NSG 120 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY HESI EXAM 1
(HERZING) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| NSG120
NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which immunoglobulin provides the MOST protection against infection
in a person, as it is the MOST abundant?
A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgA
D. IgE - Correct Answer -A. IgG
Which condition is a potential complication of refeeding syndrome
caused by parenteral nutrition therapy for a person with starvation?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypomagnesemia - Correct Answer -D. Hypomagnesemia
Which type of cancer is likely in a patient with Cowden disease?
A. Liver cancer
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,B. Lung cancer
C. Colon cancer
D. Breast cancer - Correct Answer -D. Breast cancer
Which term does the nurse use to describe a reduced blood supply to a
person's heart?
A. Anoxia
B. Ischemia
C. Embolus
D. Apoptosis - Correct Answer -B. Ischemia
Which treatment would the nurse prepare to implement when caring for
a person who has isotonic fluid excess?
A. Increase fluids
B. Replace potassium
C. Administer diuretics
D. Slow breathing - Correct Answer -C. Administer diuretics
Which condition has likely developed in a person with bilateral lower
extremity weakness after a prolonged period of bed rest?
A. Disuse atrophy
B. Disuse pyknosis
C. Disuse dysplasia
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,D. Disuse electrophile - Correct Answer -A. Disuse atrophy
Which term does the nurse use to describe the protein that checks the
accuracy of a person's DNA replication?
A. DNA proband
B. DNA polymerase
C. DNA polypeptide
D. DNA position effect - Correct Answer -B. DNA polymerase
Which syndrome is associated with a deletion of four million base pairs
(4-Mb) of the long arm of chromosome 15, inherited from the father?
A. Angelman syndrome
B. Prader-Willi syndrome
C. Russell-Silver syndrome
D. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome - Correct Answer -B. Prader-Willi
syndrome
Which information from a person indicates successful teaching by the
nurse about the parasympathetic system?
A. It slows heart rate
B. It releases neuropeptide Y
C. It causes inflammatory effects
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, D. It works to enhance the sympathetic system - Correct Answer -A. It
slows heart rate
Which individual is at increased risk of developing hepatoblastoma?
A. Someone with Angelman syndrome
B. Someone with Prader-Willi syndrome
C. Someone with Russell-Silver syndrome
D. Someone with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome - Correct Answer -D.
Someone with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Which structure in the dermis facilitates the regulation of a patient's
body temperature?
A. Histiocytes
B. Langerhans cells
C. Arteriovenous anastomoses
D. Commensal microorganisms - Correct Answer -C. Arteriovenous
anastomoses
Which information does the nurse consider while planning care for an
older adult with an infection?
A. T cell function is increased
B. Response to infection is rapid
C. The thymus enlarges over time
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(HERZING) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM| NSG120
NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW
WITH COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which immunoglobulin provides the MOST protection against infection
in a person, as it is the MOST abundant?
A. IgG
B. IgM
C. IgA
D. IgE - Correct Answer -A. IgG
Which condition is a potential complication of refeeding syndrome
caused by parenteral nutrition therapy for a person with starvation?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypoglycemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hypomagnesemia - Correct Answer -D. Hypomagnesemia
Which type of cancer is likely in a patient with Cowden disease?
A. Liver cancer
pg. 1
,B. Lung cancer
C. Colon cancer
D. Breast cancer - Correct Answer -D. Breast cancer
Which term does the nurse use to describe a reduced blood supply to a
person's heart?
A. Anoxia
B. Ischemia
C. Embolus
D. Apoptosis - Correct Answer -B. Ischemia
Which treatment would the nurse prepare to implement when caring for
a person who has isotonic fluid excess?
A. Increase fluids
B. Replace potassium
C. Administer diuretics
D. Slow breathing - Correct Answer -C. Administer diuretics
Which condition has likely developed in a person with bilateral lower
extremity weakness after a prolonged period of bed rest?
A. Disuse atrophy
B. Disuse pyknosis
C. Disuse dysplasia
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,D. Disuse electrophile - Correct Answer -A. Disuse atrophy
Which term does the nurse use to describe the protein that checks the
accuracy of a person's DNA replication?
A. DNA proband
B. DNA polymerase
C. DNA polypeptide
D. DNA position effect - Correct Answer -B. DNA polymerase
Which syndrome is associated with a deletion of four million base pairs
(4-Mb) of the long arm of chromosome 15, inherited from the father?
A. Angelman syndrome
B. Prader-Willi syndrome
C. Russell-Silver syndrome
D. Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome - Correct Answer -B. Prader-Willi
syndrome
Which information from a person indicates successful teaching by the
nurse about the parasympathetic system?
A. It slows heart rate
B. It releases neuropeptide Y
C. It causes inflammatory effects
pg. 3
, D. It works to enhance the sympathetic system - Correct Answer -A. It
slows heart rate
Which individual is at increased risk of developing hepatoblastoma?
A. Someone with Angelman syndrome
B. Someone with Prader-Willi syndrome
C. Someone with Russell-Silver syndrome
D. Someone with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome - Correct Answer -D.
Someone with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
Which structure in the dermis facilitates the regulation of a patient's
body temperature?
A. Histiocytes
B. Langerhans cells
C. Arteriovenous anastomoses
D. Commensal microorganisms - Correct Answer -C. Arteriovenous
anastomoses
Which information does the nurse consider while planning care for an
older adult with an infection?
A. T cell function is increased
B. Response to infection is rapid
C. The thymus enlarges over time
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