NUR 2063 / NUR2063: ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 NEWEST
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | RASMUSSEN
What is myxedema? Correct Answer severe
hypothyroidism; non pitting edema
What are the causes of hypothyroidism? Correct Answer
Hashimoto's disease: most common when the immune
system attacks the thyroid cells
- after surgical or radioactive treatment for hyperthyroidism
- head or neck radiation for cancer
- iodine deficiency
What are the three p's in diabetes? Correct Answer
polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia
What is the difference between primary and secondary
endocrine disorders? Correct Answer Primary endocrine
disease inhibits the action of downstream glands,
malfunction of the hormone producing gland; Secondary
endocrine disease is indicative of a problem with the
pituitary gland.
What is the cause of Cushing syndrome? Correct Answer
Excessive corticosteroids
,What is acute gastritis? Correct Answer Transient
inflammation of the gastric mucosa
What is chronic gastritis? Correct Answer Chronic
mucosal inflammatory changes leading to atrophy and
intestinal metaplasia. This is mostly due to H. Pylori, but in
some cases it can be autoimmune.
What causes gastritis? Correct Answer Acute - circulatory
disturbances (shock) and exposure to exogenous irritants
(drugs [aspirin], alcohol, chemicals, lactose intolerance)
Chronic - cause is unknown
is probably mediated by immunologic mechanism or
related to infection with H. pylori
What is amenorrhea? Correct Answer - absence of
menstruation
What is metrorrhagia? Correct Answer - bleeding between
periods
What is dysmenorrhea? Correct Answer - painful periods
Costal vertebral angle (CVA) Correct Answer angle
formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the
posterior thorax, overlying the kidney; percuss for kidney
tenderness
What causes flank pain? Correct Answer kidney stones
When is enuresis abnormal? Correct Answer after age 5
, People with polycystic kidney disease should do what?
Correct Answer increase fluid intake, measure blood
pressure regularly
What is polyuria? Correct Answer frequent urination
Female Mutilation Correct Answer risks for uti, trouble
urinating
What hormone causes bleeding during menopause?
Correct Answer estrogen
Where does exchange occur in the kidneys? Correct
Answer As the filtered fluid moves along the tubule, the
blood vessel reabsorbs almost all of the water, along with
minerals and nutrients your body needs. The tubule helps
remove excess acid from the blood. The remaining fluid
and wastes in the tubule become urine.
What increases the risk for bladder cancer? Correct
Answer smoking
What is the kidney filtration path? Correct Answer
Bowmans capsule>proximal tubule>loop of henle>distal
tubule
What causes increase in glumerial filtration? Correct
Answer increase capillary hydrostatic pressure
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 NEWEST
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | RASMUSSEN
What is myxedema? Correct Answer severe
hypothyroidism; non pitting edema
What are the causes of hypothyroidism? Correct Answer
Hashimoto's disease: most common when the immune
system attacks the thyroid cells
- after surgical or radioactive treatment for hyperthyroidism
- head or neck radiation for cancer
- iodine deficiency
What are the three p's in diabetes? Correct Answer
polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia
What is the difference between primary and secondary
endocrine disorders? Correct Answer Primary endocrine
disease inhibits the action of downstream glands,
malfunction of the hormone producing gland; Secondary
endocrine disease is indicative of a problem with the
pituitary gland.
What is the cause of Cushing syndrome? Correct Answer
Excessive corticosteroids
,What is acute gastritis? Correct Answer Transient
inflammation of the gastric mucosa
What is chronic gastritis? Correct Answer Chronic
mucosal inflammatory changes leading to atrophy and
intestinal metaplasia. This is mostly due to H. Pylori, but in
some cases it can be autoimmune.
What causes gastritis? Correct Answer Acute - circulatory
disturbances (shock) and exposure to exogenous irritants
(drugs [aspirin], alcohol, chemicals, lactose intolerance)
Chronic - cause is unknown
is probably mediated by immunologic mechanism or
related to infection with H. pylori
What is amenorrhea? Correct Answer - absence of
menstruation
What is metrorrhagia? Correct Answer - bleeding between
periods
What is dysmenorrhea? Correct Answer - painful periods
Costal vertebral angle (CVA) Correct Answer angle
formed by the 12th rib and the vertebral column on the
posterior thorax, overlying the kidney; percuss for kidney
tenderness
What causes flank pain? Correct Answer kidney stones
When is enuresis abnormal? Correct Answer after age 5
, People with polycystic kidney disease should do what?
Correct Answer increase fluid intake, measure blood
pressure regularly
What is polyuria? Correct Answer frequent urination
Female Mutilation Correct Answer risks for uti, trouble
urinating
What hormone causes bleeding during menopause?
Correct Answer estrogen
Where does exchange occur in the kidneys? Correct
Answer As the filtered fluid moves along the tubule, the
blood vessel reabsorbs almost all of the water, along with
minerals and nutrients your body needs. The tubule helps
remove excess acid from the blood. The remaining fluid
and wastes in the tubule become urine.
What increases the risk for bladder cancer? Correct
Answer smoking
What is the kidney filtration path? Correct Answer
Bowmans capsule>proximal tubule>loop of henle>distal
tubule
What causes increase in glumerial filtration? Correct
Answer increase capillary hydrostatic pressure
