HESI Exam 2 - Pathophysiology Alterations Focused
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1. which piece of equip- Urine test kit
ment would be used to
best monitor a person
with complicated hyper-
tension for early signs
of impending renal dys-
function?
2. Which cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy
would be seen in a per- typically occurs from alcohol abuse.
son who abuses alco-
hol?
3. which clinical manifes- pain and edema in the affected leg
tation would be ob-
served upon assess-
ment of a person with
dvt in the lower leg
4. which type of hepatitis B, C, & D
would the nurse include E is spread by fecal contamination
when teaching about G is blood-borne and is not a sig cause of liver disease
hepatitis that can be
acquired sexually and
cause chronic hepatitis?
5. Which term describes Supersaturation
the presence of a higher
concentration of a salt
within a fluid than the
volume is able to dis-
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solve to maintain equi-
librium
6. Which term is an infec- Pyelonephritis
tion of the renal pelvis,
ureter, and interstitium?
7. Which pathophysiologic Increased plasma volume
change will be expected As cardiac output falls, renal perfusion diminishes with the activation
in a person with left ven- of RAAS which acts to increase plasma volume by causing sodium and
tricular failure when the water retention, thus further increasing afterload and preload. The end
RAAS is activated result increase myocardial oxygen demand. RAAS causes vasoconstric-
tion which increases systemic vascular resistance.
8. Which term would the Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
nurse use to describe a
person's report of awak-
ening at night gasping
for air and having to
sit up to relieve difficult
breathing?
9. Which term would the atelectasis
nurse use to describe
the collapse of aper-
son's previously inflated
area of lung tissue?
10. Which condition would Acute rheumatic fever
the nurse suspect in most commonly affects 5 to 15 year olds
a 6-year-old child who
had a sore throat 4
weeks ago and now pre-
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sents with polyarthritis
and a heart murmur?
11. Which statement de- Resistance to blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta
scribes how blood flow
is affected with aoritic
stenosis?
12. The nurse will use which Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
term to document a per-
son's report of waking at
night gasping for air?
13. Which term describes a cough
reflex that helps clear
the airways by an explo-
sive expiration?
14. Which statement by My shirt collars have become tight
a person with bron-
chogenic cancer indi- Affected people complain of a feeling of fullness in the head or tightness
cates that they may of shirt collars, necklaces, and rings. The skin may become purple.
be experiencing superi-
or vena cava syndrome?
15. Which measurement 10 mmHg
would alert the nurse Portal hypertension is an increase to at least 10 mmHg. Portal hyper-
that a person has devel- tension is abnormally high blood pressure in the portal venous system.
oped portal hyperten- Pressure in this system is normally 2 to 5 mmHg
sion?
16. Which term would the Orthopnea
nurse chart when a per- common in individuals with heart failure
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1. which piece of equip- Urine test kit
ment would be used to
best monitor a person
with complicated hyper-
tension for early signs
of impending renal dys-
function?
2. Which cardiomyopathy Dilated cardiomyopathy
would be seen in a per- typically occurs from alcohol abuse.
son who abuses alco-
hol?
3. which clinical manifes- pain and edema in the affected leg
tation would be ob-
served upon assess-
ment of a person with
dvt in the lower leg
4. which type of hepatitis B, C, & D
would the nurse include E is spread by fecal contamination
when teaching about G is blood-borne and is not a sig cause of liver disease
hepatitis that can be
acquired sexually and
cause chronic hepatitis?
5. Which term describes Supersaturation
the presence of a higher
concentration of a salt
within a fluid than the
volume is able to dis-
, HESI Exam 2 - Pathophysiology Alterations Focused
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjh8vy
solve to maintain equi-
librium
6. Which term is an infec- Pyelonephritis
tion of the renal pelvis,
ureter, and interstitium?
7. Which pathophysiologic Increased plasma volume
change will be expected As cardiac output falls, renal perfusion diminishes with the activation
in a person with left ven- of RAAS which acts to increase plasma volume by causing sodium and
tricular failure when the water retention, thus further increasing afterload and preload. The end
RAAS is activated result increase myocardial oxygen demand. RAAS causes vasoconstric-
tion which increases systemic vascular resistance.
8. Which term would the Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
nurse use to describe a
person's report of awak-
ening at night gasping
for air and having to
sit up to relieve difficult
breathing?
9. Which term would the atelectasis
nurse use to describe
the collapse of aper-
son's previously inflated
area of lung tissue?
10. Which condition would Acute rheumatic fever
the nurse suspect in most commonly affects 5 to 15 year olds
a 6-year-old child who
had a sore throat 4
weeks ago and now pre-
, HESI Exam 2 - Pathophysiology Alterations Focused
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hjh8vy
sents with polyarthritis
and a heart murmur?
11. Which statement de- Resistance to blood flow from the left ventricle into the aorta
scribes how blood flow
is affected with aoritic
stenosis?
12. The nurse will use which Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
term to document a per-
son's report of waking at
night gasping for air?
13. Which term describes a cough
reflex that helps clear
the airways by an explo-
sive expiration?
14. Which statement by My shirt collars have become tight
a person with bron-
chogenic cancer indi- Affected people complain of a feeling of fullness in the head or tightness
cates that they may of shirt collars, necklaces, and rings. The skin may become purple.
be experiencing superi-
or vena cava syndrome?
15. Which measurement 10 mmHg
would alert the nurse Portal hypertension is an increase to at least 10 mmHg. Portal hyper-
that a person has devel- tension is abnormally high blood pressure in the portal venous system.
oped portal hyperten- Pressure in this system is normally 2 to 5 mmHg
sion?
16. Which term would the Orthopnea
nurse chart when a per- common in individuals with heart failure
