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Complete Test Bank for Advanced Physiology and
Pathophysiology: Essentials for Clinical Practice 1st Edition by
Nancy Tkacs ISBN:9780826177070| Complete Guide A+

, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology: Essentials for Clinical Practice


CHAPTER 1 THE FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS OF CLINICAL PRACTICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

CHAPTER 2 CHEMICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CHAPTER 3 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, GENETICS, AND GENETIC DISEASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CHAPTER 4 CELL PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CHAPTER 5 INFECTIOUS DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

CHAPTER 6 THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND LEUKOCYTE FUNCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

CHAPTER 7 NEOPLASIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

CHAPTER 8 BLOOD AND CLOTTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

CHAPTER 9 CIRCULATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CHAPTER 10 HEART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

CHAPTER 11 LUNGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

CHAPTER 12 KIDNEYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

CHAPTER 13 GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

CHAPTER 14 LIVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

CHAPTER 15 NERVOUS SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

CHAPTER 16 MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

CHAPTER 17 ENDOCRINE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
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, TEST BANK

CHAPTER 1. THE FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS OF
CLINICAL PRACTICE
ANSWER KEY AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER


1. The characteristic, localized cardinal signs of acute inflammation include:
A) fever.
B) fatigue.
C) redness.
D) granuloma.


2. The vascular, hemodynamic stage of acute inflammation is initiated by
momentary vasoconstriction followed by vasodilation that causes localized:

A) bleeding.
B) congestion.

C) pale skin.
D) coolness.


3. The cellular stage of acute inflammation is marked by the movement of
leukocytes into the area. Which of the following cells arrives early in great
numbers?

A) Basophils
B) Lymphocytes
C) Neutrophils
D) Platelets


4. The phagocytosis process involves three distinct steps. What is the initial
step in the process?

, A) Engulfment
B) Intracellular killing
C) Antigen margination
D) Recognition and adherence


5. Which of the following mediators of inflammation causes increased capillary
permeability and pain?

A) Serotonin

B) Histamine
C) Bradykinin
D) Nitric oxide


6. Inflammatory exudates are a combination of several types. Which of the
following exudates is composed of enmeshed necrotic cells?
A) Serous
B) Fibrinous

C) Suppurative
D) Membranous


7. The acute-phase systemic response usually begins within hours of the onset
of inflammation and includes:

A) fever and lethargy.
B) decreased C-reactive protein.
C) positive nitrogen balance.

D) low erythrocyte sedimentation rate.


8. In contrast to acute inflammation, chronic inflammation is characterized by
which of the following phenomena?


A) Profuse fibrinous exudation

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Nancy Tkacs, PhD, RN, Linda Herrmann, PhD, RN, ACHPN, AGACNP-BC, GNP-BC, FAANP, Randall Johnson, PhD, RN Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
Publisher: 2020 ISBN: 9780826177087 Edition: Unknown

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