NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MODULE 1-10 AND 2 VERSIONS
2025 test FINAL EXAM LATEST ALL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+(PORTAGE LEARNING) GENERATED
What are important factors when deciding upon a diagnosis? Select all that apply. - age,
race, gender, lifestyle
True/False:
Persistent metaplasia can lead to dysplasia. - true
True/False:
Barrett esophagus is an example of dysplasia. - false (Barrett's esophagus is
METAplasia)
True/False:
Persistent dysplasia eventually results in cancer. - true
True/False:
Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions. - true
High blood pressure is an example of which of the following? - Pathophysiology
(Pathophysiology is the study of disease, high blood pressure is an example of a
disease)
A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood pressure. What are these
examples of? - signs (high blood pressure) AND symptoms (pt complaint of chest pain)
Which of the following is NOT helpful to the clinician to make a diagnosis? -
evidencebased practice
(this is a stupid answer but just go with it... the other options were detailed history,
physical exam, and lab tests)
Match definitions for: sensitivity, reliability, validity, specificity - Sensitivity: proportion of
people WITH a disease that test positive for the disease Reliability: likelihood of
getting same result with repeat testing
Validity: HOW a tool measures what it is intended to measure
Specificity: people WITHOUT a disease who test negative for the disease
2025 test FINAL EXAM LATEST ALL COMPLETE REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+(PORTAGE LEARNING) GENERATED
What are important factors when deciding upon a diagnosis? Select all that apply. - age,
race, gender, lifestyle
True/False:
Persistent metaplasia can lead to dysplasia. - true
True/False:
Barrett esophagus is an example of dysplasia. - false (Barrett's esophagus is
METAplasia)
True/False:
Persistent dysplasia eventually results in cancer. - true
True/False:
Hypertrophy can occur under normal and pathological conditions. - true
High blood pressure is an example of which of the following? - Pathophysiology
(Pathophysiology is the study of disease, high blood pressure is an example of a
disease)
A patient complains of chest pain and an elevated blood pressure. What are these
examples of? - signs (high blood pressure) AND symptoms (pt complaint of chest pain)
Which of the following is NOT helpful to the clinician to make a diagnosis? -
evidencebased practice
(this is a stupid answer but just go with it... the other options were detailed history,
physical exam, and lab tests)
Match definitions for: sensitivity, reliability, validity, specificity - Sensitivity: proportion of
people WITH a disease that test positive for the disease Reliability: likelihood of
getting same result with repeat testing
Validity: HOW a tool measures what it is intended to measure
Specificity: people WITHOUT a disease who test negative for the disease
