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Course NURS-6501N-34,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-PT

Status Completed

Attempt Score

99 out of 100 points

Question 1

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Which cells function to maintain bone matrix?

Review Test Submission: Exam -

Week 11 Final

Selected Answer: Osteocytes

Question 2

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Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?

Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer

Question 3

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Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?

Selected Answ er:

A pulmonary disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary compliance, and the presence of bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray imaging

Question 4

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Question 7

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A healthcare professional is teaching a community group about inherited disorders. What pattern of inheritance does the professional describe for sickle cell disease?

Selected Answer:

Inherited autosomal recessive disorder

Question 8

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What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?

Selected Answ er:

Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.

Question 9

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A healthcare professional is planning a community event to reduce risk of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in high risk groups. Which group would the professional target as the priority?

Selected Answer: Hypertension

Question 10

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A woman has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome but is confused because her pelvic ultrasound (US) was read as normal and did not show cysts. What response by the health care professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer :

You do not need to have cysts on your ovaries to have this condition.

Question 11

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A child has iron deficiency anemia. In addition to iron supplements, what else does the healthcare professional educate the parents on giving the child?

A patient has primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and is hospitalized after a bleeding episode. What treatment does the healthcare provider anticipate being ordered for this patient?

Selected Answer: Infusion of IVIG

Question 15

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A hospitalized patient's lab work is as follows: WBC 2000, bands 14.8%, and segmented neutrophils 5. The healthcare professional calculates the patient's absolute neutrophil count (ANC). What action does the professional take next?

Selected Answer:

Implements protocols to prevent life- threatening infections

Question 16

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A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate?

Selected Answ

ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30%

er: lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.

Question 17

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A healthcare professional is discussing breast feeding with a pregnant woman. Which beneficial substance does the professional tell the mother is found in breast milk?

Selected Answer: IgA

Question 18

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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

Question 19

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Question 22

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A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?

Selected Answ er:

Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium of the fallopian tubes.

Question 23

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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.

Question 24

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A patient reports joint stiffness with movement and joint pain in

weightbearing joints that is usually relieved by rest. What treatment option does the health care professional discuss with the patient?

Selected Answer:

Exercise and weight reduction

Question 25

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How does the epididymis become infected?

Selected Answ er:

The pathogenic microorganisms ascend the vasa deferentia from an already infected urethra or bladder.

Question 26

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An infant has a continuous machine-type murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border throughout systole and diastole. The healthcare professional suspects a congenital heart disorder. What other assessment finding is inconsistent with the professional's knowledge about this disorder?

Selected Answer: Thrill on palpation

A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient?

Selected Answer: Provide speech therapy.

Question 30

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In which stage of syphilis would the following clinical manifestations be found: destructive skin, bone and soft tissue lesions, aneurysms, heart failure, and neurosyphilis?

Selected Answer: Tertiary

Question 31

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A patient is 8 hours postoperative after a long orthopedic procedure. The student asks why this patient is at particular risk of developing a thromboembolism. What response by the healthcare professional is best?

Selected Answer:

Patients tend to have venous stasis from orthopedic operations.

Question 32

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The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin related to which organism?

Selected Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

Question 33

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A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these findings with?

Selected Answer: Folate deficiency anemia

Question 34

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Question 37

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In immunoglobulin G (IgG) nephropathies such as glomerulonephritis, IgG is deposited in which location?

Selected Answer:

Glomerulus basement membranes

Question 38

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A man has balanitis. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer:

Perform a finger stick for a blood glucose reading.

Question 39

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A person has a vascular anomaly associated with a congenital malformation of dermal capillaries and has been told this lesion

does not fade with age. What treatment options can the healthcare professional discuss with this person?

Selected Answer: Pulsed dye laser

Question 40

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A person comes to the healthcare clinic and reports night sweats and fever. The healthcare professional obtains a chest x-ray which shows a mediastinal mass. What other assessment or diagnostic test does the professional provide as a priority?

Selected Answer: Listen to heart sounds.

Question 41

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A patient had a seizure that consisted of impaired consciousness and the appearance of a dreamlike state. How does the healthcare professional chart this episode?

Selected Answer: Complex focal seizure

A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer:

Arrange to test for parasitic infections.

Question 45

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A patient has been diagnosed with lithium toxicity. Which electrolyte imbalance does the healthcare professional correlate with this condition?

Selected Answer: Hyponatremia

Question 46

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A man reports to the healthcare professional that he had a sudden onset of malaise, low back pain, and perineal pain with high fever and chills, dysuria, nocturia, and urinary retention. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

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Selected Answer:

Assist the man in obtaining a urine sample.

Question 47

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A health care professional is caring for a patient admitted to the hospital with severe anorexia. What action by the health care professional would be most important?

Selected Answer:

Ensuring the patient is on a cardiac monitor

Question 48

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A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections. The platelet count on admission was 222,000/mm^3 and four days (^3) l ater i s 113,000/mm What acti on by the heal thcare professi onal is best?

Selected Answer:

Switch the heparin to lepirudin