NUR 2063 / NUR2063 Essentials of
Pathophysiology Exam 2 (Rasmussen)
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
What are the functions of the kidneys? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Regulation of
blood pressure; regulating blood osmolarity; removal of toxins; blood
filtration; activate vitamin D
What are the clinical manifestations of benign prostatic hypertrophy? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔dribbling; difficulty initiating urine stream; hesitancy; urinary
retention, decreased stream
,What substance controls the reabsorption of water from the collecting
ducts? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ADH- Anti Diuretic Hormone
What is type 2 diabetes characterized as? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔peripheral
tissue insulin resistance
What are the clinical manifestations of Graves' disease? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Exophthalmos (bulging eyes), goiter, enlarge thyroid, heat intolerance,
anxiety- hyperthyroidism
What processes occur during fasting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔glucogenesis;
glycogenesis
What type of tissue is accessed to promote energy production in type 1
diabetes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔adipose/ fat
What are the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔myxedema, fatigue, cold sensitivity, constipation, weight gain
What are the clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Goiter, fatigue, weight loss, infertility, memory loss, hair loss, muscle
pain
, What are the clinical manifestation of hyper para thyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔fatigue, body aches, bone pain, depression, headaches, memory loss
What are the clinical manifestations of hypo para thyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔numbness, tetany, parathesis, muscle spasms
What are the clinical manifestations of ketoacidosis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fruity
breath, drowsiness, nausea, thirst, confusion, lethargy, vomiting
What mechanisms control hormone release and regulation? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔negative feedback loop
What hormones are released by the anterior pituitary gland? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Growth Hormone, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone, thyroid
stimulating hormone, LH, ACTH and endorphins
What is diabetes insipidus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a disorder caused by
inadequate amounts of ADH which causes excessive water loss
clinical manifestations of diabetes insipidus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔polyuria,
nocturia, continuous thirst, and polydipsia
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Pathophysiology Exam 2 (Rasmussen)
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
What are the functions of the kidneys? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Regulation of
blood pressure; regulating blood osmolarity; removal of toxins; blood
filtration; activate vitamin D
What are the clinical manifestations of benign prostatic hypertrophy? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔dribbling; difficulty initiating urine stream; hesitancy; urinary
retention, decreased stream
,What substance controls the reabsorption of water from the collecting
ducts? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔ADH- Anti Diuretic Hormone
What is type 2 diabetes characterized as? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔peripheral
tissue insulin resistance
What are the clinical manifestations of Graves' disease? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Exophthalmos (bulging eyes), goiter, enlarge thyroid, heat intolerance,
anxiety- hyperthyroidism
What processes occur during fasting? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔glucogenesis;
glycogenesis
What type of tissue is accessed to promote energy production in type 1
diabetes? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔adipose/ fat
What are the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔myxedema, fatigue, cold sensitivity, constipation, weight gain
What are the clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Goiter, fatigue, weight loss, infertility, memory loss, hair loss, muscle
pain
, What are the clinical manifestation of hyper para thyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔fatigue, body aches, bone pain, depression, headaches, memory loss
What are the clinical manifestations of hypo para thyroidism? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔numbness, tetany, parathesis, muscle spasms
What are the clinical manifestations of ketoacidosis? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔fruity
breath, drowsiness, nausea, thirst, confusion, lethargy, vomiting
What mechanisms control hormone release and regulation? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔negative feedback loop
What hormones are released by the anterior pituitary gland? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Growth Hormone, prolactin, follicle stimulating hormone, thyroid
stimulating hormone, LH, ACTH and endorphins
What is diabetes insipidus? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a disorder caused by
inadequate amounts of ADH which causes excessive water loss
clinical manifestations of diabetes insipidus - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔polyuria,
nocturia, continuous thirst, and polydipsia
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