WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final
Narcotic administration should be c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
administered carefully in patients with acute
pancreatitis related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction.
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a. Cough
left-sided heart failure. Which clinical b. Dyspnea
manifestation would the nurse expect the d. Crackles in lungs
client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema
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Which offers the best prognosis for the cure c. Early detection
of cancer?
a. Surgery Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is
b. Radiation associated with the best prognosis for a cure. The majority of
c. Early detection patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be
d. Chemotherapeutic agents curative in some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used
for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells that are not
resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible
area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the
surgeon's knife and remain undetected in the local area.
Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells,
and a certain amount of normal cell death also occurs.
A heart that has to pump harder in order to c. Hypertrophy
effectively circulate blood is likely to
undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia
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A characteristic of benign prostatic b. Hesitancy
hypertrophy includes which of the d. Weak urine flow
following? (Select all that apply.) e. Incomplete bladder emptying
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
What are the criteria for diagnosing a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.) b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints e. Morning stiffness in joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint
e. Morning stiffness in joints
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Atrial fibrillation is best described as when b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied
a. The P wave precedes, follows, or is buried by an irregular ventricular rate
in the QRS complex
b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves - Atrial fibrillation is described as disorganized and irregular
are accompanied by an irregular ventricular atrial waves accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate.
rate - Escape rhythms can present with a P wave that precedes,
c. An atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min in a follows, or is buried in the QRS complex.
sawtooth pattern of atrial depolarization is - Atrial flutter is typically manifested by a rapid atrial rate of
seen 240 to 350 beats/min and a characteristic saw-tooth pattern
d. P waves occurs earlier than normal, of atrial depolarizations.
preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS - Premature atrial complexes (PAC) are characterized by P
configuration waves that occur earlier than normal, preceded by a P wave
with a normal QRS configuration.
Cardiac output is the product of both d. Stroke volume and heart rate
a. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and
systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
b. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and
pulse pressure
c. Pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure
(MAP)
d. Stroke volume and heart rate
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Narcotic administration should be c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
administered carefully in patients with acute
pancreatitis related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction.
A patient is admitted to the hospital with a. Cough
left-sided heart failure. Which clinical b. Dyspnea
manifestation would the nurse expect the d. Crackles in lungs
client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema
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Which offers the best prognosis for the cure c. Early detection
of cancer?
a. Surgery Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is
b. Radiation associated with the best prognosis for a cure. The majority of
c. Early detection patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be
d. Chemotherapeutic agents curative in some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used
for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells that are not
resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible
area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the
surgeon's knife and remain undetected in the local area.
Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells,
and a certain amount of normal cell death also occurs.
A heart that has to pump harder in order to c. Hypertrophy
effectively circulate blood is likely to
undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia
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A characteristic of benign prostatic b. Hesitancy
hypertrophy includes which of the d. Weak urine flow
following? (Select all that apply.) e. Incomplete bladder emptying
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
What are the criteria for diagnosing a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.) b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints e. Morning stiffness in joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint
e. Morning stiffness in joints
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Atrial fibrillation is best described as when b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied
a. The P wave precedes, follows, or is buried by an irregular ventricular rate
in the QRS complex
b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves - Atrial fibrillation is described as disorganized and irregular
are accompanied by an irregular ventricular atrial waves accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate.
rate - Escape rhythms can present with a P wave that precedes,
c. An atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min in a follows, or is buried in the QRS complex.
sawtooth pattern of atrial depolarization is - Atrial flutter is typically manifested by a rapid atrial rate of
seen 240 to 350 beats/min and a characteristic saw-tooth pattern
d. P waves occurs earlier than normal, of atrial depolarizations.
preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS - Premature atrial complexes (PAC) are characterized by P
configuration waves that occur earlier than normal, preceded by a P wave
with a normal QRS configuration.
Cardiac output is the product of both d. Stroke volume and heart rate
a. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) and
systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
b. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and
pulse pressure
c. Pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure
(MAP)
d. Stroke volume and heart rate
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