Unit 1 MN 551 Patho Exam Questions and Answers

Unit 1 MN 551 Patho Exam Questions and Answers The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages of small cell lung cancer is distraught at his visible body wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the following phenomena best accounts for the patient's anorexia and cachexia? - ANSWER Products of the tumor itself as well as a hypermetabolic state cause cachexia A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of which could have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best captures the genetic explanation for this? - ANSWER The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes. A 45-year-old patient who experienced exposure to radiation during an industrial accident several years prior is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena may underlie the genetic changes that have been noted in the patient? - ANSWER Base pairs may have been rearranged by the radiation exposure. Which of the following pregnant women has most likely encountered the greatest increase in the risk that her child will have a fetal anomaly? - ANSWER A woman who has herpes simplex and recently recovered from endocarditis The nurse practitioner is providing care for a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and he notes that the patient's sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse practitioner recalls that jaundice is caused by excess accumulation of bilirubin, a pigment that can accumulate in which part of the cell? - ANSWER Cytoplasm A patient who has a diagnosis of lung cancer is scheduled to begin radiation treatment. The NP providing pretreatment education is explaining some of the potential unwanted effects of the treatment. Which of the following statements by the nurse is most accurate? - ANSWER "Some patients experience longer-term irritation of skin adjacent to the treatment site.