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NURS 5315 UTA 2026 EXAM 2 COMPLETE
(106) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
TOP-RATED A+.
NURS 5315
Prepare for your NURS 5315 Exam 2 at University of Texas at
Arlington with this focused study guide. It covers foundational
advanced pathophysiology concepts, including cellular injury,
inflammation, genetics, and disease processes. Emphasizes
clinical reasoning, understanding mechanisms of disease, and
application of theoretical concepts to patient care. Suitable for
graduate nursing students preparing for their first NURS 5315
assessment.
3rd generation immunoassay, can use urine, saliva, or serum
(best), >99% accuracy
test at 12 weeks post-exposure ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
HIV EIA
"gold standard"
can test 10 days post exposure
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can result negative, positive with HIV antibody, or positive
without HIV antibody ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 4th
generation immunoassay
fungus
butterfly infiltrates on CXR
CM- worsening dyspnea, fatigue, night sweats, weight loss,
poor appetite
Tx- Bactrim ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... PCP-
pneumocystitis jiroveci pneumonia
AFB- leads to systemic infection, grows slow- thick cell wall
hard to penetrate
CM- fever, night sweats, anorexia, weight loss,
lymphadenopathy
Tx- clarithromycin and ethambutol for 6-12 months ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... MAC- mycobacterium avium complex
herpes virus
greatest risk for CD4 <50 (ensure eye exams)
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CM- fever, myalgia, cervical lymphadenopathy, mild
hepatitis, retinal detachment, vision loss, blindness
Tx- resistant to medications, no prevention ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... CMV- cytomegalovirus
blocks Proteins S and C
blocks Vit K enzyme to prevent carboxylation, decreasing
amount of functional K to be used in Vit K dependent
coagulation factors ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... how is
coagulation cascade altered by warfarin
inhibits factor Xa and prevents formation of prothrombinase
complex and consequently thrombin ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... how does low molecular weight heparin affect
coagulation cascade
prevent activation of fibrinogen and XIII ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... how do direct thrombin inhibitors alter coagulation
cascade
NURS 5315 UTA 2026 EXAM 2 COMPLETE
(106) CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED)
TOP-RATED A+.
NURS 5315
Prepare for your NURS 5315 Exam 2 at University of Texas at
Arlington with this focused study guide. It covers foundational
advanced pathophysiology concepts, including cellular injury,
inflammation, genetics, and disease processes. Emphasizes
clinical reasoning, understanding mechanisms of disease, and
application of theoretical concepts to patient care. Suitable for
graduate nursing students preparing for their first NURS 5315
assessment.
3rd generation immunoassay, can use urine, saliva, or serum
(best), >99% accuracy
test at 12 weeks post-exposure ✓ ✓...... ANSWER .......
HIV EIA
"gold standard"
can test 10 days post exposure
, Page 2 of 30
can result negative, positive with HIV antibody, or positive
without HIV antibody ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... 4th
generation immunoassay
fungus
butterfly infiltrates on CXR
CM- worsening dyspnea, fatigue, night sweats, weight loss,
poor appetite
Tx- Bactrim ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... PCP-
pneumocystitis jiroveci pneumonia
AFB- leads to systemic infection, grows slow- thick cell wall
hard to penetrate
CM- fever, night sweats, anorexia, weight loss,
lymphadenopathy
Tx- clarithromycin and ethambutol for 6-12 months ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... MAC- mycobacterium avium complex
herpes virus
greatest risk for CD4 <50 (ensure eye exams)
, Page 3 of 30
CM- fever, myalgia, cervical lymphadenopathy, mild
hepatitis, retinal detachment, vision loss, blindness
Tx- resistant to medications, no prevention ✓ ✓......
ANSWER ....... CMV- cytomegalovirus
blocks Proteins S and C
blocks Vit K enzyme to prevent carboxylation, decreasing
amount of functional K to be used in Vit K dependent
coagulation factors ✓ ✓...... ANSWER ....... how is
coagulation cascade altered by warfarin
inhibits factor Xa and prevents formation of prothrombinase
complex and consequently thrombin ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... how does low molecular weight heparin affect
coagulation cascade
prevent activation of fibrinogen and XIII ✓ ✓...... ANSWER
....... how do direct thrombin inhibitors alter coagulation
cascade
