NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Exam 1: Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 1 Review (Latest updated 2023/2024)
1. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic control mechanisms?
- Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injur...
NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Exam 1: Essentials of
Pathophysiology Exam 1 Review (Latest updated
2023/2024)
, NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Exam 1: Essentials of
Pathophysiology Exam 1 Review (Latest updated
2023/2024)
1. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
- Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
- ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages?
- Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
- Cytoplasm
5. Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in sausage-
shaped structures called:
- mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the patient?
- Mental status changes
7. What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance?
- EKG
, 8. A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate the calcium
levels would be?
- low
9. A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the
phosphorous levels would be?
- low
10. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about immunity that has
been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the patient indicates that
additional teaching is needed?
- "I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have the
chickenpox vaccine."
11. In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented by the nurse
addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention?
- Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
12. A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs and symptoms
of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing which of the following?
- Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
13. Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress?
- Increased susceptibility to illness
14. Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient complains of
shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the patient's healthcare provider
because this patient is most likely experiencing which type of hypersensitivity?
- Type I
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