NURS 6501 Midterm Exam
Course NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-
05/17-PT27
Test Exam - Week 6 Midterm
Started 4/4/20 3:01 PM
Submitted 4/4/20 5:01 PM Due
Date 4/6/20 1:59 AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 97 out of 100 points
Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Answer: Platelets
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and
Answer: eventual scarring.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected Answer: Arterial stiffening
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic
principle?
Selected Answer: Expressivity
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Selected Answer: Cells are unable to make the normal amount of vasodilating cytokines.
Question 6
, 1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional
assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
Selected Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a
vessel?
Selected Answer: Murmur heard on auscultation
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells
actively attack?
Selected Answer: mycoplasma
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?
Selected Answer: Somatostatin
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected Answer: Hypoxic injury
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?
Selected Answer: Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of increased ammonia.
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which
, mechanism?
Selected Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare
professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting
air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the
healthcare professional is the priority?
Selected Answer: Assist with a chest tube insertion.
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the
reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected Answer: Proximal convoluted tubules
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional
is best?
Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine.
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what self-
care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has returned?
Selected Answer: Ingest 1000 mg of calcium a day.
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?
Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because of what
reason?
Selected Answer: It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of the heart.
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
, What is one function of the tumor cell marker?
Selected Answer: To screen individuals at high risk for cancer
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic
hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS), which condition is associated with only DKA?
Selected Answer: Kussmaul respirations
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?
Selected Answer: Increased retention of water
Question 23
1 out of 1 points
The student wants information about a patient's renal function. What test does the healthcare professional
tell the student to evaluate?
Selected Answer: Serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction?
Question 25
1 out of 1 points
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is
related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
Selected Answer: Women who have a high body mass index
Question 26
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the professional assess for
pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority?
Selected Answer: Deep venous thrombosis
Question 27
1 out of 1 points
What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?
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