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esrasrarteachingrexample.rOfrtherfollowingraspectsrdiscussed,rwhichrwouldrberconsider
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A) TherclientrhasrardiverserbackgroundrbyrbeingrofrAsianrandrNativerAmericanrdesce
ntrandrpracticesrvariousralternativertherapiesrtorminimizereffectsrofrstress.
B) Therclientrhasrarfamilyrhistoryrofrcardiovascularrdiseaserrelatedrtorhyperchole
sterolemiarandrremainsrnoncompliantrwithrthertreatmentrregime.
C) Therclientrhasrargoodrcareerrwithrexceptionalrpreventativerhealthrcarerbenefits.
D) Therclientrlivesrinranraffluent,rclean,rsuburbanrcommunityrwithraccessrtormanyrhea
lthrcarerfacilities.
Ans:r B
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InrHealthyrPeopler2020,rtherfocusrisrtorpromotergoodrhealthrtorallr(suchrasrusingralternativer
therapiesrtorminimizereffectsrofrstress);rachievingrhealthrequityrandrpromotingrhealthrforrall
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desrlivingrinrarcleanrcommunityrwithrgoodraccessrtorhealthrcare).rArclient'srnoncompliancer
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CVrdiseaserdoesrnotrmeetrther“attainingrlivesrfreerofrpreventablerdiseaserandrprematurerdea
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3. Arphysicianrisrprovidingrcarerforrarnumberrofrpatientsronrarmedicalrunitrofrarlarge,runiversit
yrhospital.rTherphysicianrisrdiscussingrwithrarcolleaguertherdifferentiationrbetweenrdisease
srthatrarercausedrbyrabnormalrmoleculesrandrdiseasesrthatrcauserdisease.rWhichrofrtherfollo
wingrpatientsrmostrclearlyrdemonstratesrtherconsequencesrofrmoleculesrthatrcauserdisease?
A) Ar31-year-
oldrwomanrwithrsicklercellranemiarwhorisrreceivingrartransfusionrofrpackedrredrblo
odrcells
B) Ar91-year-
oldrwomanrwhorhasrexperiencedranrischemicrstrokerresultingrfromrfamilialrhype
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oldrmanrwithrexacerbationrofrhisrcysticrfibrosisrrequiringroxygenrtherapyrandrc
hestrphysiotherapy
D) Ar30-year-
oldrhomelessrmanrwhorhasrPneumocystisrcariniirpneumoniar(PCP)randrisrHIVrpositi
ve.
Ans:r D
Feedback:
PCPrisranrexamplerofrthereffectrofrarmoleculerthatrdirectlyrcontributesrtordisease.rSicklercellra
nemia,rfamilialrhypercholesterolemia,randrcysticrfibrosisrarerallrexamplesrofrthereffectsrofra
bnormalrmolecules.
4. Arnewrmyocardialrinfarctionrpatientrrequiringrangioplastyrandrstentrplacementrhasrarrivedr
torhisrfirstrcardiacrrehabilitationrappointment.rInrthisrfirstrsession,rarreviewrofrtherpathogen
esisrofrcoronaryrarteryrdiseaserisraddressed.rWhichrstatementrbyrtherpatientrverifiesrtorthernu
rserthatrherhasrunderstoodrthernurse'srteachingsraboutrcoronaryrarteryrdisease?
A) “AllrIrhavertordorisrstoprsmoking,randrthenrIrwon'trhaveranyrmorerheartrattacks.”
B) “Myrarteryrwasrcloggedrbyrfat,rsorIrwillrneedrtorstopreatingrfattyrfoodsrlikerFre
nchrfriesreveryrday.”
C) “Soundsrlikerthisrbeganrbecauserofrinflammationrinsidermyrarteryrthatrmaderitreas
yrtorformrfattyrstreaks,rwhichrleadrtormyrcloggedrartery.”
D) “IfrIrdornotrexerciserregularlyrtorgetrmyrheartrraterup,rbloodrpoolsrinrtherveinsrcausin
grarclotrthatrstopsrbloodrflowrtorthermuscle,randrIrwillrhaverarheartrattack.”
Ans:r C
Feedback:
Thertrueretiology/causerofrcoronaryrarteryrdiseaser(CAD)risrunknown;rhowever,rtherpatho
genesisrofrtherdisorderrrelatesrtortherprogressionrofrtherinflammatoryrprocessrfromrarfattyrstr
eakrtortherocclusivervesselrlesionrseenrinrpeoplerwithrcoronaryrarteryrdisease.rRiskrfactorsrf
orrCADrrevolveraroundrcigarettersmoking,rdietrhighrinrfat,randrlackrofrexercise.
