NR 283 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Bundle

Which of the following is the most common cause of cellular injury? A. Hypoxia B. Chemical injury from drugs C. Free radical-induced injury D. Chemical injury from pollutants - Answer A. Hypoxia Which type of necrosis best describes death of a cell from hypoxia, generally as a result of isc...

A pathology report identifies abnormal changes in the size, shape, and organization of mature cells. How would the nurse best classify these changes? - Answer Dysplasia Which cellular change occurs in the liver of someone who has had a lobe of the liver removed? - Answer Regeneration What does...

In regards to chromosomal mutation, nondisjunction is known as what? - Answer Failure of homologous chromosomes to separate during cell division What is an example of an autosomal-dominant disease? - Answer Huntington's disease What is an example of an autosomal-recessive disease? - Answer Cy...

The nurse is caring for a patient who is 3 days post-op bowel resection surgery. The nurse is monitoring the patient for possible bowel obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse suspect is a sign of bowel obstruction? - Answer Marked abdominal distension What is the most common assessm...

Osetoporosis - Answer Decreased Bone Mineral Density Osteoporosis Pathophysiology - Answer Bone remodeling leads to increased bone reabsorption, leads to decreased bone formation causing thin fragile bones leading to fractures. Increased osteoclast activity and decreased osteoblast activity. R...

Pyelonephritis may be distinguished from cystitis by the presence in pyelonephritis of: a. Microbes spread through the circulation. b. Antibodies have not yet formed. c. There is no effective treatment. d. There is a continuous mucosa along the involved structures - Answer d. There is a conti...

UTI or Acute Cystitis - Answer - cloudy urine - caused by E. coli Pancreatitis - Answer is caused by: - gallstones (bile duct disorder) - alcohol Rickets - Answer - a term used for osteomalacia in CHILDREN - usually due to inadequate or lack of Vitamin D Appendicitis - Answer - pain in ...

Pathophysiology - Answer involves the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease processes pathophysiology examples - Answer It can be anything from diagnosing the cause of a headache (pinched nerve, dehydration, stress, or something else), to more critical ci...

Health - Answer Physical, mental, and social well-being Disease - Answer Deviation from the normal state of homeostasis Pathophysiology - Answer Functional changes in the body as a result from disease Atrophy - Answer Decrease in the size of cells Hypertrophy - Answer Increase in cell si...

1. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of an iatrogenic disease? a. An inherited disorder b. A combination of specific etiological factors c. An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug d. Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment - Answer c. An unwanted effe...

pathophysiology - Answer involves the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease processes pathology - Answer the laboratory study of cell and tissue changes associated with disease diagnosis - Answer refers to the identification of a specific disease throu...

What is hyponatremia? - Answer low sodium in the blood What are the causes of hyponatremia? - Answer -losses from excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea -use of certain diuretic drugs combined w/ low-salt diet - hormonal imbalances (insufficient aldosterone, adrenal insufficiency, excess ADH se...