NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
Attempt Score 98 out of 100 points
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
Answer: 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
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
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Advanced Pathophysiology
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?
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
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
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants?
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
Attempt Score 98 out of 100 points
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
Answer: 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
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
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?
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization
, NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam (4
Versions, 400 Q&A)- NURS 6501
Advanced Pathophysiology
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
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants?
