to alternative routes
  B) Metabolizing stored glucose contained in the cytoplasm
  C) Changing from aerobic respiration to anaerobic metabolism
  D) Signaling the cell nucleus to synthesize oxygen

Question 2

Disturbed by the high incidence and poor outcomes of stroke in the community, a public health nurse is planning a health promotion campaign that is specifically focused on stroke.
 
  Which of the following proposed outcomes would most directly address an identified public awareness need?
  A) Participants will describe the factors that affect cerebral blood flow.
  B) Participants will state the most common signs and symptoms of stroke.
  C) Participants will state the common treatment modalities for different types of stroke.
  D) Participants will describe the relationship between psychological stress and stroke.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



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