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NSG 530 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 4
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EXAM CODE: NSG 530 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. It is TRUE that the specificity theory of pain:
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A. focuses on the attention of pain.
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B. focuses on previous experience of pain.
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C. relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft tissue injury.
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D. relates to the emotions exhibited toward pain.
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[Verified Solution]: C. relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft tissue injury.
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Q2. Which pair of structures regulates the complex emotional responses to pain?
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A. Frontal and cerebellar lobes
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B. Limbic and reticular system
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C. Thalamus and brainstem
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D. Midbrain and nuclei of thalamus
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[Verified Solution]: B. Limbic and reticular system
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Q3. Which activity has been documented to increase the levels of circulating endogenous endo
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rphins?
A. Cough
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B. Stress
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C. Sleep
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D. Pain
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[Verified Solution]: B. Stress dd dddd dd

,Q4. The appropriate definition of perceptual dominance is:
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A. the duration of time or intensity of pain before overt pain responses are initiated.
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B. pain at one location that may cause an increase in threshold at another location.
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C. repeated exposure to a pain stimulus.
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D. the point at which pain is perceived.
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[Verified Solution]: B. pain at one location that may cause an increase in threshold at another location
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Q5. The appropriate term for pain that is present in an area distant from its point of origin is
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:
A. acute pain.
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B. chronic pain.
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C. referred pain.
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D. somatic pain.
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[Verified Solution]: C. referred pain.
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Q6. Which mechanism does not result in heat loss?
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A. Increased respiration
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B. Conduction
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C. Convection
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D. Vasoconstriction
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[Verified Solution]: D. Vasoconstriction
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Q7. A benefit of fever to human blood includes:
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A. decreased lymphocytic transformation.
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B. diminished phagocytosis.
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C. increased iron concentration.
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D. a switch to lipolysis and proteolysis.
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[Verified Solution]: D. a switch to lipolysis and proteolysis.
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Q8. A patient who was outside on a summer day and is now experiencing increased sweating
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and thirst, weakness, and dizziness is exhibiting signs of:
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A. heat cramps.
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B. heat exhaustion.
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C. hyperthermic stroke.
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D. malignant hyperthermia.
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[Verified Solution]: B. heat exhaustion.
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,Q9. An obese male presents to a sleep clinic complaining of difficulty sleeping. He reports that
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he wakes gasping for air. Which is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?
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A. Primary hypersomnia
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B. Parasomnia
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C. Somnambulism
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D. Obstructive sleep apnea
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[Verified Solution]: D. Obstructive sleep apnea
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Q10. Involuntary unilateral or bilateral rhythmic movement of the eyes is referred to as:
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A. nystagmus.
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B. amblyopia.
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C. glaucoma.
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D. strabismus.
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[Verified Solution]: A. nystagmus.
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Q11. A young child presents with redness of the eyes. The parents indicate that this condition
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seems to be "going around" the daycare. Which is the most likely diagnosis?
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A. Blepharitis
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B. Keratitis
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C. Trachoma
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D. Conjunctivitis
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[Verified Solution]: D. Conjunctivitis
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Q12. Which type of hearing loss is a result of foreign body obstruction of the middle ear?
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A. Conductive
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B. Sensorineural
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C. Functional
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D. Presbycusis
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[Verified Solution]: A. Conductive
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Q13. A patient who reports that "everything tastes unpleasant" is exhibiting symptoms of:
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A. hyposmia.
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B. anosmia.
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C. hypogeusia.
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D. dysgeusia.
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[Verified Solution]: D. dysgeusia.
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, Q14. Endogenous opioids include: (select all that apply)
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A. enkephalins.
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B. endorphins.
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C. dynorphins.
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D. endomorphins.
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E. denkephalins.
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[Verified Solution]: A. enkephalins. dd dddd dd



B. endorphins.
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C. dynorphins.
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D. endomorphins.
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Q15. The classification of acute pain includes: (select all that apply)
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A. acute visceral.
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B. pleuritic.
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C. referred.
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D. acute somatic.
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E. cutaneous.
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[Verified Solution]: A. acute visceral.
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C. referred.
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D. acute somatic.
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E. cutaneous.
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Q16. It is correct to assume that Cheyne-Stokes respirations (CSR):
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A. involve a pathological pattern of crescendo- decrescendo.
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B. result in hypocapnia and increased ventilatory stimulus.
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C. cause changes in PaO2 that produce irregular breathing.
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D. increase PaCO2 level when overbreathing occurs
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[Verified Solution]: A. involve a pathological pattern of crescendo- decrescendo.
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Q17. A patient often experiences vomiting with a central nervous system (CNS) injury when t
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he trauma:
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A. impinges directly on the floor of the third ventricle.
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B. causes a decrease in intracranial pressure.
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C. involves the vestibular nuclei.
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D. also involves the abdominal area.
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[Verified Solution]: C. involves the vestibular nuclei.
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Q18. Pinhole-sized pupils can be a result of an overdose of:
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A. atropine.
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B. scopolamine.
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