NURS 5315 Final Exam Study Guide 2025: Advanced Pathophysiology Practice Questions & Review

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NURS 5315 FINAL EXAM (UTA) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL

EXAM TEST BANK| NURS5315 ADVANCED

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH 450

REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+ (BRAND

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Anion gap level .....ANSWER.....Normal range is 3-10

Osmol gap normal range and heat does an elevated value mean

.....ANSWER.....Normal range is <10 mOsm/kg; elevated levels

indicate ethyl alcohol (etoh) consumption

What triggers renin releases .....ANSWER.....Triggered by

dehydration; involved in the regulation of blood pressure

What does a cirrhosis and HF do to oncotic pressure

.....ANSWER.....Increased in cirrhosis; decreased in heart failure

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What does an elevated serum osmolality pull

.....ANSWER.....Elevated levels pull potassium

What acid base imbalance can thiazide diuretics cause and why

.....ANSWER.....Cause metabolic alkalosis due to aldosterone

stimulation of Na and bicarb reabsorption in proximal tubule

ACIDOSIS r/t potassium .....ANSWER.....Associated with

hyperkalemia

what IL is associated with Crohns and why

.....ANSWER.....inflammation associated with IL-4

Adherence seen with WBC .....ANSWER.....Diapedesis

First line of immune defense and example .....ANSWER.....Innate

immunity; intact mucosal

An anamnestic immune response due to maternal antibodies

.....ANSWER.....Hemolytic anemia of a newborn

Flu and infection release .....ANSWER.....Cytokine

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Mycobacterium avium .....ANSWER.....Acid fast bacteria with a

super thick cell wall; requires long haul antibiotics to break

through

Why are sickle cell pts at a greater risk for pneumococcal

infections .....ANSWER.....due to asplenia

Sickle cell pt get what type of fluid .....ANSWER.....Hypotonic

Used to diagnose hemarthrosis .....ANSWER.....PTT

Iron deficit is common in .....ANSWER.....Common in childbearing

age

Hodgkin's lymphoma CM .....ANSWER.....Reed Sternberg cells,

weight loss, night sweats, enlarged mass on right side of neck

Leukemia causes what platelet change .....ANSWER.....Causes

thrombocytopenia

Pulmonary resistance is equal to adults at X weeks

.....ANSWER.....Equal to adults at 8 weeks