NR 283 EXAM 2 – CHAMBERLAIN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER; LATEST
UPDATED VERSION 2026
Acute stage of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease -
correct answer- - pericarditis
- endocarditis
Afterload - correct answer- resistance against which left
ventricle pushes blood out
aneurysm - correct answer- localized dilation and
weakening of arterial wall
angina pectoris - correct answer- chest pain that results
when the heart does not get enough oxygen - recurrent,
intermittent brief episodes of substernal chest pain
anoxia - correct answer- absence of oxygen
anticoagulant - correct answer- a drug that prevents
clotting of the blood
,Apoptosis - correct answer- programmed cell death
Arteries - correct answer- Blood vessels that carry blood
away from the heart
arteriosclerosis - correct answer- hardening of blood
vessels
Asthma - correct answer- ventilation problem due to
bronchiole obstruction
Asystole - correct answer- absence of contractions of the
heart
Atherosclerosis - correct answer- plaque build up in the
coronary artery causing clots, often leads to MI.
atopic dermatitis - correct answer- Excess inflammation;
dry skin, redness, and itching from allergies and irritants.dry,
scaly, pruritic rash , genetic tendency, type 1 HS,
, Bradycardia - correct answer- abnormally slow heart
rate - under 60
Bradykinin - correct answer- a chemical mediator
released during inflammation causing vasodilation
bronchitis - correct answer- hyperplasia of goblet cells...
leading to destruction of the bronchiole from mucous due to
inflammation
cachexia - correct answer- extreme weight loss and body
wasting assoc. w serious illness
Capillaries - correct answer- Smallest blood vessels
Cellulitis - correct answer- infection of the dermis, red
swollen, painful, caused by staph aureus
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - correct answer-
congestive heart failure - correct answer- When the
heart cannot maintain pumping capability
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER; LATEST
UPDATED VERSION 2026
Acute stage of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease -
correct answer- - pericarditis
- endocarditis
Afterload - correct answer- resistance against which left
ventricle pushes blood out
aneurysm - correct answer- localized dilation and
weakening of arterial wall
angina pectoris - correct answer- chest pain that results
when the heart does not get enough oxygen - recurrent,
intermittent brief episodes of substernal chest pain
anoxia - correct answer- absence of oxygen
anticoagulant - correct answer- a drug that prevents
clotting of the blood
,Apoptosis - correct answer- programmed cell death
Arteries - correct answer- Blood vessels that carry blood
away from the heart
arteriosclerosis - correct answer- hardening of blood
vessels
Asthma - correct answer- ventilation problem due to
bronchiole obstruction
Asystole - correct answer- absence of contractions of the
heart
Atherosclerosis - correct answer- plaque build up in the
coronary artery causing clots, often leads to MI.
atopic dermatitis - correct answer- Excess inflammation;
dry skin, redness, and itching from allergies and irritants.dry,
scaly, pruritic rash , genetic tendency, type 1 HS,
, Bradycardia - correct answer- abnormally slow heart
rate - under 60
Bradykinin - correct answer- a chemical mediator
released during inflammation causing vasodilation
bronchitis - correct answer- hyperplasia of goblet cells...
leading to destruction of the bronchiole from mucous due to
inflammation
cachexia - correct answer- extreme weight loss and body
wasting assoc. w serious illness
Capillaries - correct answer- Smallest blood vessels
Cellulitis - correct answer- infection of the dermis, red
swollen, painful, caused by staph aureus
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE - correct answer-
congestive heart failure - correct answer- When the
heart cannot maintain pumping capability
