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NURS-6501N-36,Advanced Pathophysiology. Summer Qtr Status Completed Attempt Score 23 out of 25 points Time Elapsed 35 minutes out of 45 minutes Instructions Please answer each question below and... click Submit when you have completed the Quiz. Results Displayed Submitted Answers, Correct Answers, Feedback • Question 1 1 out of 1 points 55-year-old male has swelling of the feet. Which of the following aided in development of swelling? • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? • Question 3 1 out of 1 points A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? • Question 4 0 out of 1 points Which of the following disorders is manifested primarily in males? • Question 5 1 out of 1 points What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? • Question 6 1 out of 1 points A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular adaptation is called: • Question 7 1 out of 1 points A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart? • Question 8 1 out of 1 points A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with: • Question 9 1 out of 1 points Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on protein synthesis? • Question 10 0 out of 1 points The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as: • Question 11 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: • Question 12 1 out of 1 points During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy. • Question 13 1 out of 1 points A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response? • Question 14 1 out of 1 points When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene. • Question 15 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? • Question 16 1 out of 1 points A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following? • Question 17 1 out of 1 points A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained? • Question 18 1 out of 1 points An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? • Question 19 1 out of 1 points A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool. What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells? • Question 20 1 out of 1 points After a geneticist talks to the patient about being a chromosomal mosaic, the patient asks the nurse what that means. How should the nurse respond? You may _____ genetic disease(s). • Question 21 1 out of 1 points What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? • Question 22 1 out of 1 points A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing? • Question 23 1 out of 1 points Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: • Question 24 1 out of 1 points What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases? • Question 25 1 out of 1 points In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? • Question 26 0 out of 0 points When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? [Show More]

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