SCI 225 Pathophysiology Midterm | Nightingale College | UPDATED
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Question: A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex. Which
finding would the nurse expect to see in the lab results? Decreased blood volume Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels Increased white blood cells
Answer:
Decreased blood K+ levels
Question: Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis? A patient
diagnosed with: diabetes insipidus pulmonary disorders Cushing syndrome renal failure
Answer:
renal failure
Question: Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful concerning aldosterone? Secretion of
aldosterone results in: decreased plasma osmolality increased serum potassium levels increased blood volume.
localized edema
Answer:
increased blood volume
Question: A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic hormones. When the patient asks the
nurse what these hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect the balance of:
calcium sodium magnesium potassium
Answer:
Sodium
Question: A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken eyes. After diagnosing him with
severe dehydration, the primary care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a hypertonic
intravenous solution. Which of the following would be expected? Symptoms subside quickly Increased ICF
volume Decreased ECF volume Intracellular dehydration
Answer:
intracellular dehydration
Question: A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition? Increased capillary oncotic pressure. Decreased interstitial oncotic pressure.
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure Increased interstitial hydrostatic pressure
Answer:
, Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
Question: A 60-year-old female is diagnosed with hyperkalemia. Which assessment finding should the nurse
expect to observe? Weak pulse Excessive thirst Oliguria Constipation
Answer:
oliguria
Question: A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex- mediated disease is: bronchial asthma
contact dermatitis serum sickness rheumatoid arthritis
Answer:
serum sickness
Question: When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond?
Hypersensitivity is best defined as a reduced immune response found in most pathologic states. a normal
immune response to an infectious agent an excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a
sensitizing antigen. antigenic desensitization
Answer:
An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a sensitizing antigen
Question: When a nurse notices that a patient has type O blood, the nurse realizes that anti-_____ antibodies
are present in the patient's body. A only B only A and B O
Answer:
A and B
Question: A 30-year-old female complains of fatigue, arthritis, rash, and changes in urine color. Laboratory
testing reveals anemia, lymphopenia, and kidney inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the
following is also likely to be present? Anti-LE antibodies Autoantibodies Antiherpes antibodies Anti-CMV
antibodies
Answer:
autoantibodies
Question: An infant is experiencing hemolytic disease of the newborn. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to find in the infant's history and physical? The mother was exposed to measles. The father was exposed
to Agent Orange The baby is Rh positive The baby was born 6 weeks prematurely
Answer:
The baby is Rh positive
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Question: A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal cortex. Which
finding would the nurse expect to see in the lab results? Decreased blood volume Decreased blood K+ levels
Increased urine Na+ levels Increased white blood cells
Answer:
Decreased blood K+ levels
Question: Which patient should the nurse assess for both hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis? A patient
diagnosed with: diabetes insipidus pulmonary disorders Cushing syndrome renal failure
Answer:
renal failure
Question: Which statement by the staff indicates teaching was successful concerning aldosterone? Secretion of
aldosterone results in: decreased plasma osmolality increased serum potassium levels increased blood volume.
localized edema
Answer:
increased blood volume
Question: A patient has been searching on the Internet about natriuretic hormones. When the patient asks the
nurse what these hormones do, how should the nurse respond? Natriuretic hormones affect the balance of:
calcium sodium magnesium potassium
Answer:
Sodium
Question: A 5-year-old male presents to the ER with delirium and sunken eyes. After diagnosing him with
severe dehydration, the primary care provider orders fluid replacement. The nurse administers a hypertonic
intravenous solution. Which of the following would be expected? Symptoms subside quickly Increased ICF
volume Decreased ECF volume Intracellular dehydration
Answer:
intracellular dehydration
Question: A 70-year-old male with chronic renal failure presents with edema. Which of the following is the
most likely cause of this condition? Increased capillary oncotic pressure. Decreased interstitial oncotic pressure.
Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure Increased interstitial hydrostatic pressure
Answer:
, Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure
Question: A 60-year-old female is diagnosed with hyperkalemia. Which assessment finding should the nurse
expect to observe? Weak pulse Excessive thirst Oliguria Constipation
Answer:
oliguria
Question: A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex- mediated disease is: bronchial asthma
contact dermatitis serum sickness rheumatoid arthritis
Answer:
serum sickness
Question: When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond?
Hypersensitivity is best defined as a reduced immune response found in most pathologic states. a normal
immune response to an infectious agent an excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a
sensitizing antigen. antigenic desensitization
Answer:
An excessive or inappropriate response of the immune system to a sensitizing antigen
Question: When a nurse notices that a patient has type O blood, the nurse realizes that anti-_____ antibodies
are present in the patient's body. A only B only A and B O
Answer:
A and B
Question: A 30-year-old female complains of fatigue, arthritis, rash, and changes in urine color. Laboratory
testing reveals anemia, lymphopenia, and kidney inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the
following is also likely to be present? Anti-LE antibodies Autoantibodies Antiherpes antibodies Anti-CMV
antibodies
Answer:
autoantibodies
Question: An infant is experiencing hemolytic disease of the newborn. Which of the following would the nurse
expect to find in the infant's history and physical? The mother was exposed to measles. The father was exposed
to Agent Orange The baby is Rh positive The baby was born 6 weeks prematurely
Answer:
The baby is Rh positive
