Pathophysiology Latest Final Exam Practice questions& correct & verified answers Graded A+ 2024

08.A nurse is assessing a client for the classic signs of acute inflammation. The nurse would assess the client for: d. Rubor, swelling, and pain 09.During a review session discussing cells, a student asks, "What do you call it when a cell becomes more specialized in terms of structure?" Which response answers the question correctly? d. Cell differentiation 10.A client with pneumonia is admitted with these vital signs: temperature 99.7ºF (37.6°F), pulse 80 beats/min, respirations 18/minute, and BP 120/80 mm Hg. Which set of vital signs does the nurse anticipate when the client begins to shiver and requests another blanket several hours later? b. T 100.9ºF (38.3°C), P 90/min, R 20/min, BP 126/80 mm Hg 11.The daughter of a 79-year-old woman asks the nurse why her mother gets so many infections. The daughter states, "My mother has always been healthy, but now she has pneumonia. Last month she got cellulitis from a bug bite she scratched. The month before that was some other infection. How come she seems to get sick so often now?" What is the nurse's best response? a. As people get older, their immune system does not respond as well as it did when they were younger. 12.The nurse is teaching a male client who has been diagnosed as HIV positive. The client asks what precautions he should take to prevent his family members from contracting HIV. Which statement will the nurse include in teaching this client? . c. Family members should not come in contact with your blood. 13.A client stepped on a nail at work. The emergency room physician prescribes a tetanus "booster" shot. The client asks the nurse, "If I have already been vaccinated for tetanus why do I need to have another shot?" How should the nurse respond? d. "The booster shot will stimulate your immune system's memory, causing an immediate rise in antibodies to protect you from an infection." 14.Which situation can best be characterized as an example of passive immunity? b. A 6-week-old infant receives antibodies from his mother's breast milk.