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NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm. • Question 1 The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells? • Question 2 A healthcare professional is edu... cating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process? • Question 3 What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging? • Question 4 People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle? • Question 5 When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? • Question 6 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 7 What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? • … NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM/ ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm / Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm questions & answers. • Question 1 The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells? Selected Answer: Platele ts • Question 2 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process? Selected Answer: Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring. • Question 3 1 out of 1 points What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging? Selected Answer: Arterial stiffening • Question 4 0 out of 1 points People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle? Selected Answer: Dominan ce • Question 5 0 out of 1 points When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? Selected Answer: The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) • Question 6 1 out of 1 points 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? Selected Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm / Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm questions & answers. • Question 7 0 out of 1 points What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? Selected Answer: Bounding pulse felt on palpation What are tumor cell markers? Selected Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells • Question 9 0 out of 1 points Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively attack? Selected Answer: Bacteri a • Question 10 1 out of 1 points Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin? Selected Answer: Somatosta tin • Question 11 What is the single most common cause of cellular injury? 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: Hypoxic injury • Question 12 1 out of 1 points A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material? Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of • Question 8 1 out of 1 points NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm / Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm questions & answers. Answer: increased ammonia. • Question 13 1 out of 1 points Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which mechanism? Selected Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli • Question 14 1 out of 1 points A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority? Selected Answer: Assist with a chest tube insertion. • Question 15 1 out of 1 points What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called? Selected Answer: Proximal convoluted tubules • Question 16 1 out of 1 points A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is best? Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine. • Question 17 1 out of 1 points A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what self-care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has returned? Selected Answer: Ingest 1000 mg of calcium a day. • Question 18 NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm / Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm questions & answers. 1 out of 1 points Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct? Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone • Question 19 1 out of 1 points The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because of what reason? Selected Answer: It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of the heart. • Question 20 What is one function of the tumor cell marker? 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: To screen individuals at high risk for cancer • Question 21 1 out of 1 points When comparing the clinical manifestations of both di [Show More]
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