SCI 225 Pathophysiology FINAL Exam
Questions & Answers (Latest )
- Nightingale
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive:
a. renal retention of sodium and water.
b. renal excretion of sodium without water retention.
c. renal retention of water without sodium retention.
d. renal excretion of water without sodium retention. - correct answer c. renal
retention of water without sodium retention.
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on
assessment?
a. Small thyroid nodule
b. Elevated T3 and T4
c. Large, diffuse goiter
,d. Thyroid gland atrophy - correct answer a. Small thyroid nodule
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which
term should the nurse document on the chart?
a. Papilledema
b. Pretibial myxedema
c. Diplopia
d. Acropachy - correct answer b. Pretibial myxedema
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain
that
acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of:
a. prolactin.
b. growth hormone.
c. insulin.
d. glucocorticoids. - correct answer b. growth hormone.
,The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves:
a. autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
b. production of antibodies against alpha cells.
c. type I hypersensitivity against pancreatic mast cells.
d. insulin resistance in cellular receptors. - correct answer a. autoimmune destruction
of pancreatic beta cells
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
a. Measuring urine output
b. Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
c. Performing a battery of genetic tests
d. The presence of symptoms is the only definitive method. - correct answer b.
Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching?
, Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes through:
a. activation of protein kinase C
b. induction of the polyol pathway
c. glycosylation
d. suppression of oxidative stress - correct answer d. suppression of oxidative stress
Graves disease is an example of a:
a. type I hypersensitivity.
b. type II hypersensitivity.
c. type III hypersensitivity.
d. type IV hypersensitivity. - correct answer b. type II hypersensitivity.
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How should
the nurse respond?
a. Anticoagulants
Questions & Answers (Latest )
- Nightingale
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of inappropriate
antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive:
a. renal retention of sodium and water.
b. renal excretion of sodium without water retention.
c. renal retention of water without sodium retention.
d. renal excretion of water without sodium retention. - correct answer c. renal
retention of water without sodium retention.
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on
assessment?
a. Small thyroid nodule
b. Elevated T3 and T4
c. Large, diffuse goiter
,d. Thyroid gland atrophy - correct answer a. Small thyroid nodule
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which
term should the nurse document on the chart?
a. Papilledema
b. Pretibial myxedema
c. Diplopia
d. Acropachy - correct answer b. Pretibial myxedema
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain
that
acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of:
a. prolactin.
b. growth hormone.
c. insulin.
d. glucocorticoids. - correct answer b. growth hormone.
,The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves:
a. autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
b. production of antibodies against alpha cells.
c. type I hypersensitivity against pancreatic mast cells.
d. insulin resistance in cellular receptors. - correct answer a. autoimmune destruction
of pancreatic beta cells
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
a. Measuring urine output
b. Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
c. Performing a battery of genetic tests
d. The presence of symptoms is the only definitive method. - correct answer b.
Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching?
, Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes through:
a. activation of protein kinase C
b. induction of the polyol pathway
c. glycosylation
d. suppression of oxidative stress - correct answer d. suppression of oxidative stress
Graves disease is an example of a:
a. type I hypersensitivity.
b. type II hypersensitivity.
c. type III hypersensitivity.
d. type IV hypersensitivity. - correct answer b. type II hypersensitivity.
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How should
the nurse respond?
a. Anticoagulants
