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NSG 3850 EXAM 2 GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING EXAM LATEST 2026-2027
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Chronic inflammation at the site of ligamentous insertion into
spine or sacroiliac joints
Limited chest expansion and formation of pulmonary fibrosis in
upper lobes
Immobility of vertebral joints and fixation of the ribs
Joint calcification - ANSWER-Ankylosing Spondylitis
Low to mid back stiffness after rest
Rib cage mouvement decreased
Breathing difficulty increases - ANSWER-Ankylosing Spondylitis
manifestations
Hypoventilation, decreased alveolar ventilation, somnolence,
severe hypoxemia, polycythemia, and cor pulmonale - ANSWER-
Obesity related respiratory issues
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Pneumonia - ANSWER-An inflammation of lung tissue, wherer the
alveoli in the affected areas fill w/fluid
Contamination from the systemic circulation
Viral pneumonia doesn't produce - ANSWER-exudative fluids
but bacterial does
so viral pneumonia does not cause pleural effusion
TB - ANSWER-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB manifestations - ANSWER-Many of those infected are
symptomatic
In the presence of chronic inflammation:
Malaise
Weight loss
Fatigue
Anorexia
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Low-grade fever
Possibly night sweats
usually multi drug resistant
long period of a multi drug treatment
How to diagnose TB - ANSWER-Thee consecutive, morning
sputum cultures
Takes 1-3 weeks to determine
Chest XR will show nodules
TB skin test
Aggregated platelets, clotting factors and fibrin that adhere to
vessel walls - ANSWER-Thrombus
hypercoaguable conditions - ANSWER-Polycythemia
Dehydration
Platelet aggregation
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intermittent claudication, limbs may be cool to touch and cyanotic
- ANSWER-arterial thrombus
swelling in affected limb, increased skin temperature, pain in the
calf with dorsiflexion - ANSWER-venous thrombus
How edema forms due to venous insufficiency - ANSWER-
Pathologic conditions resulting in an increase in either the blood
pressure or the resistance to flow can alter this force, increasing it
and propelling more fluid into the interstitial space, resulting in the
formation of edema.
A moving clot
A thromboemobolus or clot that dislodges from a vessel or
valvular leaflet in the heart - ANSWER-Embolus
Most thromboemboli form in the deep veins of the pelvis and
lower extremities and return to the right side of the heart and
NSG 3850 EXAM 2 GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING EXAM LATEST 2026-2027
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Chronic inflammation at the site of ligamentous insertion into
spine or sacroiliac joints
Limited chest expansion and formation of pulmonary fibrosis in
upper lobes
Immobility of vertebral joints and fixation of the ribs
Joint calcification - ANSWER-Ankylosing Spondylitis
Low to mid back stiffness after rest
Rib cage mouvement decreased
Breathing difficulty increases - ANSWER-Ankylosing Spondylitis
manifestations
Hypoventilation, decreased alveolar ventilation, somnolence,
severe hypoxemia, polycythemia, and cor pulmonale - ANSWER-
Obesity related respiratory issues
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Pneumonia - ANSWER-An inflammation of lung tissue, wherer the
alveoli in the affected areas fill w/fluid
Contamination from the systemic circulation
Viral pneumonia doesn't produce - ANSWER-exudative fluids
but bacterial does
so viral pneumonia does not cause pleural effusion
TB - ANSWER-Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB manifestations - ANSWER-Many of those infected are
symptomatic
In the presence of chronic inflammation:
Malaise
Weight loss
Fatigue
Anorexia
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Low-grade fever
Possibly night sweats
usually multi drug resistant
long period of a multi drug treatment
How to diagnose TB - ANSWER-Thee consecutive, morning
sputum cultures
Takes 1-3 weeks to determine
Chest XR will show nodules
TB skin test
Aggregated platelets, clotting factors and fibrin that adhere to
vessel walls - ANSWER-Thrombus
hypercoaguable conditions - ANSWER-Polycythemia
Dehydration
Platelet aggregation
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intermittent claudication, limbs may be cool to touch and cyanotic
- ANSWER-arterial thrombus
swelling in affected limb, increased skin temperature, pain in the
calf with dorsiflexion - ANSWER-venous thrombus
How edema forms due to venous insufficiency - ANSWER-
Pathologic conditions resulting in an increase in either the blood
pressure or the resistance to flow can alter this force, increasing it
and propelling more fluid into the interstitial space, resulting in the
formation of edema.
A moving clot
A thromboemobolus or clot that dislodges from a vessel or
valvular leaflet in the heart - ANSWER-Embolus
Most thromboemboli form in the deep veins of the pelvis and
lower extremities and return to the right side of the heart and
