Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice
Quiz_________________?
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Back to mediating factors. Which of these things do you think would help a person deal with
stress? Disruption in sleep cycle (B) will definitely not help, age-related renal dysfunction (C)
is an indicator of poor health status which also would not help, and excessive weight
changes (D) are also likely to cause more stress than alleviate it. -
ANSWER✅
Two people experience the same stressor yet only one is able to cope and adapt
adequately. An example of the person with an increased capacity to adapt is the one with:
A. A sense of purpose in life
B. Circadian rhythm disruption
C. Age-related renal dysfunction
D. Excessive weight gain or loss
Quiz_________________?
A
IgA1 found in blood, IgA2 found in secretions -
ANSWER✅
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, An immunology nurse is caring for a patient. While planning care, which principle will the
nurse remember? The primary role of IgA1 is to prevent infections in the:
A. Blood
B. Kidneys
C. Lungs
D. Mucous membranes
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 20-year-old college student has presented to her campus medical clinic for a scheduled
Pap smear. The clinician who will interpret the smear will examine cell samples for evidence
of:
A. Changes in cell shape, size, and organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
C. Ischemic changes in cell sample
D. Abnormally high numbers of cells
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Which decreased lab finding would be expected to accompany this virus?
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, A. CD4 helper T cells
B. CD8 helper T cells
C. CDC cells
D. CDC10 cells
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 50-year-old female was diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia. Which of the following
assessment findings would most likely occur?
A. Bronze colored skin
B. Decreased iron
C. Normochromic erythrocytes
D. Aplastic bone marrow
Quiz_________________?
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ANSWER✅
A patient arrives at her follow-up appointment 1 month post-hysterectomy and complains
to the nurse that her scars do not seem to be healing properly. Upon inspection, the nurse
notices that the scars are raised but still within the boundaries of the original incisions. The
nurse tells the patient this kind of dysfunction wound healing is called:
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, A. Hypertrophic scarring
B. Dehiscence
C. Contracture
D. A keloid
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine. When the person asks what was given
in the vaccine, how should the nurse respond? The antigen is:
A. Alive, but less infectious
B. Mutated, but highly infectious
C. Normal, but not infectious
D. Inactive ,but infectious
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A secondary immune response differs from the primary immune response in that:
A. It is more rapid than the primary response and results in higher antibody levels
B. It is slower than the primary response and doesn't chance the antibody levels
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Quiz_________________?
A
Back to mediating factors. Which of these things do you think would help a person deal with
stress? Disruption in sleep cycle (B) will definitely not help, age-related renal dysfunction (C)
is an indicator of poor health status which also would not help, and excessive weight
changes (D) are also likely to cause more stress than alleviate it. -
ANSWER✅
Two people experience the same stressor yet only one is able to cope and adapt
adequately. An example of the person with an increased capacity to adapt is the one with:
A. A sense of purpose in life
B. Circadian rhythm disruption
C. Age-related renal dysfunction
D. Excessive weight gain or loss
Quiz_________________?
A
IgA1 found in blood, IgA2 found in secretions -
ANSWER✅
1
, An immunology nurse is caring for a patient. While planning care, which principle will the
nurse remember? The primary role of IgA1 is to prevent infections in the:
A. Blood
B. Kidneys
C. Lungs
D. Mucous membranes
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 20-year-old college student has presented to her campus medical clinic for a scheduled
Pap smear. The clinician who will interpret the smear will examine cell samples for evidence
of:
A. Changes in cell shape, size, and organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
C. Ischemic changes in cell sample
D. Abnormally high numbers of cells
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Which decreased lab finding would be expected to accompany this virus?
2
, A. CD4 helper T cells
B. CD8 helper T cells
C. CDC cells
D. CDC10 cells
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A 50-year-old female was diagnosed with sideroblastic anemia. Which of the following
assessment findings would most likely occur?
A. Bronze colored skin
B. Decreased iron
C. Normochromic erythrocytes
D. Aplastic bone marrow
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A patient arrives at her follow-up appointment 1 month post-hysterectomy and complains
to the nurse that her scars do not seem to be healing properly. Upon inspection, the nurse
notices that the scars are raised but still within the boundaries of the original incisions. The
nurse tells the patient this kind of dysfunction wound healing is called:
3
, A. Hypertrophic scarring
B. Dehiscence
C. Contracture
D. A keloid
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine. When the person asks what was given
in the vaccine, how should the nurse respond? The antigen is:
A. Alive, but less infectious
B. Mutated, but highly infectious
C. Normal, but not infectious
D. Inactive ,but infectious
Quiz_________________?
A-
ANSWER✅
A secondary immune response differs from the primary immune response in that:
A. It is more rapid than the primary response and results in higher antibody levels
B. It is slower than the primary response and doesn't chance the antibody levels
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