Nightingale Collage – Pathophysiology Final (All Suggested Flash Cards) Exam
with Questions and Answers
A 14-year-old girl has failed to menstruate and develop secondary sex characteristics.
What term is used to describe this condition? - ✔✔✔-primary amenorrhea
A factor that contributes to the development of osteoporosis in older women (post-
menopausal) is: - ✔✔✔-decreased estrogen levels
A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to: - ✔✔✔-Extrude and
compress the nerve root
A major cause of myxedema coma is: - ✔✔✔-untreated hypothyroidism
A nurse is asked why
myocardial ischemia is usually reversible within 20 minutes.
What is the nurse's best response? - ✔✔✔-Anaerobic metabolism maintains cellular integrity
for approximately 20 minutes.
A nurse is describing bladder dysfunction caused by neurologic disorders like stroke, traumatic
brain injury, dementia and brain tumors. Which of the following terms refers to this type of
bladder dysfunction? - ✔✔✔-neurogenic bladder
A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Which laboratory test should the nurse ask the primary care provider to order? - ✔✔✔-D-dimer
A patient experiences relief of bilateral kidney obstruction which results in postobstructive
diuresis. What risks are associated with this situation? - ✔✔✔-fluid and electrolyte imbalance
A patient has
, Nightingale Collage – Pathophysiology Final (All Suggested Flash Cards) Exam
with Questions and Answers
lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Which organ is most affected? - ✔✔✔-Thymus
The disease arises from a clone of relatively immature T cells that becomes malignant in the
thymus.
A patient has a dilated ureter from an obstructed upper urinary tract. Which term will the nurse
use to describe this condition? - ✔✔✔-Hydroureter
-Dilation of the ureter is referred to as hydroureter (accumulation of urine in the ureter)
A patient has a fracture that broke into several fragments.
Which type of fracture did the patient sustain? - ✔✔✔-comminuted fracture
A patient has a small bowel obstruction. What are the classic symptoms? - ✔✔✔-vomiting,
colicky abdominal pain, and abdominal distention
A patient has a small bowel obstruction. Which classic symptoms should the nurse assess for in
this patient? - ✔✔✔-Vomiting, colicky abdominal pain, and abdominal distension
Answer Feedback: Crampy/colicky pains followed by vomiting and distention are the cardinal
symptoms of small bowel obstruction.
A patient has a thrombosis. While reviewing the history, the nurse found the patient has
atherosclerosis. To which component of the Virchow triad does the atherosclerosis correlate? -
✔✔✔-Endothelial injury. Endothelial injury to blood vessels can result from atherosclerosis
(plaque deposits on arterial walls).
A patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
with Questions and Answers
A 14-year-old girl has failed to menstruate and develop secondary sex characteristics.
What term is used to describe this condition? - ✔✔✔-primary amenorrhea
A factor that contributes to the development of osteoporosis in older women (post-
menopausal) is: - ✔✔✔-decreased estrogen levels
A herniated disk allows the gelatinous material (the nucleus pulposus) to: - ✔✔✔-Extrude and
compress the nerve root
A major cause of myxedema coma is: - ✔✔✔-untreated hypothyroidism
A nurse is asked why
myocardial ischemia is usually reversible within 20 minutes.
What is the nurse's best response? - ✔✔✔-Anaerobic metabolism maintains cellular integrity
for approximately 20 minutes.
A nurse is describing bladder dysfunction caused by neurologic disorders like stroke, traumatic
brain injury, dementia and brain tumors. Which of the following terms refers to this type of
bladder dysfunction? - ✔✔✔-neurogenic bladder
A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
Which laboratory test should the nurse ask the primary care provider to order? - ✔✔✔-D-dimer
A patient experiences relief of bilateral kidney obstruction which results in postobstructive
diuresis. What risks are associated with this situation? - ✔✔✔-fluid and electrolyte imbalance
A patient has
, Nightingale Collage – Pathophysiology Final (All Suggested Flash Cards) Exam
with Questions and Answers
lymphoblastic lymphoma.
Which organ is most affected? - ✔✔✔-Thymus
The disease arises from a clone of relatively immature T cells that becomes malignant in the
thymus.
A patient has a dilated ureter from an obstructed upper urinary tract. Which term will the nurse
use to describe this condition? - ✔✔✔-Hydroureter
-Dilation of the ureter is referred to as hydroureter (accumulation of urine in the ureter)
A patient has a fracture that broke into several fragments.
Which type of fracture did the patient sustain? - ✔✔✔-comminuted fracture
A patient has a small bowel obstruction. What are the classic symptoms? - ✔✔✔-vomiting,
colicky abdominal pain, and abdominal distention
A patient has a small bowel obstruction. Which classic symptoms should the nurse assess for in
this patient? - ✔✔✔-Vomiting, colicky abdominal pain, and abdominal distension
Answer Feedback: Crampy/colicky pains followed by vomiting and distention are the cardinal
symptoms of small bowel obstruction.
A patient has a thrombosis. While reviewing the history, the nurse found the patient has
atherosclerosis. To which component of the Virchow triad does the atherosclerosis correlate? -
✔✔✔-Endothelial injury. Endothelial injury to blood vessels can result from atherosclerosis
(plaque deposits on arterial walls).
A patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
