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NSG120
NSG120/ NSG 120 MIDTERM EXAM NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS): (NEW 2025/ 2026 U PDATE)
1. They amplify the inflammatory response: What role do
cytokines such as TNF-± & IL-1 play in the inflammatory response?
2. Cerumen impaction: A highly correctable hearing loss problem
commonly afflicting older adults
3. Hydrostatic pressure: What is the force that pushes out?
4. Neutrophils, Monocytes, Lymphocytes, Eosinophils,
Basophils: Name 5 different types of WBCs
5. Margination: What is the term for the process in which immune
cells adhere to the endothelium of blood vessels during
inflammation?
6. Diabetic retinopathy: People with uncontrolled diabetes are at risk
for this eye disorder
7. Decreased: Are sodium levels usually decreased or increased in
fluid volume excess (hypervolemia)?
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, 8. Leukocyte: This term means the same as white blood cell
9. Prostaglandins: Which molecule, derived from arachidonic acid,
contributes to both pain and vasodilation during inflammation?
10. Conjunctivitis: This eye disorder is also known as "pink eye" or
eyelid inflammation from allergies, viruses, or bacteria
11. Dehydration: Changes in skin turgor, hypovolemia, tachycardia,
weak pulse, and confusion are signs of what?
12. 3rd line of defense: This line of defense deals with the immune
response - specific response based on memory
13. A protective response to injury and infection: What is the role
of acute inflammation, and why does it occur?
24 Cataract: This eye disorder involves a normally clear lens that
becomes cloudy
& interferes with light transmission
25. Increase in capillary oncotic/osmotic pressure: Which of the
following is NOT a cause of edema?
NSG120
NSG120/ NSG 120 MIDTERM EXAM NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
GUIDE| QUESTIONS & ANSWERS| GRADE A| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS): (NEW 2025/ 2026 U PDATE)
1. They amplify the inflammatory response: What role do
cytokines such as TNF-± & IL-1 play in the inflammatory response?
2. Cerumen impaction: A highly correctable hearing loss problem
commonly afflicting older adults
3. Hydrostatic pressure: What is the force that pushes out?
4. Neutrophils, Monocytes, Lymphocytes, Eosinophils,
Basophils: Name 5 different types of WBCs
5. Margination: What is the term for the process in which immune
cells adhere to the endothelium of blood vessels during
inflammation?
6. Diabetic retinopathy: People with uncontrolled diabetes are at risk
for this eye disorder
7. Decreased: Are sodium levels usually decreased or increased in
fluid volume excess (hypervolemia)?
NSG120
, 8. Leukocyte: This term means the same as white blood cell
9. Prostaglandins: Which molecule, derived from arachidonic acid,
contributes to both pain and vasodilation during inflammation?
10. Conjunctivitis: This eye disorder is also known as "pink eye" or
eyelid inflammation from allergies, viruses, or bacteria
11. Dehydration: Changes in skin turgor, hypovolemia, tachycardia,
weak pulse, and confusion are signs of what?
12. 3rd line of defense: This line of defense deals with the immune
response - specific response based on memory
13. A protective response to injury and infection: What is the role
of acute inflammation, and why does it occur?
24 Cataract: This eye disorder involves a normally clear lens that
becomes cloudy
& interferes with light transmission
25. Increase in capillary oncotic/osmotic pressure: Which of the
following is NOT a cause of edema?
