NURS-6501N-32 Advanced Pathophysiology Week 6 Midterm Exam Spring 2020 | Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm Exam

NURS-6501N-32 Advanced Pathophysiology Week 6 Midterm Exam Spring 2020 Exams Review Test Submission: Exam - Week 6 Midterm Review Test Submission: Exam - Week 6 Midterm Course NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-PT27 Test Exam - Week 6 Midterm Started 4/4/20 3:01 PM Submitted 4/4/20 5:01 PM Due Date 4/6/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 93 out of 100 points Time Elapsed 2 hours, 0 minute out of 2 hours Results Displayed Question 1 Submitted Answers, Incorrectly Answered Questions 1 out of 1 points What is the blood type of a person who is heterozygous, having A and B alleles as codominant? Selected Answer: AB Question 2 0 out of 1 points The data reporting that sickle cell disease affects approximately 1 in 600 American blacks is an example of which concept? Selected Answer: Incidence Question 3 1 out of 1 points A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best? Selected Answer: To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration Question 4 0 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is caring for a patient undergoing chemotherapy. What is the skin-related health risk the professional should assess the patient for and be prepared to treat? Selected Answer: Erythema Question 5 0 out of 1 points A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material? Selected Answer: Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources of increased ammonia. Question 6 1 out of 1 points What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability? Selected Answer: Fragile X syndrome Question 7 1 out of 1 points What is the role of reverse transcriptase in HIV infection? Selected Answer: It converts RNA into double-stranded DNA. Question 8 Which renal change is found in older adults? 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Decrease in the number of nephrons Question 9 1 out of 1 points In regulating vascular mediators released from mast cells, the role of eosinophils is to release what? Selected Answer: Histaminase, which limits the effects of histamine during acute inflammation Question 10 1 out of 1 points Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell? Selected Answer: Glycolysis Question 11 1 out of 1 points A patient had a motor vehicle crash and suffered critical injuries to the brainstem. What physiological responses would the healthcare professional expect to see? Selected Answer: Pulse and blood pressure changes Question 12 0 out of 1 points A parent wants to know how to prevent type 1 diabetes in the newborn. The healthcare professional explains that prevention is not possible, because which of these is a major characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus? Selected Answer: Insulin resistance Question 13 0 out of 1 points A patient has a pulmonary capillary wedge pressure of 30mmHg. What assessment finding by the healthcare professional would be most consistent with this reading? Selected Answer: Rhonchi Question 14 1 out of 1 points A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is best? Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine. Question 15 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is educating a patient on asthma. The professional tells the patient that the most successful treatment for chronic asthma begins with which action? Selected Answer: Avoidance of the causative agent Question 16 1 out of 1 points A student asks the healthcare professional to explain the pathophysiologic process of alcoholic cirrhosis. What statement by the professional would not be consistent with complete knowledge about this process? Selected Answer: Inflammation and damage leading to cirrhosis begin in the bile canaliculi. Question 17 0 out of 1 points The pathophysiologic process of edema is related to which mechanism? Selected Answer: Increased plasma oncotic pressure Question 18 1 out of 1 points How does progressive nephron injury affect angiotensin II activity? Selected Answer: Angiotensin II activity is elevated. Question 19 1 out of 1 points A student asks the professor to explain what effect natriuretic peptides have during heart failure when the heart dilates. Which response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: Inhibits renin and aldosterone Question 20 When renin is released, it is capable of which action? 0 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Direct activation of angiotensin II Question 21 1 out of 1 points What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis? Selected Answer: Injury to the endothelial cells that line the artery walls Question 22 1 out of 1 points The glomerular filtration rate is directly related to which factor? Selected Answer: Perfusion pressure in the glomerular capillaries Question 23 1 out of 1 points What mechanisms occur in the liver cells as a result of lipid accumulation? Selected Answer: Increased synthesis of triglycerides from fatty acids and decreased synthesis of apoproteins Question 24 1 out of 1 points A person wants to know if eating only plant-based foods is advisable as a way to cut cholesterol to near-zero levels. What response by the health care professional is best? Selected Answer: No, many hormones are made from cholesterol. - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- Question 84 0 out of 1 points A professor has taught the students about the pathogenesis of abdominal pain. Which statement by a student indicates the professor needs to review the material? Selected Answer: [None Given] Question 85 1 out of 1 points People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle? Selected Answer: Expressivity Question 86 0 out of 1 points A student asks the professor how a faulty negative-feedback mechanism results in a hormonal imbalance. What response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: Too little hormone production is initiated. Question 87 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is working with a person who drinks several 6-packs of beer a week. What testing does the professional encourage the person to get? Selected Answer: Hepatic function Question 88 0 out of 1 points Which characteristic is the most important determinant of immunogenicity when considering the antigen? Selected Answer: Complexity Question 89 0 out of 1 points A patient has portal hypertension-induced splenomegaly. Which lab value would the healthcare professional associate with this condition? Selected Answer: High hemoglobin and hematocrit Question 90 0 out of 1 points Why is leakage of lysosomal enzymes during chemical injuries significant? Selected Answer: Influx of potassium ions into the mitochondria occurs, halting the ATP production. Question 91 0 out of 1 points What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction? Selected Answer: Epinephrine Question 92 Autocrine stimulation is the ability of cancer cells to do what? 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Secrete growth factors that stimulate their own growth Question 93 1 out of 1 points Neurotransmitters affect the postsynaptic membrane by binding to which structure? Selected Answer: Receptors Question 94 0 out of 1 points A healthcare provider notes that tapping the patient's facial nerve leads to lip twitching. What electrolyte value is correlated with this finding? Selected Answer: Ca ++: 12.9 mg/dL Question 95 0 out of 1 points During cell injury caused by hypoxia, why does an increase in the osmotic pressure within the cell occur? Selected Answer: An influx of glucose occurs through the injured cell membranes. Question 96 1 out of 1 points A female patient has been diagnosed with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection. What self-care measure does the healthcare provider teach the patient that is specific to this type of infection? Selected Answer: After using the bathroom, wipe from front to back. Question 97 0 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is conducting community education on vaccinations. Which statement about vaccines does the professional include in the presentation? Selected Answer: Most viral vaccines are made by using dead organisms. Question 98 0 out of 1 points A patient reports dumping syndrome after a partial gastrectomy. What does the healthcare professional teach this patient? Selected Answer: [None Given] Question 99 0 out of 1 points Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively attack? Selected Answer: [None Given] Question 100 0 out of 1 points Free radicals play a major role in the initiation and progression of which diseases? Selected Answer: [None Given] Saturday, April 4, 2020 5:02:06 PM EDT