NUR 2063 NUR2063 ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 (LATEST 2024
2025) RASMUSSEN
What are the functions of the kidneys? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️Regulation of blood pressure; regulating blood osmolarity;
removal of toxins; blood filtration; activate vitamin D
What are the clinical manifestations of benign prostatic
hypertrophy? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️dribbling; difficulty
initiating urine stream; hesitancy; urinary retention, decreased
stream
What substance controls the reabsorption of water from the
collecting ducts? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️ADH- Anti Diuretic
Hormone
What is type 2 diabetes characterized as? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️peripheral tissue insulin resistance
What are the clinical manifestations of Graves' disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Exophthalmos (bulging eyes), goiter,
enlarge thyroid, heat intolerance, anxiety- hyperthyroidism
,What processes occur during fasting? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️glucogenesis; glycogenesis
What type of tissue is accessed to promote energy production in
type 1 diabetes? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️adipose/ fat
What are the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️myxedema, fatigue, cold sensitivity,
constipation, weight gain
What are the clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Goiter, fatigue, weight loss, infertility,
memory loss, hair loss, muscle pain
What are the clinical manifestation of hyper para thyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️fatigue, body aches, bone pain,
depression, headaches, memory loss
What are the clinical manifestations of hypo para thyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️numbness, tetany, parathesis, muscle
spasms
, What are the clinical manifestations of ketoacidosis? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️fruity breath, drowsiness, nausea, thirst, confusion,
lethargy, vomiting
What mechanisms control hormone release and regulation? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️negative feedback loop
What hormones are released by the anterior pituitary gland? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Growth Hormone, prolactin, follicle
stimulating hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, LH, ACTH and
endorphins
What is diabetes insipidus? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️a disorder
caused by inadequate amounts of ADH which causes excessive
water loss
clinical manifestations of diabetes insipidus -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️polyuria, nocturia, continuous thirst, and polydipsia
clinical manifestations of Cushings syndrome? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️Excessive secretion of cortisol causes redistribution
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 (LATEST 2024
2025) RASMUSSEN
What are the functions of the kidneys? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️Regulation of blood pressure; regulating blood osmolarity;
removal of toxins; blood filtration; activate vitamin D
What are the clinical manifestations of benign prostatic
hypertrophy? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️dribbling; difficulty
initiating urine stream; hesitancy; urinary retention, decreased
stream
What substance controls the reabsorption of water from the
collecting ducts? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️ADH- Anti Diuretic
Hormone
What is type 2 diabetes characterized as? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️peripheral tissue insulin resistance
What are the clinical manifestations of Graves' disease? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Exophthalmos (bulging eyes), goiter,
enlarge thyroid, heat intolerance, anxiety- hyperthyroidism
,What processes occur during fasting? -CORRECT ANSWER
✔️glucogenesis; glycogenesis
What type of tissue is accessed to promote energy production in
type 1 diabetes? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️adipose/ fat
What are the clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️myxedema, fatigue, cold sensitivity,
constipation, weight gain
What are the clinical manifestations of hyperthyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Goiter, fatigue, weight loss, infertility,
memory loss, hair loss, muscle pain
What are the clinical manifestation of hyper para thyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️fatigue, body aches, bone pain,
depression, headaches, memory loss
What are the clinical manifestations of hypo para thyroidism? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️numbness, tetany, parathesis, muscle
spasms
, What are the clinical manifestations of ketoacidosis? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️fruity breath, drowsiness, nausea, thirst, confusion,
lethargy, vomiting
What mechanisms control hormone release and regulation? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️negative feedback loop
What hormones are released by the anterior pituitary gland? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️Growth Hormone, prolactin, follicle
stimulating hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone, LH, ACTH and
endorphins
What is diabetes insipidus? -CORRECT ANSWER ✔️a disorder
caused by inadequate amounts of ADH which causes excessive
water loss
clinical manifestations of diabetes insipidus -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️polyuria, nocturia, continuous thirst, and polydipsia
clinical manifestations of Cushings syndrome? -CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️Excessive secretion of cortisol causes redistribution