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C) Arclientrwhorwasradmittedrwithrthereffectsrofrmethylralcoholrpoisoning
D) ArclientrwithrmultiplerskeletalrinjuriesrsecondaryrtorarmotorrvehicleraccidentrAn
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Pathophysiology 5 r
Edition Test Bank by
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Tommie L. Norris
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Latest Revised
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2023/2024
, TESTrBANKrFORrPORTH'SrPATHOPHYSIOLOGYr10THrEDITIONrBYrNORRIS
Porth’s Pathophysiology 10th Edition Norris Test Bank
r r r r r r
1. Atranrinternationalrnursingrconference,rmanyrdiscussionsrandrbreakoutrsessionsrfocusedronr
therWorldrHealthrOrganizationr(WHO)rviewsronrhealth.rOfrtherfollowingrcommentsrmader
byrnursesrduringrardiscussionrsession,rwhichrstatementsrwouldrberconsideredrargoodrrepres
entationrofrtherWHOrdefinition?rSelectrallrthatrapply.
A) Interestsrinrkeepingrtherelderlyrpopulationrengagedrinrsuchractivitiesrasrbookrrev
iewsrandrwordrgamesrduringrsocialrtime
B) Increaserinrthernumberrofrchairraerobicsrclassesrprovidedrinrtherskilledrcarerfac
ilities
C) Interventionsrgearedrtowardrkeepingrtherelderlyrpopulationrdiagnosedrwithrdiabetesr
mellitusrunderrtightrbloodrglucosercontrolrbyrprovidingrin-homercookingrclasses
D) Providingrtransportationrforrrenalrdialysisrpatientsrtorandrfromrtheirrhemodialysisrse
ssions
E) ProvidingrhandwashingrteachingrsessionsrtorargrouprofryoungrchildrenrA
ns:r A,rB,rC,rE
Feedback:
TherWHOrdefinitionrofrhealthrisrdefinedrasr“arstaterofrcompleterphysical,rmental,randrsocia
lrwell-
beingrandrnotrmerelyrtherabsencerofrdiseaserandrinfirmity.”rEngagingrinrbookrreviewsrfacil
itatesrmentalrandrsocialrwell-being;rchairraerobicsrhelpsrfacilitaterphysicalrwell-
being;randrassistingrwithrtightrcontrolrofrdiabetesrhelpsrwithrfacilitatingrphysicalrwell-
beingrevenrthoughrtherpersonrhasrarchronicrdisease.rHandwashingrisrvitalrinrtherpreventionr
ofrdiseaserandrspreadr ofrgerms.
2. Arcommunityrhealthrnurserisrteachingrargrouprofrrecentrgraduatesraboutrtherlargervariet
yrofrfactorsrthatrinfluenceranrindividual'srhealthrorrlackrthereof.rThernurserisrreferringrto
rtherHealthyrPeopler2020rreportrfromrtherU.S.rDepartmentrofrHealthrandrHumanrServic
esrasrarteachingrexample.rOfrtherfollowingraspectsrdiscussed,rwhichrwouldrberconsider
edrardeterminantrofrhealthrthatrisroutsidertherfocusrofrthisrreport?
A) TherclientrhasrardiverserbackgroundrbyrbeingrofrAsianrandrNativerAmericanrdesce
ntrandrpracticesrvariousralternativertherapiesrtorminimizereffectsrofrstress.
B) Therclientrhasrarfamilyrhistoryrofrcardiovascularrdiseaserrelatedrtorhyperchole
sterolemiarandrremainsrnoncompliantrwithrthertreatmentrregime.
C) Therclientrhasrargoodrcareerrwithrexceptionalrpreventativerhealthrcarerbenefits.
D) Therclientrlivesrinranraffluent,rclean,rsuburbanrcommunityrwithraccessrtormanyrhea
lthrcarerfacilities.
Ans:r B
Feedback:
InrHealthyrPeopler2020,rtherfocusrisrtorpromotergoodrhealthrtorallr(suchrasrusingralternativer
therapiesrtorminimizereffectsrofrstress);rachievingrhealthrequityrandrpromotingrhealthrforrall
r(whichrincludesrhavingrgoodrhealthrcarerbenefits);randrpromotingrgoodrhealthr(whichrinclu
desrlivingrinrarcleanrcommunityrwithrgoodraccessrtorhealthrcare).rArclient'srnoncompliancer
withrtreatmentsrtorcontrolrhighrcholesterolrlevelsrwithinrtherpresencerofrarfamilyrhistoryrofr
CVrdiseaserdoesrnotrmeetrther“attainingrlivesrfreerofrpreventablerdiseaserandrprematurerdea
th”rdeterminant.
