NURS 6501 Final Exam 1
NURS 6501 Final Exam User Course NURS-6501N-58,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-
05/17-PT27 Test Exam - Week 11 Final Started 5/10/20 6:24 PM Submitted 5/10/20 8:19 PM Due Date
5/11/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 98 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 54
minutes out of 2 hours Results Displayed Submitted Answers
•Question 1 1 out of 1 points What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Answer: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
•Question 2 1 out of 1 points A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure.
What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Answer: Erythropoietin
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Sell your Study Material 1 out of 1 points What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Selected Answer: Periorbital edema
•Question 4 1 out of 1 points A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What
finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition? Selected Answer: Absence of
sweating despite a high core temperature
•Question 5 1 out of 1 points Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis? Selected
Answer: Abnormal uterine bleeding
•Question 6 1 out of 1 points The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic
fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional
is best? Selected Answer: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
•Question 7 1 out of 1 points A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing
the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care
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•Question 8 1 out of 1 points Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected
Answer: Excessive mucus production
•Question 9 1 out of 1 points An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy and the parents ask the
healthcare professional to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the
baby has which deficit? Selected Answer: Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption
•Question 10 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add
supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects? Selected Answer: Folate
•Question 11 1 out of 1 points A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites.
The healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite
during puberty? Selected Answer: Leptin
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•Question 12 1 out of 1 points Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants? Downloaded
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to Buy and Sell your Study Material Selected Answer: Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
•Question 13 1 out of 1 points A student studying osteomyelitis and asks for an explanation of the
term sequestrum. What response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: An area of devascularized
and devitalized bone
•Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes
childhood asthma? Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible
airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation
•Question 15 1 out of 1 points A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the
healthcare professional assess as the priority in this patient? Selected Answer: Respirations
•Question 16 1 out of 1 points Which cells function to maintain bone matrix? Selected Answer:
Osteocytes • Question 17 1 out of 1 points To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction,
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perform as the priority? Selected Answer: Level of consciousness • Question 18 1 out of 1 points What is
the effect of low plasma albumin? Selected Answer: Osmotic pressure decreases; thus water moves
from the capillaries to the interstitium. • Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is
present in childhood asthma? Selected Answer: IgE • Question 20 1 out of 1 points Which mother does the
healthcare professional prepare to administer Rh immune globulin (Rho-GAM) to? Selected Answer: Is
Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive • Question 21 1 out of 1 points A parent brings a 10-year-old
child to the clinic and reports a mottled appearance to the skin and legs cramps when the child is in
physical education class. Physical assessment positive for upper extremity hypertension. What
diagnostic testing or treatment does the healthcare professional prepare the family for? Selected
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document is illegalStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material • Question 22 1 out
of 1 points In order to help prevent a preadolescent girl from developing later cervical cancer, which
virus does the healthcare professional recommend vaccination against to the parent? Selected Answer:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) • Question 23 1 out of 1 points Which pain theory proposes that a balance of
impulses conducted from the spinal cord to the higher centers in the central nervous system (CNS)
modulates the transmission of pain? Selected Answer: Gate control theory (GCT) • Question 24 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 25
1 out of 1 points What causes the vasomotor flushes (hot flashes) that are associated with declining
ovarian function with age? Selected Answer: Rapid changes in estrogen levels • Question 26 1 out of 1
points In acute hypothermia, what physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the
body core Downloaded by: cjr0821 | Distribution of this document is
illegalStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material in an effort to decrease heat
loss? Selected Answer: Peripheral vasoconstriction • Question 27 1 out of 1 points How does the
epididymis become infected? Selected Answer: The pathogenic microorganisms ascend the vasa
deferentia from an already infected urethra or bladder. • Question 28 1 out of 1 points What are the
clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass • Question
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NURS 6501 Final Exam User Course NURS-6501N-58,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-
05/17-PT27 Test Exam - Week 11 Final Started 5/10/20 6:24 PM Submitted 5/10/20 8:19 PM Due Date
5/11/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 98 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 1 hour, 54
minutes out of 2 hours Results Displayed Submitted Answers
•Question 1 1 out of 1 points What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Answer: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
•Question 2 1 out of 1 points A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure.
