NIU NURS 308- Exam #2 2025/2026 Exam
Questions and Answers | A+ Score
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Assured
What is the etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Inflammatory autoimmune joint disorder. More in women around 40-50
yrs old. They have antibodies against the IgG fragments= the body is
fighting its own joints= inflammation.
Rx= treat pain, treat symptoms of stiffness swelling. maintain mobility,
physical rest and therapeutic exercises.
Can give immunosuppresent drugs.
Real stages of Alzheimer's - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1- Early- measurable short
term memory loss, mild ADL problems
2- Middle- moderate to severe cognitive issues, ADL- dependent
3- late- little cognitive ability, ADL depndent, incontinent
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,4- end- no significant cognitive function, nonambulatory, bed bound, unable
to eat
2
What are fusiform muscles? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔long, strap shaped muscles
that go from joint to joint, like the bicep.
What are pennate muscles? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔broad, flat, oblique fibers,
they are thinner, so like the deltoid.
How does muscle and fat mass change over a life? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Usually after 50, your muscle mass decreases about 1/2 of a pound a
year, and Increases by 1 lbs of fat a year.
How does a fracture manifest? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔localized shock/
numbness
Who is it hardest to get a pain assessment from? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kids and
the elderly
What are the risk factors for gout? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔****** Begins with
purines and then the crystalize into uric acid. So a diet high in purines will
increase your chances of getting gout*****
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,Other than that, bear drinking, dehydration, diet high in purines, eat less
3
red meat, lower fructose intake, don't do drugs
What is the first stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Inflammation/hematoma formation- which is when the break right away
fills with a fibrin network, and fills with blood.
What is the second stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Procallus formation- cells grow along the fibrin meshwork in order to
begin to form new tissue
What is the third stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔callus
formation- calcium salts will be deposited into the new tissue to give the
bone some structure while it is healing
What is the fourth stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔callus
replacement- the old calcium salts start to grow into new regular bone cells
What is the fifth stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Remodeling- all of the new tissue is remodeled into bone- this can even
take a few years depending on the severity of the break.
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, What is the role of the dura mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It is the outer covering
of the brain and the spinal cord, it is very thick and tough
4
What is the role of the arachnoid mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the middle layer,
which is named for its spider web-like appearence
What is the role of the pia mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔it sticks on the brain,
the innermost layer, holds all of the capillaries that nourish the brain.
How do you assess pain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔You have to agree with what
the patient says, you want to assess
When it started
what type of pain it is (stabbing, burning)
See if they can point to it (localization)
if it radiates
the intensity of the pain (on 1-10)
The quality of the pain
If there is a pattern to it (worse at night or in the AM)
Does anything make it better? Worse?
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Questions and Answers | A+ Score
1
Assured
What is the etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Inflammatory autoimmune joint disorder. More in women around 40-50
yrs old. They have antibodies against the IgG fragments= the body is
fighting its own joints= inflammation.
Rx= treat pain, treat symptoms of stiffness swelling. maintain mobility,
physical rest and therapeutic exercises.
Can give immunosuppresent drugs.
Real stages of Alzheimer's - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔1- Early- measurable short
term memory loss, mild ADL problems
2- Middle- moderate to severe cognitive issues, ADL- dependent
3- late- little cognitive ability, ADL depndent, incontinent
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,4- end- no significant cognitive function, nonambulatory, bed bound, unable
to eat
2
What are fusiform muscles? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔long, strap shaped muscles
that go from joint to joint, like the bicep.
What are pennate muscles? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔broad, flat, oblique fibers,
they are thinner, so like the deltoid.
How does muscle and fat mass change over a life? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Usually after 50, your muscle mass decreases about 1/2 of a pound a
year, and Increases by 1 lbs of fat a year.
How does a fracture manifest? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔localized shock/
numbness
Who is it hardest to get a pain assessment from? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔kids and
the elderly
What are the risk factors for gout? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔****** Begins with
purines and then the crystalize into uric acid. So a diet high in purines will
increase your chances of getting gout*****
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
,Other than that, bear drinking, dehydration, diet high in purines, eat less
3
red meat, lower fructose intake, don't do drugs
What is the first stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Inflammation/hematoma formation- which is when the break right away
fills with a fibrin network, and fills with blood.
What is the second stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Procallus formation- cells grow along the fibrin meshwork in order to
begin to form new tissue
What is the third stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔callus
formation- calcium salts will be deposited into the new tissue to give the
bone some structure while it is healing
What is the fourth stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔callus
replacement- the old calcium salts start to grow into new regular bone cells
What is the fifth stage of a bone fracture healing? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Remodeling- all of the new tissue is remodeled into bone- this can even
take a few years depending on the severity of the break.
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, What is the role of the dura mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔It is the outer covering
of the brain and the spinal cord, it is very thick and tough
4
What is the role of the arachnoid mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the middle layer,
which is named for its spider web-like appearence
What is the role of the pia mater? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔it sticks on the brain,
the innermost layer, holds all of the capillaries that nourish the brain.
How do you assess pain? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔You have to agree with what
the patient says, you want to assess
When it started
what type of pain it is (stabbing, burning)
See if they can point to it (localization)
if it radiates
the intensity of the pain (on 1-10)
The quality of the pain
If there is a pattern to it (worse at night or in the AM)
Does anything make it better? Worse?
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
