Patho MN551 Unit 7 Exam With Complete Solutions
A 32-year-old male complains of burning, itching, photophobia, and severe pain in the
right eye after swimming in the ocean. Which of the following would be the distinguishing
symptom to determine whether the condition of the eye is corneal and not a conjunctival
disease? - Answer Severe pain
A female patient with the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered by her primary
care provider to undergo a hemoglobin A1C test for the first time. The patient responds,
"I don't see why you want to test my blood cells when it's sugar that's the problem." What
aspect of physiology will undergird the care provider's response to the patient? Answer
The number of glucose molecules attached to A1C molecules reflects the average blood
glucose levels during the life of the cell.
A 30-year-old man has been living with type 1 diabetes for many years. He realizes that
insulin has many effects on his metabolism. Which of the following physiological actions
occur as a result of insulin? - Answer Facilitating triglycerides from glucose in fat cells.
A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes and her parents are
receiving education from the diabetes education nurse at the hospital where their
daughter is being treated. How can the nurse best explain the etiology of their daughter's
health problem to her parents? -Answer "The problem that underlies her diabetes is that
her own body has destroyed the cells in her pancreas that produce insulin".
Which of the following best describes a role of hormones produced by body organs? -
Answer Some chemical messengers can act as both hormones and neurotransmitters.
What does a high level of TSH indicate? - Answer Hypothyroidism
Which of the following statements best describes a role of the adrenal cortex in
maintaining homeostasis? - Answer The adrenal cortical hormones include mainly
steroids and sex hormones.
, A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with amblyopia. Which of the following
pathophysiologic processes is most likely to underlie her health problem? - Answer She
may have been born with infantile cataracts.
Which of the following statements best describes an aspect of the normal process of
glucose metabolism? - Answer Glucose that exceeds metabolic needs is converted and
stored by the liver.
A 60-year-old male presents to his nurse practitioner for an earache that has been painful
and worse over recent days. After a history and an examination with an otoscope, the
gentleman is diagnosed with otitis externa. Given this diagnosis, which of the following
statements by the nurse practitioner to the gentleman is the most correct? Answer "I'll
prescribe some ear drops for you, and in the meantime it's important not to use ear
swabs."
A 4-year-old boy has had otitis media with effusion for a number of weeks, and his
condition has recently progressed to acute otitis media. Which of the following factors
could have contributed to AOM? - Answer Reflux of fluid from the boy's nose into his
middle ear.
During decent, an airplane passenger is complaining that his "ears are plugged." What
aspect of the structure and function of the ear best accounts for the passenger's
complaint? - Answer Air must be able to flow between the middle ear and the
nasopharynx in order to accommodate pressure changes.
This is a 28-year-old female who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis following
the identification of low levels of T3 and T4 coupled with the presence of a goiter. Which
of the following assessment findings would be an unexpected finding with this
diagnosis? Anwer Increased white cell count and audible crackles on chest auscultation.
A care aide at a long-term-care facility has called a resident's nurse practitioner to say
that this 80-year-old woman's eyes appear inflamed and her eyelids are caked with sticky
secretions. The woman has subsequently been diagnosed with posterior blepharitis.
Which of the following treatments is the nurse practitioner likely to start? - Answer Warm
compresses to be applied regularly to her eyes in addition to oral antibiotics.
A 32-year-old male complains of burning, itching, photophobia, and severe pain in the
right eye after swimming in the ocean. Which of the following would be the distinguishing
symptom to determine whether the condition of the eye is corneal and not a conjunctival
disease? - Answer Severe pain
A female patient with the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered by her primary
care provider to undergo a hemoglobin A1C test for the first time. The patient responds,
"I don't see why you want to test my blood cells when it's sugar that's the problem." What
aspect of physiology will undergird the care provider's response to the patient? Answer
The number of glucose molecules attached to A1C molecules reflects the average blood
glucose levels during the life of the cell.
A 30-year-old man has been living with type 1 diabetes for many years. He realizes that
insulin has many effects on his metabolism. Which of the following physiological actions
occur as a result of insulin? - Answer Facilitating triglycerides from glucose in fat cells.
A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with type 1A diabetes and her parents are
receiving education from the diabetes education nurse at the hospital where their
daughter is being treated. How can the nurse best explain the etiology of their daughter's
health problem to her parents? -Answer "The problem that underlies her diabetes is that
her own body has destroyed the cells in her pancreas that produce insulin".
Which of the following best describes a role of hormones produced by body organs? -
Answer Some chemical messengers can act as both hormones and neurotransmitters.
What does a high level of TSH indicate? - Answer Hypothyroidism
Which of the following statements best describes a role of the adrenal cortex in
maintaining homeostasis? - Answer The adrenal cortical hormones include mainly
steroids and sex hormones.
, A three-year-old girl has been diagnosed with amblyopia. Which of the following
pathophysiologic processes is most likely to underlie her health problem? - Answer She
may have been born with infantile cataracts.
Which of the following statements best describes an aspect of the normal process of
glucose metabolism? - Answer Glucose that exceeds metabolic needs is converted and
stored by the liver.
A 60-year-old male presents to his nurse practitioner for an earache that has been painful
and worse over recent days. After a history and an examination with an otoscope, the
gentleman is diagnosed with otitis externa. Given this diagnosis, which of the following
statements by the nurse practitioner to the gentleman is the most correct? Answer "I'll
prescribe some ear drops for you, and in the meantime it's important not to use ear
swabs."
A 4-year-old boy has had otitis media with effusion for a number of weeks, and his
condition has recently progressed to acute otitis media. Which of the following factors
could have contributed to AOM? - Answer Reflux of fluid from the boy's nose into his
middle ear.
During decent, an airplane passenger is complaining that his "ears are plugged." What
aspect of the structure and function of the ear best accounts for the passenger's
complaint? - Answer Air must be able to flow between the middle ear and the
nasopharynx in order to accommodate pressure changes.
This is a 28-year-old female who has been diagnosed with Hashimoto thyroiditis following
the identification of low levels of T3 and T4 coupled with the presence of a goiter. Which
of the following assessment findings would be an unexpected finding with this
diagnosis? Anwer Increased white cell count and audible crackles on chest auscultation.
A care aide at a long-term-care facility has called a resident's nurse practitioner to say
that this 80-year-old woman's eyes appear inflamed and her eyelids are caked with sticky
secretions. The woman has subsequently been diagnosed with posterior blepharitis.
Which of the following treatments is the nurse practitioner likely to start? - Answer Warm
compresses to be applied regularly to her eyes in addition to oral antibiotics.
