Nightingale Pathophysiology Final Exam
Questions and Answers
1. A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes
polyuria. What is the nurse's best response? The symptom of polyuria
in diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by
Answer Increase glucose in Urine
2. If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end
products (AGEs), what does the nurse suspect is happening in the
patient's body?
Answer Tissue/ cellular injury
3. Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH
results in excessive
Answer renal retention of water without sodium retention.
4. A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the
anterior leg. Which term should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer Pretibial myxedema
5. A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The
nurse should explain that acromegaly is caused by abnormal
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, increases of
Answer Growth hormone
6. The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves
Answer autoimmune de- struction of pancreatic beta cells
7. A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the
nurse find on assessment?
Answer Small thyroid nodule
8. Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
Answer Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
9. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs
more teach- ing? Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications
of diabetes through
Answer sup- pression of oxidative stress.
10. Graves disease is an example of a
Answer Type II hypersensitivity
11. A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple
myeloma? How should the nurse respond?
Answer Chemotherapy
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Questions and Answers
1. A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes
polyuria. What is the nurse's best response? The symptom of polyuria
in diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by
Answer Increase glucose in Urine
2. If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end
products (AGEs), what does the nurse suspect is happening in the
patient's body?
Answer Tissue/ cellular injury
3. Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH
results in excessive
Answer renal retention of water without sodium retention.
4. A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the
anterior leg. Which term should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer Pretibial myxedema
5. A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The
nurse should explain that acromegaly is caused by abnormal
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8
, increases of
Answer Growth hormone
6. The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves
Answer autoimmune de- struction of pancreatic beta cells
7. A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the
nurse find on assessment?
Answer Small thyroid nodule
8. Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
Answer Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
9. Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs
more teach- ing? Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications
of diabetes through
Answer sup- pression of oxidative stress.
10. Graves disease is an example of a
Answer Type II hypersensitivity
11. A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple
myeloma? How should the nurse respond?
Answer Chemotherapy
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