Pathophysiology: Week 2 and 3 Quiz well answered 2024/2025

Pathophysiology: Week 2 and 3 QuizWhen teaching staff Tay-Sachs disease, which information should the nurse include? Tay-Sachs disease results in the accumulation of: - correct answer Lipids in the nerve cells of the brain The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnosis for this patient? - correct answer Cystic fibrosis Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of clastokines? Clastokines are agents that cause: - correct answer Chromosomal breakage The nurse is caring for a new mother who just gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. The nurse explains that this syndrome is a result of trisomy with which chromosome? - correct answer 21 If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse assess first? - correct answer Brain When an infant has been identified as having had fetal exposure to alcohol, which assessment parameters should be considered? - correct answer Low birth weight Mental retardation Facial anomalies The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which type of injury does this patient have? - correct answer Gunshot wounds Which is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury? - correct answer Liver A couple has two offspring; one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is normal. What most likely conclusions can the nurse make about the parents? - correct answer Both parents could be carriers