, TESTrBANKrFORrPORTH'SrPATHOPHYSIOLOGYr10THrEDITIONrBYrNORRIS
3. Arphysicianrisrprovidingrcarerforrarnumberrofrpatientsronrarmedicalrunitrofrarlarge,runiversit
yrhospital.rTherphysicianrisrdiscussingrwithrarcolleaguertherdifferentiationrbetweenrdisease
srthatrarercausedrbyrabnormalrmoleculesrandrdiseasesrthatrcauserdisease.rWhichrofrtherfollo
wingrpatientsrmostrclearlyrdemonstratesrtherconsequencesrofrmoleculesrthatrcauserdisease?
A) Ar31-year-
oldrwomanrwithrsicklercellranemiarwhorisrreceivingrartransfusionrofrpackedrredrblo
odrcells
B) Ar91-year-
oldrwomanrwhorhasrexperiencedranrischemicrstrokerresultingrfromrfamilialrhype
rcholesterolemia
C) Ar19-year-
oldrmanrwithrexacerbationrofrhisrcysticrfibrosisrrequiringroxygenrtherapyrandrc
hestrphysiotherapy
D) Ar30-year-
oldrhomelessrmanrwhorhasrPneumocystisrcariniirpneumoniar(PCP)randrisrHIVrpositi
ve.
Ans:r D
Feedback:
PCPrisranrexamplerofrthereffectrofrarmoleculerthatrdirectlyrcontributesrtordisease.rSicklercellra
nemia,rfamilialrhypercholesterolemia,randrcysticrfibrosisrarerallrexamplesrofrthereffectsrofra
bnormalrmolecules.
4. Arnewrmyocardialrinfarctionrpatientrrequiringrangioplastyrandrstentrplacementrhasrarrivedr
torhisrfirstrcardiacrrehabilitationrappointment.rInrthisrfirstrsession,rarreviewrofrtherpathogen
esisrofrcoronaryrarteryrdiseaserisraddressed.rWhichrstatementrbyrtherpatientrverifiesrtorthernu
rserthatrherhasrunderstoodrthernurse'srteachingsraboutrcoronaryrarteryrdisease?
A) “AllrIrhavertordorisrstoprsmoking,randrthenrIrwon'trhaveranyrmorerheartrattacks.”
B) “Myrarteryrwasrcloggedrbyrfat,rsorIrwillrneedrtorstopreatingrfattyrfoodsrlikerFre
nchrfriesreveryrday.”
C) “Soundsrlikerthisrbeganrbecauserofrinflammationrinsidermyrarteryrthatrmaderitreas
yrtorformrfattyrstreaks,rwhichrleadrtormyrcloggedrartery.”
D) “IfrIrdornotrexerciserregularlyrtorgetrmyrheartrraterup,rbloodrpoolsrinrtherveinsrcausin
grarclotrthatrstopsrbloodrflowrtorthermuscle,randrIrwillrhaverarheartrattack.”
Ans:r C
Feedback:
Thertrueretiology/causerofrcoronaryrarteryrdiseaser(CAD)risrunknown;rhowever,rtherpatho
genesisrofrtherdisorderrrelatesrtortherprogressionrofrtherinflammatoryrprocessrfromrarfattyrstr
eakrtortherocclusivervesselrlesionrseenrinrpeoplerwithrcoronaryrarteryrdisease.rRiskrfactorsrf
orrCADrrevolveraroundrcigarettersmoking,rdietrhighrinrfat,randrlackrofrexercise.
5. Armemberrofrtherhealthrcarerteamrisrresearchingrtheretiologyrandrpathogenesisrofrarnumb
errofrclientsrwhorarerunderrhisrcarerinrarhospitalrcontext.rWhichrofrtherfollowingraspectsrofr
clients'rsituationsrbN
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raN
ctGerTizBe.
s rC
paOthMogenesisrratherrthanretiology?
A) ArclientrwhorhasrbeenrexposedrtortherMycobacteriumrtuberculosisrbacterium
B) Arclientrwhorhasrincreasingrserumrammoniarlevelsrduertorliverrcirrhosis
C) Arclientrwhorwasradmittedrwithrthereffectsrofrmethylralcoholrpoisoning
D) ArclientrwithrmultiplerskeletalrinjuriesrsecondaryrtorarmotorrvehicleraccidentrAn
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s:r B
