NURS-6501N-34,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-PT27
Exam - Week 11 Final
5/10/20 9:17 AM
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5/11/20 1:59 AM
Completed
98 out of 100 points
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks
the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?
Selected Answer: Presence of red blood cells
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
, Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has been
irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3
days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the
priority?
Selected Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the
patient?
Selected Answer: History of traumatic event
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional
is most appropriate?
Selected Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?
Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected Answer: Heads of the femur
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare
professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate?
Selected ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30%
, Answer: lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents
about?
Selected Answer: A sweat test
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic
condition?
Selected Answer: Compression of the urethra
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of
the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate
for the suspected anemia?
Selected Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional
would be best in working with this patient?
Selected Answer: Provide speech therapy.
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass
, Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia
chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Selected Answer: 1cWe are planning to get your disease in remission, but it will be hard. 1d
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What
assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?
Selected Answer: Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
Selected An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial
Answer: hyperreactivity, and inflammation
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low
reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these
findings with?
Selected Answer: Folate deficiency anemia
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle?
Selected Answer: Sudden increase of LH
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the third person in his
family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by the healthcare professional
is most appropriate?
Selected Answer: We can test your blood for factor V Leiden.
Question 23