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NURS 6501- ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2023-
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2024 FORM C/NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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FINAL EXAM FORM C 100 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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ANSWERS/GRADED A+ .
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A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as well. What is the appropriate
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response by the healthcare professional?
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Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
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asymptomatic.
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Answer:
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Question 2
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1 out of 1 points
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An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby's fontanels seem to be bulging
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outward. What action by the healthcare provider is most appropriate?
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Selected Measure the head circumference and plot it on a growth
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Answer: chart.
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Question 3
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1 out of 1 points
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A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department with plethora and neurological
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changes. The student asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of these symptoms. What
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response by the professional is best?
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Selected Increased blood
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Answer: viscosity
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Question 4
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1 out of 1 points
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When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?
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Selected At peak times of physical
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Answer: growth
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Question 5
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A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the patient
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reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does
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the health care professional take next?
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Selected Have lab drawn for Answer:
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electrolyte levels.
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• Question 6
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1 out of 1 points
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What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
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Selected Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
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Answer: can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
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• Question 7
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A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to partially lose
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contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient for?
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Selected Answer: Reduction and
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immobilization
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• Question 8
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1 out of 1 points
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A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the healthcare
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professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
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Selected Erythropoietin
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• Question 9
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1 out of 1 points
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The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin related to
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which organism?
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Selected Staphylococcus
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aureus
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• Question 10
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A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would explain
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that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?
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Selected Lepti
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Answer: n
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• Question 11
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What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the acetabulum but is not well
seated within the hip joint?
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Selected Subluxated hip
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• Question 12
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The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What
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assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?
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Tendinitis of the anterior patellar
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Answer: tendon
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What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
Selected Firm, nontender testicular
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Answer: mass
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• Question 14
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A man reports to the healthcare professional that he had a sudden onset of malaise, low back pain, and perineal
pain with high fever and chills, dysuria, nocturia, and urinary retention. What action by the healthcare
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professional is most appropriate?
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