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NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology
- Question: Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?
- Question: What is the cause of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
- Question: If a patient develops acidosis, the nurse would expect the oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve to react in which manner?
- Question: A patient had a thyroidectomy and now reports tingling around the mouth and has a positive Chvostek sign. What laboratory finding would be most helpful to the healthcare professional?
- Question: Oxygenated blood flows through which vessel?
- Question: A Rh-negative woman gave birth to a Rh-positive baby. When discussing Rho[D] immunoglobulin with her, what information should the healthcare professional provide?
- Question: What is the inflammatory effect of nitric oxide (NO)?
- Question: A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best?
- Question: Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell?
- Question: Which patient would the healthcare professional assess for other signs of thyrotoxic crisis?
- Question: What is the blood type of a person who is heterozygous, having A and B alleles as codominant?
- Question: A patient has a serum sodium level of 165 mEq/L. The healthcare professional explains that the clinical manifestations of confusion, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage, and coma are caused by what mechanism?
- Question: People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle?
- Question: How does progressive nephron injury affect angiotensin II activity?
- Question: The glomerular filtration rate is directly related to which factor?
- Question: A professor has taught a student about skeletal alterations seen in chronic kidney disease. Which statement by the student indicates the professor needs to give more information?
- Question: What causes the edema that occurs during the inflammatory process?
- Question: A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing antacids and aluminum-containing antacids. What lab value does the healthcare professional correlate to this behavior?
- Question: Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?
- Question: A patient suffered multiple traumatic injuries and received many blood transfusions within a few days of the injuries. For which medical condition should the healthcare professional monitor the patient for?
- Question: It has been determined that a patient’s tumor is in stage 2. How does the healthcare professional describe this finding to the patient?
- Question: A student studying biology asks the professor to describe how the ras gene is involved in cancer proliferation. What explanation by the professor is best?
- Question: The healthcare professional explains to a student that the amount of volume of blood in the heart is directly related to the _____ of contraction.
- Question: A healthcare professional is conducting community education on vaccinations. Which statement about vaccines does the professional include in the presentation?
- Question: Phagocytosis involves neutrophils actively attacking, engulfing, and destroying which microorganisms?
- Question: What are tumor cell markers?
- Question: What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
- Question: During acidosis, the body compensates for the increase in serum hydrogen ions by shifting hydrogen ions into the cell in exchange for which electrolyte?
- Question: Which statement made by a student indicates the healthcare professional needs to describe the pericardium again?
- Question: The student asks the professor to explain what characteristic is demonstrated by lungs with decreased compliance?
- Question: A patient has been diagnosed with primary emphysema but claims there is no history of smoking. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
- Question: 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?
- Question: Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which mechanism?
- Question: A patient’s chart indicates Kussmaul respirations. The student asks the healthcare professional what this is caused by. What response by the professional is most accurate?
- Question: The acute inflammatory response is characterized by fever that is produced by the hypothalamus being affected by what?
- Question: In regulating vascular mediators released from mast cells, the role of eosinophils is to release what?
- Question: What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called?
- Question: What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?
- Question: The healthcare professional working with older adults teaches general infection-prevention measures as a priority for this age group due to which change in lymphocyte function?
- Question: A healthcare professional wants to determine the adequacy of a person’s alveolar ventilation. What assessment finding is most important for the professional to consider?
- Question: An amniocentesis indicates a neural tube defect when an increase in which protein is evident?
- Question: What part of the kidney controls renal blood flow, glomerular filtration, and renin secretion?
- Question: A healthcare professional is assessing a child who has complete trisomy of the twenty-first chromosome. What findings does the professional relate to this condition?
- Question: Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?
- Question: A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
- Question: A patient asks the healthcare professional to describe the cause of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). What response by the professional is best?
- Question: A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare professional advise the person to include in the diet?
- Question: What are blood pressure variations associated with?
- Question: A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is best?
- Question: Why is leakage of lysosomal enzymes during chemical injuries significant?
- Question: A patient has been diagnosed with an empyema. What does the healthcare professional tell the patient about this condition?
- Question: A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
- Question: What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction?
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