NURS 6501 MIDTERM EXAM 2024 AND 4 PRACTICE EXAM
VERSIONS WITH A STUDY GUIDE. ACCURATE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2024
• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
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Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma
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cortisollevels can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger
Answer
depression.
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• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance
does thehealthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Answer: Erythropoietin
• Question 3
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
healthcareprovider 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 thedepletion 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 patientasks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the
professional is best?
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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 preparethe patient for?
Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization
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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 herdiet 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
professionalwould explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite
during puberty?