NSG 120 Midterm (2025) Actual Exam Questions and Answers A+ Graded.

NSG 120 Midterm (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded




1. .Buffer .pairs .in .the .blood .respond .to .pH .changes .immediately .
2. .Respiratory .system .can .alter .carbonic .acid .levels .to .change .pH .
3. .Kidneys .can .modify .the .excretion .rate .of .acids .and .absorption .of
.bicarbonate .ions .to .regulate .pH .(most .significant .control .mechanism, .slowest
.mechanism) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Control .of .serum .pH


2 .major .categories .of .adaptive .immunity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-B .lymphocyte
.immunity .(humoral)
T .lymphocyte .immunity .(cell .mediated)

ABCDEs .of .melanoma .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-asymmetry, .border, .color,
.diameter, .evolution


Acute .or .narrow-angle .glaucoma .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .angle .between
.cornea .and .iris .decreases


Acute .Uritcaria .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hives:
A .skin .reaction .that .is .commonly .caused .by .allergy .or .Type .I .sensitivity
.(immediate .allergic .response)


adaptive .immune .response .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Specific, .primed, .memory,
.slow. .3rd .line .of .defense- .B .& .T .cells, .moral .immunity, .cell-mediated .immunity


adipokines .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-proteins .synthesized .and .secreted .by .adipose
.cells


adult .respiratory .distress .syndrome .(ARDS) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-acute
.respiratory .failure .in .adults .characterized .by .tachypnea, .dyspnea, .cyanosis,
.tachycardia, .and .hypoxia


Affect .all .3 .layers .of .the .skin .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-bed .sores

albinism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Absence .of .pigment .in .the .skin, .hair, .and .eyes

Anoreixa .Nervosa .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-self-imposed .starvation

, apoptosis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-programmed .cell .death

Approximately .__ .of .melanomas .occur .in .a .nevus .(mole) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
30%

aspiration .pneumonia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Infection .of .the .lungs .caused .by
.inhaling .saliva, .food, .liquid, .or .vomit


astigmatism .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-defective .curvature .of .the .cornea .or .lens .of
.the .eye


atelectasis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-collapsed .lung; .incomplete .expansion .of
.alveoli


atrophy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-decrease .in .cell .size

bronchopneumonia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-diseased .state .of .the .bronchi .and
.lungs


bulimia .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Binging .and .purging

Cardinal .signs .of .inflammation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-redness, .swelling, .heat,
.pain, .loss .of .function


Cataracts .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-clouding .of .the .lens

cellulitis .bacteria .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-staphylococcus .aureus

Changes .in .the .retina .caused .by .alterations .of .the .retinal .blood .vessels
High .blood .glucose .levels .cause .endothelial .injury .in .the .retinal .blood .vessels
Makes .the .blood .vessel .walls .susceptible .to .arteriosclerosis, .aneurysm, .and
.rupture
Blood .glucose .control .is .vital .to .slow .progression .of .retinal .changes .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-diabetic .retinopathy


cholangitis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-inflammation .of .the .bile .ducts

Cholecystitis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-inflammation .of .the .gallbladder

cholelithiasis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-gallstones

Chronic .or .open-angle .glaucoma .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-thickening .of .trabecular
.network


chronic .renal .failure .most .common .causes .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-diabetes .and
.hypertension


colonscopy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-visual .examination .of .the .colon