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NURS 6501 Week 11 Final Exam Spring 2020 - Mercer Review Test Submission: Exam - Week 11 Final   User Course NURS-6501N-58,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-PT27 Test Exam... - Week 11 Final Started 5/10/20 6:24 PM Submitted 5/10/20 8:19 PM Due Date 5/11/20 1:59 AM Status Completed Attempt Score 64 out of 100 points   Time Elapsed 1 hour, 54 minutes out of 2 hours Results Displayed Submitted Answers • Question 1 1 out of 1 points What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion? Selected Answer: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression. • Question 2 1 out of 1 points A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia? Selected Answer: Erythropoietin                         • Question 3 1 out of 1 points What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children? Selected Answer: Periorbital edema                     • Question 4 1 out of 1 points A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition? Selected Answer: Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature        • Question 5 0 out of 1 points Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis? Selected Answer: Polycystic ovary syndrome     • Question 6 1 out of 1 points The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best? Selected Answer: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone. • Question 7 1 out of 1 points A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient for? Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization                      • Question 8 1 out of 1 points Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production   • Question 9 1 out of 1 points An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy and the parents ask the healthcare professional to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the baby has which deficit? Selected Answer: Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption                    • Question 10 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects? Selected Answer: Folate  • Question 11 1 out of 1 points A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty? Selected Answer: Leptin • Question 12 1 out of 1 points Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants? Selected Answer: Infants are obligatory nose breathers. • Question 13 1 out of 1 points A student studying osteomyelitis and asks for an explanation of the term sequestrum. What response by the professor is best? Selected Answer: An area of devascularized and devitalized bone                • Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma? Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation                               • Question 15 1 out of 1 points A patient has a spinal cord injury at C4. What should the healthcare professional assess as the priority in this patient? Selected Answer: Respirations                             - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- • Question 92 1 out of 1 points Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what? Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction         • Question 93 0 out of 1 points A woman has been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome but is confused because her pelvic ultrasound (US) was read as normal and did not show cysts. What response by the health care professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: The cysts may be too small to see right now.                      • Question 94 0 out of 1 points A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community education project to help prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would the professional most likely volunteer for? Selected Answer: Teaching school aged children bicycle safety                     • Question 95 1 out of 1 points A person has abnormally severe tooth decay and erosion of the tooth enamel. What problem should the health care professional assess the person for? Selected Answer: Bulimia                                    • Question 96 0 out of 1 points What is the consequence of a splenectomy? Selected Answer: The number of clotting factors increases. • Question 97 0 out of 1 points A patient is admitted to the hospital with multiple myeloma (MM). Which diagnostic test should the healthcare professional assess as the priority? Selected Answer: Bone marrow biopsy               • Question 98 1 out of 1 points A patient has been hospitalized with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). The patient asks how this could have occurred. What response by the healthcare professional is best? Selected Answer: It is often preceded by a viral illness. • Question 99 1 out of 1 points A parent asks the healthcare professional to explain why a child diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot squats frequently. What explanation by the professional is best? Selected Answer: Relieves hypoxia                     • Question 100 1 out of 1 points A patient is in status epilepticus. In addition to giving medication to stop the seizures, what would the healthcare professional place highest priority on? Selected Answer: Providing oxygen                    • Question 101 0 out of 0 points When completing this exam, did you comply with Walden University's Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? 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