NURS 6501 ADV PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing antacids and
aluminum- containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcare professional correlate to this behavior? Answer: B
a. Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL
b Phosphate 1.9 mg/dL
.
c. Sodium 149 mEq/L
Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare professional
advise the person to include in the diet?
Answer: B
a. Iron
b Iodine
.
c. Zinc
d Magnesium
.
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare
professional teach is related to high morbidity of cancer of thecolon, uterus, and
kidney?
Answer: C
a. Women older than 45 years of age
b Women who have never had children
.
c. Women who have high body mass index
d Women who have smoked for more than 10 years
.
A professor has taught the students about the pathogenesis of abdominal pain. Which
statement by a student indicates the professor needs to review the material?
Answer: D
a. Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin,
produceabdominal pain.
, NURS 6501 ADV PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
b Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching.
.
c. Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric vessel
thrombosis, produce abdominal pain.
d. Streptococci,
Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as
Lactobacilli, Staphylococci, Enterobacteria, and
Bacteroides , produce abdominal
pain.
What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system with adrug
such as atropine?
Answer: B
a Salivation becomes thinner
.
b Salivation decreases
.
c The pH of saliva changes
.
d Digestive enzymes are inhibited
.
A student asks why carbon monoxide causes tissue damage. What response by the
professor is best? Answer: B
a Competes with carbon dioxide so that it cannot be excreted
.
b Binds to hemoglobin so that it cannot carry oxygen
.
c Destroys the chemical bonds of hemoglobin so it cannot
. carryoxygen
d Removes iron from hemoglobin so it cannot carry oxygen
.
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical
activity reaching the ventricle as
ANSWERS 2022
A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing antacids and
aluminum- containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcare professional correlate to this behavior? Answer: B
a. Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL
b Phosphate 1.9 mg/dL
.
c. Sodium 149 mEq/L
Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare professional
advise the person to include in the diet?
Answer: B
a. Iron
b Iodine
.
c. Zinc
d Magnesium
.
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare
professional teach is related to high morbidity of cancer of thecolon, uterus, and
kidney?
Answer: C
a. Women older than 45 years of age
b Women who have never had children
.
c. Women who have high body mass index
d Women who have smoked for more than 10 years
.
A professor has taught the students about the pathogenesis of abdominal pain. Which
statement by a student indicates the professor needs to review the material?
Answer: D
a. Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin, and serotonin,
produceabdominal pain.
, NURS 6501 ADV PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
b Edema and vascular congestion produce abdominal pain by stretching.
.
c. Ischemia, caused by distention of bowel obstruction or mesenteric vessel
thrombosis, produce abdominal pain.
d. Streptococci,
Low concentrations of anaerobes, such as
Lactobacilli, Staphylococci, Enterobacteria, and
Bacteroides , produce abdominal
pain.
What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system with adrug
such as atropine?
Answer: B
a Salivation becomes thinner
.
b Salivation decreases
.
c The pH of saliva changes
.
d Digestive enzymes are inhibited
.
A student asks why carbon monoxide causes tissue damage. What response by the
professor is best? Answer: B
a Competes with carbon dioxide so that it cannot be excreted
.
b Binds to hemoglobin so that it cannot carry oxygen
.
c Destroys the chemical bonds of hemoglobin so it cannot
. carryoxygen
d Removes iron from hemoglobin so it cannot carry oxygen
.
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical
activity reaching the ventricle as
