Advanced PATHO HESI set -2 exam with answers.

Advanced PATHO HESI set #2 exam with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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A 77-year-old woman has been brought to the emergency
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department by her daughter because of a sudden and
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unprecedented onset of confusion. The patient admits to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



ingesting large amounts of baking soda since the morning
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in an effort to treat indigestion. How will the woman's
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body attempt to resolve this disruption in acid-base
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balance? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Hypoventilation |\ |\ |\ |\




Arterial blood gases of a patient with a diagnosis of acute
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renal failure reveal a pH of 7.25 (low), HCO3-of 21 mEq/L
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(low), decreased PCO2 accompanied by a respiratory rate
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of 32 (high). What disorder of acid-base balance is the
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patient most likely experiencing? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Metabolic acidosis |\




A nurse who is providing care for a patient with a
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diagnosis of diabetes insipidus should prioritize the close
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monitoring of serum levels of which of the following |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



electrolytes? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sodium |\ |\ |\ |\




A man who was recently dx'd w/ Huntington's disease
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asks the nurse if his adolescent son should be tested for
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,the disease. What response is best for the nurse to
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provide? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Genetic counseling
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should be obtained prior to undertaking any genetic
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testing procedure |\




Allostasis is characterized by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔interactive physiologic changes in numerous systems. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Which reaction should the nurse ID in a client who is
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responding to stimulation of the sympathetic nervous |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



system (SNS)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Increased HR.
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Any stressor that is perceived as threatening to
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homeostasis acts to stimulate the SNS and manifests as a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



flight or flight response, which includes an increased HR
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Parasympathetic Nervous System: pupil constriction, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



bronchial constriction, decreased BP |\ |\ |\




According to Walter B. Cannon, homeostasis is a stable
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internal environment achieved through a system of: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔coordinated physiologic |\ |\ |\ |\



processes that oppose change |\ |\ |\




According to Hans Selye, the first stage of the general
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adaptation syndrome (GAS) is: - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔alarm

, Although stress exposure initiates integrated responses
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by multiple systems, the functional changes are first
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manifested by which system? - CORRECT ANSWERS|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Increased cardiopulmonary rates |\ |\




Atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease is |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



symptomatic with at least 50% occlusion. The primary |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



peripheral symptom, due to ischemia, is: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔calf pain |\ |\




Although both are characterized by ischemia, Raynaud
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phenomenon is caused by _________, and thromboangiitis |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



obliterans is caused by: - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔vasospasm; inflammation |\




Because of its location, the presence of an abdominal
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aortic aneurysm may first be noticed as: - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔a pulsating mass |\ |\ |\




By definition, hypertension is systolic blood pressure of
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____ mm Hg or higher or diastolic blood pressure of ____
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mm Hg or higher. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔140; 90
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The patient is immobilized following a hip injury and has
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begun demonstrating lower leg discoloration with edema,
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