NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CORRECT FINALS
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔c. Hematopoietic tissue - ✔✔Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types
found in adult humans?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue
✔✔a. aa - ✔✔If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype of
this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
d. aA
✔✔a. duplication - ✔✔Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities has been
linked with Down Syndrome?
a. Translocation
b. Inversion
c. Deletion
d. Duplication
✔✔c. Hemophilia - ✔✔Which of the following refers to a deficiency of factor VIII that
causes a bleeding disorder?
a. Marfan Syndrome
b. Phenylketonuria
c. Hemophilia
d. Huntington
✔✔c. Epstein-Barr virus - ✔✔Which of the following is a retrovirus that causes cancer?
a. Rhinovirus
,b. Parvovirus
c. Epstein-Barr virus
d. Poxvirus
✔✔b. BRCA1 - ✔✔Which of the following genes contributes specifically to some breast
cancer?
a. Rb
b. BRCA1
c. P53
d. VHL
✔✔c. Grading - ✔✔Which is used to describe the histologic characteristics of tumor
cells?
a. Staging
b. Cachexia
c. Grading
d. Angiogenesis
✔✔a. Early detection - ✔✔Which of the following offers the best prognosis for the cure
of cancer?
a. Early detection
b. Aggressive chemotherapy
c. Adjunct radiation
d. Gene therapy
✔✔c. The combined 5 year survival rate for cancer is 62% - ✔✔Which of the following is
true about cancer?
a. Most deaths occur in those over 75 years old
b. Men have 1 in 3 lifetime risk of cancer
c. The combined 5 year survival rate for cancer is 62%
d. It is the leading cause of death
✔✔b. It tracks the progress of the disease and the effectiveness of treatment - ✔✔What
is the purpose of the TNM classification system?
a. It provides information for ongoing research efforts to develop a cure for cancer
b. It tracks the progress of the disease and the effectiveness of treatment
c. It enables the MD to determine the underlying cause of the malignancy
d. It provides tumor data for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
✔✔a. Cancer cells produce an enzyme that robs normal cells of nutrients - ✔✔Why do
patients with advanced cancer develop cachexia?
a. Cancer cells produce an enzyme that robs normal cells of nutrients
b. They lack an adequate number of normal cells to support metabolism
c. They have an increased basal metabolic rate
d. The process of cancer cell destruction utilizes most of the body's nutrients
, ✔✔d. Loss or defect of tumor suppressor genes - ✔✔Which of the following explains the
genetic basis for cancer development?
a. Exposure to ionizing radiation
b. Decreased immune function
c. Infection by oncogenic bacteria
d. Loss or defect of tumor suppressor genes
✔✔a. Shape
b. Need for oxygen
c. Reaction to staining - ✔✔Bacteria are categorized by their: (select all that apply)
a. Shape
b. Need for oxygen
c. Reaction to staining
d. Size
e. Color
✔✔a. Opportunistic infection - ✔✔If the host's immune system is compromised resident
florae may become pathogenic resulting in:
a. Opportunistic infection
b. Salmonella infection
c. Otitis media
d. Myocarditis
✔✔c. Take all the antibiotics ordered even when feeling recovered - ✔✔Patient
education to reduce emergence of resistant infections includes:
a. Stop taking prescribed antibiotics when fever is gone to avoid overuse
b. Take antibiotics for viral infections that cause temperature elevation
c. Take all the antibiotics ordered even when feeling recovered
d. Share antibiotics with susceptible family members to prevent spread of infection
✔✔d. Vessel walls briefly constrict - ✔✔Which of the following occurs first after cellular
injury?
a. Vessel walls rupture
b. Neutrophils migrate to the injured area
c. Plasma proteins and water move from the intracellular space to the interstitial space
d. Vessel walls briefly constrict
✔✔d. Pneumonia vaccine - ✔✔Which of the following is an example of active immunity?
a. Injection of pooled gamma globulin
b. Breast-feeding
c. Passed from mother to infant via the placenta
d. Pneumonia vaccine
✔✔c. Infection - ✔✔A patient's WBC count indicates a shift to the left. What should the
nurse assess for?
ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔c. Hematopoietic tissue - ✔✔Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types
found in adult humans?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue
✔✔a. aa - ✔✔If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype of
this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
d. aA
✔✔a. duplication - ✔✔Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities has been
linked with Down Syndrome?
a. Translocation
b. Inversion
c. Deletion
d. Duplication
✔✔c. Hemophilia - ✔✔Which of the following refers to a deficiency of factor VIII that
causes a bleeding disorder?
a. Marfan Syndrome
b. Phenylketonuria
c. Hemophilia
d. Huntington
✔✔c. Epstein-Barr virus - ✔✔Which of the following is a retrovirus that causes cancer?
a. Rhinovirus
,b. Parvovirus
c. Epstein-Barr virus
d. Poxvirus
✔✔b. BRCA1 - ✔✔Which of the following genes contributes specifically to some breast
cancer?
a. Rb
b. BRCA1
c. P53
d. VHL
✔✔c. Grading - ✔✔Which is used to describe the histologic characteristics of tumor
cells?
a. Staging
b. Cachexia
c. Grading
d. Angiogenesis
✔✔a. Early detection - ✔✔Which of the following offers the best prognosis for the cure
of cancer?
a. Early detection
b. Aggressive chemotherapy
c. Adjunct radiation
d. Gene therapy
✔✔c. The combined 5 year survival rate for cancer is 62% - ✔✔Which of the following is
true about cancer?
a. Most deaths occur in those over 75 years old
b. Men have 1 in 3 lifetime risk of cancer
c. The combined 5 year survival rate for cancer is 62%
d. It is the leading cause of death
✔✔b. It tracks the progress of the disease and the effectiveness of treatment - ✔✔What
is the purpose of the TNM classification system?
a. It provides information for ongoing research efforts to develop a cure for cancer
b. It tracks the progress of the disease and the effectiveness of treatment
c. It enables the MD to determine the underlying cause of the malignancy
d. It provides tumor data for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
✔✔a. Cancer cells produce an enzyme that robs normal cells of nutrients - ✔✔Why do
patients with advanced cancer develop cachexia?
a. Cancer cells produce an enzyme that robs normal cells of nutrients
b. They lack an adequate number of normal cells to support metabolism
c. They have an increased basal metabolic rate
d. The process of cancer cell destruction utilizes most of the body's nutrients
, ✔✔d. Loss or defect of tumor suppressor genes - ✔✔Which of the following explains the
genetic basis for cancer development?
a. Exposure to ionizing radiation
b. Decreased immune function
c. Infection by oncogenic bacteria
d. Loss or defect of tumor suppressor genes
✔✔a. Shape
b. Need for oxygen
c. Reaction to staining - ✔✔Bacteria are categorized by their: (select all that apply)
a. Shape
b. Need for oxygen
c. Reaction to staining
d. Size
e. Color
✔✔a. Opportunistic infection - ✔✔If the host's immune system is compromised resident
florae may become pathogenic resulting in:
a. Opportunistic infection
b. Salmonella infection
c. Otitis media
d. Myocarditis
✔✔c. Take all the antibiotics ordered even when feeling recovered - ✔✔Patient
education to reduce emergence of resistant infections includes:
a. Stop taking prescribed antibiotics when fever is gone to avoid overuse
b. Take antibiotics for viral infections that cause temperature elevation
c. Take all the antibiotics ordered even when feeling recovered
d. Share antibiotics with susceptible family members to prevent spread of infection
✔✔d. Vessel walls briefly constrict - ✔✔Which of the following occurs first after cellular
injury?
a. Vessel walls rupture
b. Neutrophils migrate to the injured area
c. Plasma proteins and water move from the intracellular space to the interstitial space
d. Vessel walls briefly constrict
✔✔d. Pneumonia vaccine - ✔✔Which of the following is an example of active immunity?
a. Injection of pooled gamma globulin
b. Breast-feeding
c. Passed from mother to infant via the placenta
d. Pneumonia vaccine
✔✔c. Infection - ✔✔A patient's WBC count indicates a shift to the left. What should the
nurse assess for?
