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NR 507 FINAL /NR 507 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!!
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A 54 year old male with a long history of smoking presents
with a chief concern of excessive tiredness, shortness of
breath and overall ill feelings. Lab results reveal a
decreased pH, increased CO2 and normal bicarb. These
findings help to confirm the diagnosis of: - ANSWER-
respiratory acidosis
A patients anemia is described as having erythrocytes that
demonstrate poikilocytosis. The FNP would recognize the
erythrocytes would be: - ANSWER-able to assume various
shapes
A 40 year old male's history includes being a vegetarian
and abusing alcohol. Which of the following factors put
him at greatest risk for developing folate deficiency
anemia? - ANSWER-being alcoholic
Chronic gastritis is classified according to the: - ANSWER-
location of the lesions
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As a result of blockage in the pulmonary artery, blood
would first back up into the: - ANSWER-right ventricle
A 20 year old female presents with vaginal itch and thin
walled pustular lesions and is diagnosed with candidiasis.
This condition is caused by a: - ANSWER-fungus
What is the primary clinical manifestation of a stress
ulcer? - ANSWER-Bleeding
A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the
most serious. The correct response is: - ANSWER-
malignant melanoma
Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related
to poor absorption of: - ANSWER-fats and fat-soluble
vitamins
a 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals
subcostal and intercostal retractions. The child reports that
breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get
enough air." What term should the FNP use to document
this condition? - ANSWER-Dyspnea
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A 39 year old diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. Which of
the following behaviors may have contributed to the
development of the ulcer? - ANSWER-Regular NSAID use
A 42 year old female presents with raised red lesions with
a browinish scale. he was diagnosed with discoid lupus
ertythematosus. This disorder is related to - ANSWER-
Autoimmunity
Alterations inn which part of the brain are linked to
hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders associated
with schizophrenia? - ANSWER-Temporal lobe
Treatment for polycythemia vera involves which of the
following? - ANSWER-Therapeutic phlebotomy and
radioactive phosphorus
During an infection, why do lymph nodes enlarge and
become tender? - ANSWER-B lymphocytes proliferate
An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus
(PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom? - ANSWER-
Lack of symptoms
NR 507 FINAL /NR 507 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!!
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A 54 year old male with a long history of smoking presents
with a chief concern of excessive tiredness, shortness of
breath and overall ill feelings. Lab results reveal a
decreased pH, increased CO2 and normal bicarb. These
findings help to confirm the diagnosis of: - ANSWER-
respiratory acidosis
A patients anemia is described as having erythrocytes that
demonstrate poikilocytosis. The FNP would recognize the
erythrocytes would be: - ANSWER-able to assume various
shapes
A 40 year old male's history includes being a vegetarian
and abusing alcohol. Which of the following factors put
him at greatest risk for developing folate deficiency
anemia? - ANSWER-being alcoholic
Chronic gastritis is classified according to the: - ANSWER-
location of the lesions
,2|Page
As a result of blockage in the pulmonary artery, blood
would first back up into the: - ANSWER-right ventricle
A 20 year old female presents with vaginal itch and thin
walled pustular lesions and is diagnosed with candidiasis.
This condition is caused by a: - ANSWER-fungus
What is the primary clinical manifestation of a stress
ulcer? - ANSWER-Bleeding
A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the
most serious. The correct response is: - ANSWER-
malignant melanoma
Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related
to poor absorption of: - ANSWER-fats and fat-soluble
vitamins
a 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals
subcostal and intercostal retractions. The child reports that
breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get
enough air." What term should the FNP use to document
this condition? - ANSWER-Dyspnea
, 3|Page
A 39 year old diagnosed with a duodenal ulcer. Which of
the following behaviors may have contributed to the
development of the ulcer? - ANSWER-Regular NSAID use
A 42 year old female presents with raised red lesions with
a browinish scale. he was diagnosed with discoid lupus
ertythematosus. This disorder is related to - ANSWER-
Autoimmunity
Alterations inn which part of the brain are linked to
hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders associated
with schizophrenia? - ANSWER-Temporal lobe
Treatment for polycythemia vera involves which of the
following? - ANSWER-Therapeutic phlebotomy and
radioactive phosphorus
During an infection, why do lymph nodes enlarge and
become tender? - ANSWER-B lymphocytes proliferate
An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus
(PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom? - ANSWER-
Lack of symptoms
