NURS 6501 Adv. Patho final exam version 6 / NURS 6501 Adv. Patho final exam:NEWEST-2022
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PATHO FINAL EXAM VERSION #6 (100% Correct)
Question 1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion? Selected Answer:
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in
inflammation that is believed to trigger depression. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the
healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia? Selected Answer: Erythropoietin.
1 out of 1 point.
Question 3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children? Selected Answer: Periorbital
edema. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the
healthcare provider associate with this condition? Selected Answer: Absence of sweating despite a high
core temperature. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of large clots,
and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis? Selected Answer: Abnormal uterine bleeding.
1 out of 1 point.
Question 6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The patient
asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best? Selected
Answer: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional prepare the
patient for? Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected Answer: Excessive mucus
production. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 9. An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy, and the parents ask the healthcare professional
to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the baby has which deficit?
Selected Answer: Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 10. A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add supplements of which nutrient
to her diet to prevent birth defects? Selected Answer: Folate. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 11. A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare
professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?
Selected Answer: Leptin. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 12. Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants? Selected Answer: Infants are
obligatory nose breathers. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 13. A student studying osteomyelitis and asks for an explanation of the term sequestrum. What
response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: An area of devascularized and devitalized bone. 1
out of 1 point.
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, Question 14. Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial
hyperreactivity, and inflammation. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 15. A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the healthcare professional assess as
the priority in this patient? Selected Answer: Respirations. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 16. Which cells function to maintain bone matrix? Selected Answer: Osteocytes. 1 out of 1
point.
Question 17. To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction, what assessment should the
healthcare professional perform as the priority? Selected Answer: Level of consciousness. 1 out of 1
point.
Question 18. What is the effect of low plasma albumin? Selected Answer: Osmotic pressure decreases;
thus, water moves from the capillaries to the interstitium. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 19. Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is present in childhood asthma? Selected Answer: IgE. 1 out of
1 point.
Question 20. Which mother does the healthcare professional prepare to administer Rh immune globulin
(Rho-GAM) to? Selected Answer: Is Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 21. A parent brings a 10-year-old child to the clinic and reports a mottled appearance to the
skin and legs cramps when the child is in physical education class. Physical assessment positive for upper
extremity hypertension. What diagnostic testing or treatment does the healthcare professional prepare
the family for? Selected Answer: An echocardiogram. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 22. In order to help prevent a preadolescent girl from developing later cervical cancer, which
virus does the healthcare professional recommend vaccination against to the parent? Selected Answer:
Human papillomavirus (HPV). 1 out of 1 point.
Question 23. Which pain theory proposes that a balance of impulses conducted from the spinal cord to
the higher centers in the central nervous system (CNS) modulates the transmission of pain? Selected
Answer: Gate control theory (GCT). 1 out of 1 point.
Question 24. A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin. 1 out of 1
point.
Question 25. What causes the vasomotor flushes (hot flashes) that are associated with declining ovarian
function with age? Selected Answer: Rapid changes in estrogen levels. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 26. In acute hypothermia, what physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to
the body core in an effort to decrease heat loss? Selected Answer: Peripheral vasoconstriction. 1 out of 1
point.
Question 27. How does the epididymis become infected? Selected Answer: The pathogenic
microorganisms ascend the vasa deferentia from an already infected urethra or bladder. 1 out of 1 point.
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