2025 NR 283 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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What is a common effect of long-term use of glucocorticoids to treat
rheumatoid arthritis?
a. Leukocytosis
b. Osteoporosis
c. Severe anemia
d. Orthostatic hypotension ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Osteoporosis
. Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) differs from the adult form in that:
a. only small joints are affected.
b. rheumatoid factor is not present in JRA, but systemic effects are more
severe.
c. onset is more insidious in JRA.
d. deformity and loss of function occur in most children with JRA. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Which of the following is an effect of Addison's disease?
a. Elevated blood glucose levels
b. High blood pressure
c. Low serum potassium levels
d. Poor stress response ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Poor
stress response
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
,a. Increased glucocorticoids
b. Decreased glucocorticoids
c. Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
d. Deficit of T3 and T4 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Decreased glucocorticoids
Goiters may be caused by:
a. hypothyroid conditions only.
b. either hypothyroid or hyperthyroid conditions.
c. hyperthyroid conditions only.
d. fungal infections such as candidiasis. ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------
---------b. either hypothyroid or hyperthyroid conditions.
Pain perceived in the left arm during the course of a heart attack is an
example of:
a. referred pain.
b. phantom pain.
c. chronic pain ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a. referred pain.
The impulses related to acute pain are usually transmitted by
a. nociceptors.
b. myelinated A delta fibers.
c. unmyelinated C fibers.
d. any sensory fiber with a low pain threshold. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------b. myelinated A delta fibers.
Which of the following is a characteristic of acute pain but not of chronic
pain?
, a. Depression and debilitation
b. A perception of increased generalized pain and discomfort
c. Fatigue and lower pain tolerance
d. Severe but short term ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d.
Severe but short term
Which of the following is a characteristic of chronic pain?
a. It usually initiates a physiological stress response.
b. It always involves a strong emotional response such as high anxiety
c. It is more difficult to diagnose and treat than is acute pain.
d. It involves tissue damage to a specific organ. ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------c. It is more difficult to diagnose and treat than is
acute pain.
A patient with rheumatoid arthritis asks the nurse what is the main problem
happening inside my body to cause this. The nurse responds "it is a
a. Degenerative disorder involving the small joints"
b. Chronic inflammatory disorder affecting all joints"
c. Systemic inflammatory disorder due to an autoimmune reaction"
d. Inflammatory disorder causing damage to many organs ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Systemic inflammatory disorder due to
an autoimmune reaction"
Of the following, who is most at risk for Gout?
A. Men aged 40-50 years
B. Premenopausal women
C. Male adolescents
D. Female children ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Men aged
40-50 years
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