SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midterm || HIGH ACCURACY
EXAM QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS!!
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex. Which
finding would the nurse expect to see in the lab results?
Decreased blood volume
Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels
Increased white blood cells correct answers Decreased blood K+ levels
Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis? A patient
diagnosed with:
diabetes insipidus
pulmonary disorders
Cushing syndrome
renal failure correct answers renal failure
Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful concerning aldosterone?
Secretion of aldosterone results in:
decreased plasma osmolality
increased serum potassium levels
increased blood volume.
localized edema correct answers increased blood volume
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic hormones. When the patient asks
the nurse what these hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect
the balance of:
calcium
sodium
magnesium
potassium correct answers Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken eyes. After diagnosing him with
severe dehydration, the primary care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a
hypertonic intravenous solution. Which of the following would be expected?
Symptoms subside quickly
Increased ICF volume
Decreased ECF volume
Intracellular dehydration correct answers intracellular dehydration
, A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition?
Increased capillary oncotic pressure.
Decreased interstitial oncotic pressure.
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
Increased interstitial hydrostatic pressure correct answers Increased capillary hydrostatic
pressure
A 60-year-old female is diagnosed with hyperkalemia. Which assessment finding should the
nurse expect to observe?
Weak pulse
Excessive thirst
Oliguria
Constipation correct answers oliguria
A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex-mediated disease is:
bronchial asthma
contact dermatitis
serum sickness
rheumatoid arthritis correct answers serum sickness
When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond?
Hypersensitivity is best defined as
a reduced immune response found in most pathologic states.
a normal immune response to an infectious agent
an excessive or inappropriate response of the immune
system to a sensitizing antigen.
antigenic desensitization correct answers An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune
system to a sensitizing antigen
When a nurse notices that a patient has type O blood, the nurse realizes that anti-_____
antibodies are present in the patient's body.
A only
B only
A and B
O correct answers A and B
EXAM QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS!!
A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex. Which
finding would the nurse expect to see in the lab results?
Decreased blood volume
Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels
Increased white blood cells correct answers Decreased blood K+ levels
Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis? A patient
diagnosed with:
diabetes insipidus
pulmonary disorders
Cushing syndrome
renal failure correct answers renal failure
Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful concerning aldosterone?
Secretion of aldosterone results in:
decreased plasma osmolality
increased serum potassium levels
increased blood volume.
localized edema correct answers increased blood volume
A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic hormones. When the patient asks
the nurse what these hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect
the balance of:
calcium
sodium
magnesium
potassium correct answers Sodium
A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken eyes. After diagnosing him with
severe dehydration, the primary care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a
hypertonic intravenous solution. Which of the following would be expected?
Symptoms subside quickly
Increased ICF volume
Decreased ECF volume
Intracellular dehydration correct answers intracellular dehydration
, A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition?
Increased capillary oncotic pressure.
Decreased interstitial oncotic pressure.
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
Increased interstitial hydrostatic pressure correct answers Increased capillary hydrostatic
pressure
A 60-year-old female is diagnosed with hyperkalemia. Which assessment finding should the
nurse expect to observe?
Weak pulse
Excessive thirst
Oliguria
Constipation correct answers oliguria
A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex-mediated disease is:
bronchial asthma
contact dermatitis
serum sickness
rheumatoid arthritis correct answers serum sickness
When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond?
Hypersensitivity is best defined as
a reduced immune response found in most pathologic states.
a normal immune response to an infectious agent
an excessive or inappropriate response of the immune
system to a sensitizing antigen.
antigenic desensitization correct answers An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune
system to a sensitizing antigen
When a nurse notices that a patient has type O blood, the nurse realizes that anti-_____
antibodies are present in the patient's body.
A only
B only
A and B
O correct answers A and B
