NURS 6010 – Pathophysiology Midterm
Exam Questions And All Correct
Answers.
A 77 year-old male client with a diagnosis of stomach cancer has been found to have metastases in his
liver. The client and his family are surprised at this turn of events, stating that they don't see how he
could have developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts would underlie the reply that the
care team provides? - Answer The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from the GI tract into
the liver.
The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The nurse
recognizes which of the following mechanisms are suspected to play a role in the cellular death
associated with ALS? - Answer Apoptosis
A 45 year-old client who experienced exposure to radiation during an industrial accident several years
prior is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena may underlie the genetic changes that have
been noted in the client? - Answer Base pairs may have been rearranged by the radiation in the
accident.
A 77 year old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assessing the client for the first time. Which of the
following aspects of the patient's current state of health would be best characterized as a symptom
rather than a sign? - Answer The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying
supine.
A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should be frequently assessed by the nurse for which
priority complication? - Answer Bronchiectasis due to interferences with clearance of inhaled bacteria
along the respiratory tract.
In the context of an explanation of how human growth occurs, a student is explaining to a colleague the
necessity and roles of different types of RNA in protein synthesis. Which of the following types of RNA is
a result of the process of transcription? - Answer Messenger RNA
, A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large variety of factors that
influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects
discussed which would be considered a determinate of health that is outside the focus of this report? -
Answer The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hypercholesterolemia and
remains noncompliant with their treatment regime.
The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and she notes that the client's
sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse recalls that jaundice is a pigment that can accumulate in which part of
the cell? - Answer Cytoplasm
A 7 year old boy is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of lead toxicity. Which of the
following assessment findings is most congruent with the client's diagnosis? - Answer Hemoglobin 9.9
g/dL
A female client who is a carrier of a genetic illness asks the nurse if she should have her partner tested
for the condition prior to starting a family. What is the nurse's best response? - Answer Since this is a
condition that is linked to a recessive gene, testing may be advised
A professor is teaching a group of students about the role of mitochondria within the cell. Which of the
following statements is true of mitochondria? - Answer They are the site of adenosine triphosphate
(ATP) production.
How could a health care professional most accurately explain an aspect of the underlying structure of
DNA to a colleague who is unfamiliar with genetics? - Answer "In the base pairs, adenine combines
with thymine and guanine with cytosine."
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of which could
have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best captures the genetic
explanation for this? - Answer The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes
Knowing that persons with blonde hair exhibit the phenotype of a recessive gene, which of the following
genetic scenarios would be most likely to underlie such a trait? - Answer aa.
Exam Questions And All Correct
Answers.
A 77 year-old male client with a diagnosis of stomach cancer has been found to have metastases in his
liver. The client and his family are surprised at this turn of events, stating that they don't see how he
could have developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts would underlie the reply that the
care team provides? - Answer The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from the GI tract into
the liver.
The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The nurse
recognizes which of the following mechanisms are suspected to play a role in the cellular death
associated with ALS? - Answer Apoptosis
A 45 year-old client who experienced exposure to radiation during an industrial accident several years
prior is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena may underlie the genetic changes that have
been noted in the client? - Answer Base pairs may have been rearranged by the radiation in the
accident.
A 77 year old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assessing the client for the first time. Which of the
following aspects of the patient's current state of health would be best characterized as a symptom
rather than a sign? - Answer The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying
supine.
A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should be frequently assessed by the nurse for which
priority complication? - Answer Bronchiectasis due to interferences with clearance of inhaled bacteria
along the respiratory tract.
In the context of an explanation of how human growth occurs, a student is explaining to a colleague the
necessity and roles of different types of RNA in protein synthesis. Which of the following types of RNA is
a result of the process of transcription? - Answer Messenger RNA
, A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large variety of factors that
influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report
from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects
discussed which would be considered a determinate of health that is outside the focus of this report? -
Answer The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hypercholesterolemia and
remains noncompliant with their treatment regime.
The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and she notes that the client's
sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse recalls that jaundice is a pigment that can accumulate in which part of
the cell? - Answer Cytoplasm
A 7 year old boy is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of lead toxicity. Which of the
following assessment findings is most congruent with the client's diagnosis? - Answer Hemoglobin 9.9
g/dL
A female client who is a carrier of a genetic illness asks the nurse if she should have her partner tested
for the condition prior to starting a family. What is the nurse's best response? - Answer Since this is a
condition that is linked to a recessive gene, testing may be advised
A professor is teaching a group of students about the role of mitochondria within the cell. Which of the
following statements is true of mitochondria? - Answer They are the site of adenosine triphosphate
(ATP) production.
How could a health care professional most accurately explain an aspect of the underlying structure of
DNA to a colleague who is unfamiliar with genetics? - Answer "In the base pairs, adenine combines
with thymine and guanine with cytosine."
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the interaction of two different genes, neither of which could
have produced the trait independently. Which of the following explanations best captures the genetic
explanation for this? - Answer The outcome is the result of the interaction between collaborative genes
Knowing that persons with blonde hair exhibit the phenotype of a recessive gene, which of the following
genetic scenarios would be most likely to underlie such a trait? - Answer aa.
