PATHO MN551 UNIT 7 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A 32-year-old man is complaining of burning, itching, photophobia, and severe pain in
his right eye after swimming in the ocean. To determine that the eye condition is corneal
rather than a conjunctival disease, which of the following would be the distinguishing
symptom? - Answers-Severe pain
A woman with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered by her primary care
provider to have a hemoglobin A1C test for the first time. The woman states, "I don't see
why you want to test my blood cells when it's sugar that's the problem." What aspect of
physiology will underlie the care provider's response to the patient? - Answers-The
amount of glucose attached to A1C cells reflects the average blood glucose levels over
the life of the cell.
A 30-year-old man with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes is aware of the multiple effects
that insulin has on his metabolism. Which of the following physiological processes are
actions of insulin? - Answers-Facilitating triglycerides from glucose in fat cells.
A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes and her parents are
currently receiving education from the diabetes education nurse at the hospital where
their daughter is receiving treatment. How can the nurse best explain the etiology of
their daughter's health problem to her parents? - Answers-"The problem that underlies
her diabetes is that her own body has destroyed the cells in her pancreas that produce
insulin."
Which of the following statements best captures an aspect of the role of hormones in
the body? - Answers-Some chemical substances can function as either hormones or
neurotransmitters.
What does a high level of thyroid-stimulating hormone indicate? - Answers-
Hypothyroidism
Which of the following statements best captures the role of the adrenal cortex in
maintaining homeostasis? - Answers-The adrenal cortical hormones are primarily
steroids and sex hormones.
A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with amblyopia. Which of the following
pathophysiologic processes is most likely to underlie her health problem? - Answers-
She may have been born with infantile cataracts.
Which of the following statements best describes an aspect of the normal process of
glucose metabolism? - Answers-Glucose that exceeds metabolic needs is converted
and stored by the liver.
a 60-year-old man has presented to his nurse practitioner because of an earache that
has become progressively more painful in recent days. After giving his history and
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