What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Answer: Erythropoietin
•Question 3 Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Downloaded by: cjr0821
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Sell your Study Material 1 out of 1 points What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Selected Answer: Periorbital edema
•Question 4 1 out of 1 points A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What
finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition? Selected Answer: Absence of
sweating despite a high core temperature
•Question 5 1 out of 1 points Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis? Selected
Answer: Abnormal uterine bleeding
•Question 6 1 out of 1 points The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic
fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional
is best? Selected Answer: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
•Question 7 1 out of 1 points A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing
the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care
professional prepare the patient for? Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization Downloaded by:
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Buy and Sell your Study Material
•Question 8 1 out of 1 points Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected
Answer: Excessive mucus production
•Question 9 1 out of 1 points An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy and the parents ask the
healthcare professional to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the
baby has which deficit? Selected Answer: Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption
•Question 10 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add
supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects? Selected Answer: Folate
•Question 11 1 out of 1 points A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites.
The healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite
during puberty? Selected Answer: Leptin
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•Question 12 1 out of 1 points Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants? Downloaded
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to Buy and Sell your Study Material Selected Answer: Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
•Question 13 1 out of 1 points A student studying osteomyelitis and asks for an explanation of the
term sequestrum. What response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: An area of devascularized
and devitalized bone
•Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes
childhood asthma? Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible
airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation
•Question 15 1 out of 1 points A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the
healthcare professional assess as the priority in this patient? Selected Answer: Respirations
•Question 16 1 out of 1 points Which cells function to maintain bone matrix? Selected Answer:
Osteocytes • Question 17 1 out of 1 points To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction,
what assessment should the healthcare Downloaded by: cjr0821 | Distribution of
this document is illegalStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material professional
perform as the priority? Selected Answer: Level of consciousness • Question 18 1 out of 1 points What is
the effect of low plasma albumin? Selected Answer: Osmotic pressure decreases; thus water moves
from the capillaries to the interstitium. • Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is
present in childhood asthma? Selected Answer: IgE • Question 20 1 out of 1 points Which mother does the
healthcare professional prepare to administer Rh immune globulin (Rho-GAM) to? Selected Answer: Is
Rh-negative and the fetus is Rh-positive • Question 21 1 out of 1 points A parent brings a 10-year-old
child to the clinic and reports a mottled appearance to the skin and legs cramps when the child is in
physical education class. Physical assessment positive for upper extremity hypertension. What
diagnostic testing or treatment does the healthcare professional prepare the family for? Selected
Answer: An echocardiogram Downloaded by: cjr0821 | Distribution of this
document is illegalStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material • Question 22 1 out
of 1 points In order to help prevent a preadolescent girl from developing later cervical cancer, which
virus does the healthcare professional recommend vaccination against to the parent? Selected Answer:
Human papillomavirus (HPV) • Question 23 1 out of 1 points Which pain theory proposes that a balance of
impulses conducted from the spinal cord to the higher centers in the central nervous system (CNS)
modulates the transmission of pain? Selected Answer: Gate control theory (GCT) • Question 24 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 25
1 out of 1 points What causes the vasomotor flushes (hot flashes) that are associated with declining
ovarian function with age? Selected Answer: Rapid changes in estrogen levels • Question 26 1 out of 1
points In acute hypothermia, what physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the
body core Downloaded by: cjr0821 | Distribution of this document is
illegalStuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material in an effort to decrease heat
loss? Selected Answer: Peripheral vasoconstriction • Question 27 1 out of 1 points How does the
epididymis become infected? Selected Answer: The pathogenic microorganisms ascend the vasa
deferentia from an already infected urethra or bladder. • Question 28 1 out of 1 points What are the
clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass • Question
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