An Infant Is Diagnosed with Congenital CP Caused by a Meningitis

question 36

Multiple Choice

An infant is diagnosed with congenital CP caused by a meningitis infection. Based on this diagnosis, the nurse understands that the pathway for cellular damage is

• A)genetic mutation to the brain cells prompted by infection with the causative agent.
• B)accumulation of causative agents in the blood stream that gradually build up in the brain.
• C)stretching and shearing of the neural pathways and brain tissue.
• D)consumption of brain tissue and production of lactic acid by the causative pathogen.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a list of numbers, which separates the higher half from the lower half.

Skewed

A skewed distribution is one where the data points tend to cluster more on one side of the scale than the other, leading to an asymmetric curve with a long tail on one end.

Symmetric

Symmetric in statistics refers to a distribution or data set where the shape on either side of the mean is a mirror image, indicating equal distribution around the center.

Mean

The arithmetic mean is obtained by adding all the values in a set and dividing the result by the total number of values.