NURS 3366 Exam 1 Review Questions and 100% Correct Answers 2026/27 Update
(Pathophysiologic Processes: Implications for Nursing) – UTA.
1. If a mother’s genotype is homozygous recessive and the father is heterozygous and has the
illness, which of the following represents the chance that their child will have PKD?
A. 0%
B. 25&
C. 50%
D. 100%
2. A woman drinks an excessive amount of alcohol during her pregnancy. Which of the following
teratogenic disorders will the baby be at risk for?
A. Thalidomide babies
B. Sickle cell anemia
C. Fetal alcohol syndrome
D. Trisomy 21
3. How does ADH play a role in a fluid volume deficit?
A. ADH is secreted from the pituitary gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by
excreting excess fluid.
B. ADH is secreted from the adrenal gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by retaining
essential fluid.
C. ADH is secreted from the pituitary gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by
retaining fluid.
D. ADH is secreted from the adrenal gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by excreting
excess fluid.
4. A type 1 diabetic develops diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following is the best
explanation for this problem?
A. The client is not able to bring glucose into the cells because of the absence of insulin. This
can lead to the accumulation of pyruvic acid with can lead to DKA.
B. The client is not able to bring glucose into the cells because of the absence of insulin. This
can lead to the accumulation of ketones which can lead to DKA.
C. The client is not able to expel enough CO2 resulting in DKA.
D. Client’s with Type 1 diabetes tend to take a lot of antacids which can lead to DKA.
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, 5. A client with massive bleeding due to a gun-shot wound is admitted to the ER. The nurse
notices that the client’s arms and legs are cold. What is the patho of cold extremities?
A. The peripheral arteries have constricted causing decreased blood to the extremities of the
body.
B. The core organs have failed and the remaining blood has begun to travel to the extremities.
C. The peripheral arteries have undergone vasodilation in order to allow an increase in the
blood flow to the limbs of the body thus causing an increase in oxygen and a decrease in
temperature of the limbs.
D. The loss of blood has caused the body to rely on compensatory mechanisms such as the
clotting near the site of the wound thus causing a decrease in temperature of the body.
6. A client is suspected of having a rhabdomyosarcoma. Where is the tumor located?
A. Smooth muscle.
B. Cartilage
C. Skeletal muscle.
D. Brain.
7. Which of the following is not a released stress hormone when a client is hypoglycemic?
A. ADH
B. Cortisol
C. Epinephrine.
D. Growth hormone.
E. Glucagon.
8. A chronic smoker has developed some changes in the epithelial lining. The doctor tells him that
once he stops smoking the cells should go back to their normal form. What type of cellular
adaptation is this?
A. Dysplasia.
B. Metaplasia.
C. Hyperplasia.
D. Hypertrophy.
9. A male elderly client is likely to have a poor prognosis due to the fact that
A. elderly clients have an immature immune system.
B. as age increases the chance of a poor prognosis increase because of a worn out immune
system.
C. elderly clients are less likely to have two or more medical conditions.
D. because male clients have a weaker immune system making him more prone to disease.
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(Pathophysiologic Processes: Implications for Nursing) – UTA.
1. If a mother’s genotype is homozygous recessive and the father is heterozygous and has the
illness, which of the following represents the chance that their child will have PKD?
A. 0%
B. 25&
C. 50%
D. 100%
2. A woman drinks an excessive amount of alcohol during her pregnancy. Which of the following
teratogenic disorders will the baby be at risk for?
A. Thalidomide babies
B. Sickle cell anemia
C. Fetal alcohol syndrome
D. Trisomy 21
3. How does ADH play a role in a fluid volume deficit?
A. ADH is secreted from the pituitary gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by
excreting excess fluid.
B. ADH is secreted from the adrenal gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by retaining
essential fluid.
C. ADH is secreted from the pituitary gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by
retaining fluid.
D. ADH is secreted from the adrenal gland and acts as a compensatory mechanism by excreting
excess fluid.
4. A type 1 diabetic develops diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Which of the following is the best
explanation for this problem?
A. The client is not able to bring glucose into the cells because of the absence of insulin. This
can lead to the accumulation of pyruvic acid with can lead to DKA.
B. The client is not able to bring glucose into the cells because of the absence of insulin. This
can lead to the accumulation of ketones which can lead to DKA.
C. The client is not able to expel enough CO2 resulting in DKA.
D. Client’s with Type 1 diabetes tend to take a lot of antacids which can lead to DKA.
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, 5. A client with massive bleeding due to a gun-shot wound is admitted to the ER. The nurse
notices that the client’s arms and legs are cold. What is the patho of cold extremities?
A. The peripheral arteries have constricted causing decreased blood to the extremities of the
body.
B. The core organs have failed and the remaining blood has begun to travel to the extremities.
C. The peripheral arteries have undergone vasodilation in order to allow an increase in the
blood flow to the limbs of the body thus causing an increase in oxygen and a decrease in
temperature of the limbs.
D. The loss of blood has caused the body to rely on compensatory mechanisms such as the
clotting near the site of the wound thus causing a decrease in temperature of the body.
6. A client is suspected of having a rhabdomyosarcoma. Where is the tumor located?
A. Smooth muscle.
B. Cartilage
C. Skeletal muscle.
D. Brain.
7. Which of the following is not a released stress hormone when a client is hypoglycemic?
A. ADH
B. Cortisol
C. Epinephrine.
D. Growth hormone.
E. Glucagon.
8. A chronic smoker has developed some changes in the epithelial lining. The doctor tells him that
once he stops smoking the cells should go back to their normal form. What type of cellular
adaptation is this?
A. Dysplasia.
B. Metaplasia.
C. Hyperplasia.
D. Hypertrophy.
9. A male elderly client is likely to have a poor prognosis due to the fact that
A. elderly clients have an immature immune system.
B. as age increases the chance of a poor prognosis increase because of a worn out immune
system.
C. elderly clients are less likely to have two or more medical conditions.
D. because male clients have a weaker immune system making him more prone to disease.
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