NURS 6501 Study Guide - Final Guide: Lipoprotein, Asthma, Antigen
NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm
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Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected
Answer:
Platele
ts
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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
Answer:
Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial
hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
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Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected
Answer:
Arterial
stiffening
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Question 4
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People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because
of which genetic principle?
Selected
Answer:
Dominan
ce
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Question 5
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out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
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Answer:
The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density
lipoproteins (LDLs)
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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
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Question 7
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What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent
blood flow through a vessel?
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Answer:
Bounding pulse felt on
palpation
What are tumor cell markers?
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Answer:
Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced
by cancer cells
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Question 9
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out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural
killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Selected
Answer:
Bacteri
a
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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:
Somatosta
tin
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Question 11
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
1 out of 1 points
Selected
Answer:
Hypoxic
injury
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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?
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Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
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Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Answer:
increased ammonia.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Question 18
Document Summary
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring. The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins (ldls) A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells. A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of. 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. A patient is having an ige-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of the heart.
