NRSG 6300 Advanced Pathophysiology questions and answers update

NRSG 6300 Advanced Pathophysiology
QUESTIONS AND answers 2026\2027 UPDATE



b Abnursebisbspeakingbtobabpatientbaboutberectilebdysfunction.bShebnotesbthatbwhichbofbthebfollowingbisb
oftenbthebprimarybfactor?
o Hormones
o Psychologicalbfactors
o Vascularbissues
o Neurologicalbissues-ANS>>Vascularbissues


Abnursebnotesbparaphimosisbonbabpatient'sbchart.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbcanbshebexpectbtobobserve?
o Onlybonebtesticlebinbthebscrotalbsac
o Urethralbopeningbimproperlyblocated
o Constrictedbforeskin
o Foreskinbinbretractedbposition-ANS>>Foreskinbinbretractedbposition


Abmale,bageb15byears,bisbbeingbassessedbforbdelayedbpuberty.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbmaybthebnursebn
otebisbindicativebofbdelayedbpuberty?
o Lackbofbpubicbhair
o Elevatedbtestosterone
o Enlargedbpenisbandbtestes
o Shortbstature-ANS>>Lackbofbpubicbhair


Whichbofbthebfollowingbconditionsbwouldbthebnursebconsiderbtobbebinbabstatebofbmedicalbemergency?
o Benignbprostaticbhyperplasia
o Testicularbtorsion
o Cryptorchidism
o Erectilebdysfunction-ANS>>Testicularbtorsion


Ab2-year-
oldbmalebisbdiagnosedbwithbcryptorchidism.bWhichbtreatmentbrecommendationbdoesbthebnursebexpect
?
o Wait-and-seebapproach
o Hormonebreplacement
o Surgicalbcorrection
o Dietbandblifestylebchanges-ANS>>Surgicalbcorrection


Abpatient,bageb28byears,bpresentsbwithbabminorbhematocele.bWhatbisbthebappropriatebtreatmentbrespons
e?
o Emergencybsurgery
o Follow-upbdigitalbrectalbexam

,o Needlebaspiration
o Watchfulbwaiting-ANS>>Watchfulbwaiting


Ab48-year-oldbmalebhasbelevatedbprostate-
specificbantigenb(PSA)blevels.bWhatbisbanbappropriatebinterpretationbbybthebclinician?
o Thebpatientbhasbtesticularbcancer.
o Thebpatientbhasbprostatebcancer.
o PSAbvaluesbarebvariable.bFurtherbevaluationbisbnecessary.
o Thebpatientbhasberectilebdysfunction.-
ANS>>PSAbvaluesbarebvariable.bFurtherbevaluationbisbnecessary.


Abnursebexplainsbtobabmalebpatientbthatbtheybwillbbebdoingbablaboratorybtestbforbthebbeta-
humanbchorionicbgonadotropinb(b-
HCG).bThebpatientbasksbwhybthatbtestbisbbeingbdonebonbhimbbecausebhebknowsbthatbb-
HCGbisbthebpregnancybhormone.bWhybwouldbthebclinicianbrequestbthisbtestbinbabmale?
o Elevatedblevelsbofbb-HCGbarebindicativebofbprostatebcancerbinbmen.
o Elevatedblevelsbofbb-HCGbarebassociatedbwithbtesticularbcancerbinbmen.
o Decreasedblevelsbofbb-HCGbarebindicativebofberectilebdysfunctionbinbmen.
o Decreasedblevelsbofbb-HCGbarebindicativebofbthebsuccessbofbabvasectomy.-
ANS>>Elevatedblevelsbofbb-HCGbarebassociatedbwithbtesticularbcancerbinbmen.


Abmalebpatientbhasbdecidedbtobgetbabvasectomy.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbarebcorrectbregardi
ngbthisbprocedure?bSelectballbthatbapply.
o Thebvasbdeferensbinbcut.
o Spermbdevelopmentbisbinhibited.
o Abvasectomybisbeasilybreversed.
o Transportbofbspermbfrombthebtestesbtobejaculatebisbprevented.
o Abvasectomybcausesbsignificantbchangesbinbthebejaculate.-
ANS>>Thebvasbdeferensbinbcut.bTransportbofbspermbfrombthebtestesbtobejaculatebisbprevente
d.


Abnursebisbcreatingbabpatientbeducationalbbrochurebtobidentifybsymptomsbofbbenignbprostaticbhyperpla
siab(BPH).bWhichbofbthebfollowingbshouldbshebincludebonbherbbrochure?bSelectballbthatbapply.
o Severebbackbpain
o Yellowbdischargebfrombthebpenis
o Hesitancybduringburination
o Strainingbtoburinate
o Bloodbinburine-
ANS>>HesitancybduringburinationbStrainingbtoburin
ate


Whichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebcorrectbinformationbforbthebnursebtobsharebaboutbtesticularbcancer?bS
electballbthatbapply.
o Itbhasbonebofbhighestbcurebratesbforbabcancer.
o Itbisbmostbcommonbinbmenbageb65bandbolder.
o Evenbafterbtreatment,bfertilitybisbmaintained.
o Cryptorchidismbincreasesbriskbforbtesticularbcancer.
o Anbinitialbsignbisboftenbabfirmbnodulebinbonebtesticle.-
ANS>>Itbhasbonebofbhighestbcurebratesbforbabcancer.

, Cryptorchidismbincreasesbriskbforbtesticularbcancer.bA
nbinitialbsignbisboftenbabfirmbnodulebinbonebtesticle.