NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
PRACTICE EXAM WITH 30 QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS BELOW RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY
1. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s Disease are examples of which bowel disorder?
a. Intussusception
b. Volvulus
c. Inflammatory
d. Mechanical bowel obstruction
2. Which viral hepatitis is caused by fecal-oral transmission?
a. Hepatitis E
b. Hepatitis C
c. Hepatitis A
d. Hepatitis B
3. What congenital birth defects affects an infant’s ability to nurse or take a bottle?
a. Spina bifada
b. Premature birth
c. Cleft palate
d. Injury at birth
4. What can gallstones cause?
a. Alcoholism
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. Acute pancreatitis
d. Chronic pancreatitis
5. The client appears to be jaundice. What can cause jaundice in a client?
a. Gastritis
b. Chron’s
c. Gallstones obstructing the bile duct
d. Liver disease
6. What can an ascending urinary tract infection cause?
a. Cystitis
b. Cervical cancer
c. Pyelonephritis
d. Bladder infection
7. What electrolyte is watched closely in client with chronic kidney disease?
a. Magnesium
b. Phosphorus
c. Calcium
d. Potassium
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8. Obstruction in the ureter and enlarged prostate is associated with which phase of kidney injury?
a. Prerenal kidney injury
b. Postrenal kidney injury
c. Intrinsic
d. Polyuria
9. What is the order of the flow of filtrate through the kidneys?
a. From the loop of Henle to the collecting duct, to the loop of Henle.
b. From the collecting duct to the distal convoluted tubule, to the loop of Henle.
c. From the Bowman’s capsule in the proximal convoluted tubule, to the loop of Henle.
d. From the Distal convoluted tubule to the collecting duct to the loop of Henle.
10. Hypertension and diabetes are two main conditions for what chronic disease?
a. Asthma
b. Diabetes
c. Kidney disease
d. Pancreatitis
11. Which of the following is a classic manifestation of glomerulonephritis?
a. Increased urine output
b. Proteinuria
c. Hypotension
d. Hypertension
12. What following is a sign that a client is in the oliguric phase of acute renal failure?
a. Decreased urine output
b. Fluid volume deficit
c. Decreased serum potassium and phosphorus
d. Hypertension
13. Appropriate management of end-stage renal disease includes which of the following?
a. Potassium supplementation
b. high-protein diet
c. Erythropoietin administration
d. high-phosphate diet
14. Which of the following are symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?
a. Weak steam, nocturia, and difficulty initiating stream
b. Fever, bloating, and infrequent urination
c. Urinary retention, edema, and restlessness
d. Headache, fatigue, and dribbling urine
15. The client presents with dull, achy flank pain, and a palpable mass in the costovertebral angle.
Based on these symptoms, the nurse suspects which of the following conditions?
a. Urinary tract infection (UTI)
b. Gout
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