NUR2063 Exam 3 UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - Correct Answer- Increased
heart rate, tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia
What is homeostasis? - Correct Answer- The body's ability to maintain a stable internal
environment
What is the function of ribosomes? - Correct Answer- protein synthesis
Difference between a sign and a symptom - Correct Answer- A symptom is any subjective
evidence of disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease
What electrolytes are found more in the intracellular space? - Correct Answer- Potassium,
magnesium, phosphate
What electrolytes are found more in the extracellular space? - Correct Answer- Sodium,
chloride, bicarb
What is the cause of edema in regards to protein? - Correct Answer- Low albumin
What is the possible lethal effect of hyponatremia? - Correct Answer- Cerebral edema/rapid
brain swilling and coma
What is an electrolytes pool? - Correct Answer- Electrolytes are stores in the bones; shift
between ECF and pool in response to need/excess
What are the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis? - Correct Answer- Bronchioles constrict,
increased capillary permeability, peripheral blood vessels dilate/vasodilation
What is passive immunity? - Correct Answer- the short-term immunity that results from the
introduction of antibodies from another person or animal.
, What are the characteristics of metastatic cells? - Correct Answer- Spread of cancer cells
beyond their original site in the body. They also invade their neighbor cells and take over
them.
What is sepsis and what is the goal of treatment? - Correct Answer- Severe inflammation in
response to a pathogen in the blood; treat underlying cause, resuscitate patient from septic
shock, ID source of infection, and treat with antibiotic therapy/surgery/both
What is the best way to prevent the spread of disease? - Correct Answer- wash hands
What is a complication of compartment syndrome? - Correct Answer- pain and tissue damage
What is the cause of Rheumatoid arthritis - Correct Answer- An inflammatory response due
to an autoimmune disorder
What is the cause of contact dermatitis - Correct Answer- direct skin contact with an allergen
What is kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis? - Correct Answer- Scoliosis - S curve
Lordosis - opposite hunchback
Kyphosis - hunch back
What is osteoporosis? - Correct Answer- a chronic, progressive metabolic bone disease
characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to
increased bone fragility.
What is intussusception? - Correct Answer- The telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract
into another
H. Pylori- What is it and what does it cause. - Correct Answer- Main cause of peptic ulcer
disease, causes excess acid and deterioration of mucosa wall
Signs and symptoms of appendicitis - Correct Answer- generalized pain --> localizes in right
lower quadrant (McBurney's point); rebound tenderness; N/V; anorexia
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