NR 507 / NR507 Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
Practice Questions
1. For a patient with candidiasis which factor will exacerbate the condition?
- systemic antibiotics
2. If a patient has carbuncles, the infection will be located in the:
- hair follicles
3. A 16 year old female student is driving to school when another diver nearly hits her.
Her heart begins beating harder and faster as she becomes aroused and scared. Which
of the following states of the general adaptation syndrome is she experiencing?
- alarm stage
4. The signs and symptoms of a large bowel obstruction are:
- abdominal distention and hypogastric pain
5. A 45 year old male complains of heart burn after eating and difficulty swallowing?
These symptoms support which diagnosis?
- hiatel hernia
,6. A 20 year old male received a knife wound to the arm during an altercation. Which of
the following types of immunity was compromised?
- innate immunity
7. A 54 year old male with a long history of smoking presents with a chief concern of
excessive tiredness, shortness of breath and overall ill feelings. Lab results reveal a
decreased pH, increased CO2 and normal bicarb. These findings help to confirm the
diagnosis of:
- respiratory acidosis
8. A patients anemia is described as having erythrocytes that demonstrate poikilocytosis.
The FNP would recognize the erythrocytes would be:
- able to assume various shapes
9. A 40 year old male's history includes being a vegetarian and abusing alcohol. Which of
the following factors put him at greatest risk for developing folate deficiency anemia?
- being alcoholic
10. Chronic gastritis is classified according to the:
- location of the lesions
, 11. As a result of blockage in the pulmonary artery, blood would first back up into the:
- right ventricle
12. A 20 year old female presents with vaginal itch and thin walled pustular lesions and is
diagnosed with candidiasis. This condition is caused by a:
- fungus
13. What is the primary clinical manifestation of a stress ulcer?
- Bleeding
14. A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the most serious. The correct
response is:
- malignant melanoma
15. Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related to poor absorption of:
- fats and fat-soluble vitamins
16. a 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal
retractions. The child reports that breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get
enough air." What term should the FNP use to document this condition?
Practice Questions
1. For a patient with candidiasis which factor will exacerbate the condition?
- systemic antibiotics
2. If a patient has carbuncles, the infection will be located in the:
- hair follicles
3. A 16 year old female student is driving to school when another diver nearly hits her.
Her heart begins beating harder and faster as she becomes aroused and scared. Which
of the following states of the general adaptation syndrome is she experiencing?
- alarm stage
4. The signs and symptoms of a large bowel obstruction are:
- abdominal distention and hypogastric pain
5. A 45 year old male complains of heart burn after eating and difficulty swallowing?
These symptoms support which diagnosis?
- hiatel hernia
,6. A 20 year old male received a knife wound to the arm during an altercation. Which of
the following types of immunity was compromised?
- innate immunity
7. A 54 year old male with a long history of smoking presents with a chief concern of
excessive tiredness, shortness of breath and overall ill feelings. Lab results reveal a
decreased pH, increased CO2 and normal bicarb. These findings help to confirm the
diagnosis of:
- respiratory acidosis
8. A patients anemia is described as having erythrocytes that demonstrate poikilocytosis.
The FNP would recognize the erythrocytes would be:
- able to assume various shapes
9. A 40 year old male's history includes being a vegetarian and abusing alcohol. Which of
the following factors put him at greatest risk for developing folate deficiency anemia?
- being alcoholic
10. Chronic gastritis is classified according to the:
- location of the lesions
, 11. As a result of blockage in the pulmonary artery, blood would first back up into the:
- right ventricle
12. A 20 year old female presents with vaginal itch and thin walled pustular lesions and is
diagnosed with candidiasis. This condition is caused by a:
- fungus
13. What is the primary clinical manifestation of a stress ulcer?
- Bleeding
14. A patient wants to know which malignant skin lesion is the most serious. The correct
response is:
- malignant melanoma
15. Clinical manifestations of bile salt deficiencies are related to poor absorption of:
- fats and fat-soluble vitamins
16. a 10 year old develops pneumonia. Physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal
retractions. The child reports that breathing is difficult with feelings that, "I cannot get
enough air." What term should the FNP use to document this condition?
