NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology FINAL
EXAM
• 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 Presence of red blood
Answer: cells
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Excessive mucus
Answer: production
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the
Answer: vertebrae
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Lateral
Answer: spinothalamic
• Question 5
0 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 Lumbar puncture with CSF
Answer: cultures
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional assess the patient?
,NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology FINAL
EXAM
Selected History of traumatic
Answer: 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 Draw blood to measure total
Answer: bilirubin.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result
of what?
Selected Pressure and
Answer: obstruction
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected Heads of the
Answer: 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
Answer: than 30% 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 A sweat
Answer: test
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
, NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology FINAL
EXAM
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 Compression of the
Answer: 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 Oral mucus membranes and
Answer: tongue
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
Selected Vaginal
Answer: 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 Provide speech
Answer: therapy.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
Selected Firm, nontender
Answer: testicular mass
• Question 17
0 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 1cThis is a very rare finding in adults who
EXAM
• 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 Presence of red blood
Answer: cells
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Excessive mucus
Answer: production
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the
Answer: vertebrae
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Lateral
Answer: spinothalamic
• Question 5
0 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 Lumbar puncture with CSF
Answer: cultures
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional assess the patient?
,NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology FINAL
EXAM
Selected History of traumatic
Answer: 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 Draw blood to measure total
Answer: bilirubin.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result
of what?
Selected Pressure and
Answer: obstruction
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected Heads of the
Answer: 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
Answer: than 30% 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 A sweat
Answer: test
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
, NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology FINAL
EXAM
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 Compression of the
Answer: 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 Oral mucus membranes and
Answer: tongue
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
Selected Vaginal
Answer: 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 Provide speech
Answer: therapy.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
Selected Firm, nontender
Answer: testicular mass
• Question 17
0 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 1cThis is a very rare finding in adults who
