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pathophysiology nursing EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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Pathophysiology Nursing 2026
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Pathophysiology nursing 2026

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Exam Solution
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Nursing Pathophysiology Exam 1 Cartes 2026 A+ GRAD
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E ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANS
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WERS (6EAE5) ga




QUESTION 1 ga




Pathophysiology
ANSWER

Study of the body's response to dysfunction
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QUESTION 2 ga




Disease
ANSWER

Interruption, cessation or disorder of a body system
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QUESTION 3 ga




Etiology
ANSWER

The cause of a disease
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QUESTION 4 ga




Clinical manifestationsga




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,QUESTION 5 ga




Morphological changes ga




ANSWER

Structural changes that are a result of the disease process
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Etiological factors ga




ANSWER

Biologic agents, physical forces, chemicals, nutritional excess or deficiency, genetic factors
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QUESTION 7 ga




What are the three mechanisms of cellular adaptation?
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ANSWER

Size: atrophy and hypertrophy Number: hyperplasia Irregular shape: dysplasia (severe) and metaplasia
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(chronic)



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Intercellular accumulation ga




ANSWER

Results from normal substances, abnormal endogenous or exogenous products
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QUESTION 9 ga




Dystrophic pathological calcification ga ga




ANSWER

In injured tissue, dead cells create calcium deposits that can cause aortic stenosis or be a result of a fra
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cture or TB
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QUESTION 10 ga




Metastatic Pathological Calcifications ga ga




ANSWER

Caused by an increase of serum calcium levels in non-injured tissue
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,QUESTION 11 ga




Blunt force injuries
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ANSWER

Contusion, hematoma, abrasion, laceration, fractures
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QUESTION 12 ga




Sharp injuries
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Incised, stab, puncture, chopping wounds
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QUESTION 13 ga




Chemical injuries ga




ANSWER

Lead, carbon tetrachloride, carbon monoxide, ethanol, mercury, street drugs
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QUESTION 14 ga




Asphyxiation injuries ga




ANSWER

Suffocation, strangulation, drowning
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QUESTION 15 ga




Hypoxic injuries ga




ANSWER

Ischemia (lack of blood flow) and anoxia (lack of oxygen)
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QUESTION 16 ga




What are the different types of pathological injuries?
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ANSWER

Blunt force, sharp, thermal, chemical, asphyxiation, infectious, hypoxic
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Gangrenous necrosis ga




ANSWER

From severe hypoxic injury- thrombosis, embolism, strangulated hernia, volvulus and intussusception
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QUESTION 18 ga




Dry gangrene
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ANSWER

Slow spreading, tissue becomes dry, brown or black, it shrinks and wrinkles
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QUESTION 19 ga




Wet gangrene
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ANSWER

Area is cold, swollen, pulseless, moist, black and a foul odor production
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QUESTION 20 ga




What does cellular aging cause?
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ANSWER

Atrophy, decreased functioning
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QUESTION 21 ga




What does tissue and systemic aging cause?
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ANSWER

Stiffness and rigidity ga ga




QUESTION 22 ga




Sarcopenia
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Muscles are unable to regenerate due to calcium changes
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