NUR-631 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT TEST BANK EXAM LATEST
2024/2025 D'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY GRADED A + GUARANTEED PASS
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES) ACE YOUR EXAM
What is positive vs. negative feedback? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Regulation of hormone
secretion.
What is hydrocephalus and how can it present (infant and adult)? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Excess CSF, infant: head enlargement, adult: headache, nausea, and vomiting.
What are the causes of alteration in potassium? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Renal failure,
medications, and acid-base imbalances.
What neurotransmitter receptors are blocked by what drugs? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Dopamine: antipsychotics, serotonin: antidepressants, acetylcholine: anticholinergics.
What are the inheritance patterns for autosomal recessive and dominant diseases? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Recessive: two copies of the gene, dominant: one copy of the gene.
What are endocrine organs and functions? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Organs that secrete
hormones.
What are endocrine hormones: TSH, ACTH, GH, PRL, FSH/LH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Hormones secreted by the pituitary gland.
What is adrenal cortex vs. medulla and hormone functions? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Parts of
the adrenal gland and their functions.
What is ADH: SIADH/DI? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Hormone that regulates water balance.
, What are thyrotoxicosis, Grave's, Hashimoto's, subacute, TNG? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Thyroid
disorders.
What is calcitonin vs. PTH and complication of hypo-PTH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Hormones
that regulate calcium balance.
What is membrane transport? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Movement of substances across the cell
membrane.
What is membrane structure? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
What is Down syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Genetic disorder caused by trisomy 21.
What is blood typing: ABO type and Rh type? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Classification of blood
based on antigens.
What is epigenetic modification? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Heritable changes in gene expression.
What is wound care? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment of injuries to the skin.
What are the types of hypersensitivity and examples? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Immune
responses to antigens.
What are exotoxins? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Toxins secreted by bacteria.
What are the types of shocks, causes, clinical presentation, and pathophysiology of shocks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Life-threatening circulatory failure.
What is carcinoma: pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Malignant tumor of epithelial
origin.
2024/2025 D'YOUVILLE UNIVERSITY GRADED A + GUARANTEED PASS
(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES) ACE YOUR EXAM
What is positive vs. negative feedback? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Regulation of hormone
secretion.
What is hydrocephalus and how can it present (infant and adult)? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Excess CSF, infant: head enlargement, adult: headache, nausea, and vomiting.
What are the causes of alteration in potassium? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Renal failure,
medications, and acid-base imbalances.
What neurotransmitter receptors are blocked by what drugs? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Dopamine: antipsychotics, serotonin: antidepressants, acetylcholine: anticholinergics.
What are the inheritance patterns for autosomal recessive and dominant diseases? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-Recessive: two copies of the gene, dominant: one copy of the gene.
What are endocrine organs and functions? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Organs that secrete
hormones.
What are endocrine hormones: TSH, ACTH, GH, PRL, FSH/LH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-
Hormones secreted by the pituitary gland.
What is adrenal cortex vs. medulla and hormone functions? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Parts of
the adrenal gland and their functions.
What is ADH: SIADH/DI? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Hormone that regulates water balance.
, What are thyrotoxicosis, Grave's, Hashimoto's, subacute, TNG? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Thyroid
disorders.
What is calcitonin vs. PTH and complication of hypo-PTH? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Hormones
that regulate calcium balance.
What is membrane transport? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Movement of substances across the cell
membrane.
What is membrane structure? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Lipid bilayer with embedded proteins.
What is Down syndrome? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Genetic disorder caused by trisomy 21.
What is blood typing: ABO type and Rh type? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Classification of blood
based on antigens.
What is epigenetic modification? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Heritable changes in gene expression.
What is wound care? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Treatment of injuries to the skin.
What are the types of hypersensitivity and examples? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Immune
responses to antigens.
What are exotoxins? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Toxins secreted by bacteria.
What are the types of shocks, causes, clinical presentation, and pathophysiology of shocks? -
CORRECT ANSWERS-Life-threatening circulatory failure.
What is carcinoma: pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Malignant tumor of epithelial
origin.
