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NURS231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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Which of the following would result from a deficit of plasma proteins?
Select one:
1. Increased osmotic pressure
2. Increased hydrostatic pressure
3. Decreased osmotic pressure
4. Decreased hydrostatic pressure - Correct Answer - 3. decreased
osmotic pressure
Which substance directly controls the reabsorption of water from the
collecting ducts?
Select one:
1. Renin
2. Aldosterone
3. Angiotensin
4. Antidiuretic hormone - Correct Answer - 4. antidiuretic hormone
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Baby Thompson has repeated vomiting from pyloric stenosis. What
assessment findings are most likely? (select ALL THAT APPLY):
a. Paresthesia’s of fingers, lightheadedness, confusion
b. high PaCO2, shallow and slow respirations, pH less than 7.3
c. Tachycardia, rapid weight loss, decreased urine output
d. skeletal muscle weakness, slow, shallow respirations and lethargy -
Correct Answer - c & d
Mrs. Singh takes glucocorticoids for a chronic disease. Which of the
following is the most at risk of developing?
a. isotonic fluid deficit, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. isotonic fluid excess and hypokalemia - Correct Answer - d
Mrs. Singh takes glucocorticoids for a chronic disease. Which of the
following are expected assessment findings?
a. Paresthesia’s of fingers, lightheadedness, confusion
b. high PaCO2, shallow and slow respirations, pH less than 7.3
c. Tachycardia, rapid weight loss, decreased urine output
d. Dependent edema, distended neck veins when upright, skeletal muscle
weakness, and abdominal distention - Correct Answer - d
Which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of hypernatremia?
a. increased thirst
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b. seizure and coma
c. nausea and vomiting
d. increased muscle tone - Correct Answer - b. seizure and coma
Seizures and comas occur in a hyponatremic state, but not
hypernatremia.
Which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of hyponatremia?
a. nausea and vomiting
b. tachycardia
c. weak/thread pulse
d. respiratory arrest - Correct Answer - a. nausea and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are a severe sign of hypernatremia, not
hyponatremia.
When a patient is receiving diuretic therapy, what best reflects the
patient's fluid volume status?
Select one:
1. Blood pressure and pulse
2. Intake, output, and daily weight
3. Abdominal girth and calf circumference
4. Serum potassium and sodium levels - Correct Answer - 2. Intake,
Output and Daily Weight
Opioid withdrawal in an opioid-naive patient can occur as early as:
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a. 3 weeks of opioid treatment
b. 3 days of opioid treatment
c. 4 weeks of opioid treatment
d. 2 weeks of opioid treatment - Correct Answer - d. 2 weeks of opioid
treatment
Which of the following is NOT an opioid agonist?
a. morphine
b. codeine
c. fentanyl
d. naltrexone - Correct Answer - d. naltrexone is an opioid antagonist
Which of the following is NOT an opioid agonist-antagonist?
a. methadone hydrochloride
b. pentazocine (Talwin)
c. nalbuphine (Nubain)
d. buprenorphine - Correct Answer - a. methadone hydrochloride is a
opioid agonist
Obese man snores and gasps at night and often falls asleep at his
computer at work. What is occurring?:
a. dyssomnia, insomnia
b. parasomnia, somnambulism
c. dyssomnia, sleep apnea
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NURS231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
PREP NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 550
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| NURS 231 EXAM PREP|
BRAND NEW!!
Which of the following would result from a deficit of plasma proteins?
Select one:
1. Increased osmotic pressure
2. Increased hydrostatic pressure
3. Decreased osmotic pressure
4. Decreased hydrostatic pressure - Correct Answer - 3. decreased
osmotic pressure
Which substance directly controls the reabsorption of water from the
collecting ducts?
Select one:
1. Renin
2. Aldosterone
3. Angiotensin
4. Antidiuretic hormone - Correct Answer - 4. antidiuretic hormone
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Baby Thompson has repeated vomiting from pyloric stenosis. What
assessment findings are most likely? (select ALL THAT APPLY):
a. Paresthesia’s of fingers, lightheadedness, confusion
b. high PaCO2, shallow and slow respirations, pH less than 7.3
c. Tachycardia, rapid weight loss, decreased urine output
d. skeletal muscle weakness, slow, shallow respirations and lethargy -
Correct Answer - c & d
Mrs. Singh takes glucocorticoids for a chronic disease. Which of the
following is the most at risk of developing?
a. isotonic fluid deficit, hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. isotonic fluid excess and hypokalemia - Correct Answer - d
Mrs. Singh takes glucocorticoids for a chronic disease. Which of the
following are expected assessment findings?
a. Paresthesia’s of fingers, lightheadedness, confusion
b. high PaCO2, shallow and slow respirations, pH less than 7.3
c. Tachycardia, rapid weight loss, decreased urine output
d. Dependent edema, distended neck veins when upright, skeletal muscle
weakness, and abdominal distention - Correct Answer - d
Which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of hypernatremia?
a. increased thirst
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b. seizure and coma
c. nausea and vomiting
d. increased muscle tone - Correct Answer - b. seizure and coma
Seizures and comas occur in a hyponatremic state, but not
hypernatremia.
Which of the following is NOT a sign/symptom of hyponatremia?
a. nausea and vomiting
b. tachycardia
c. weak/thread pulse
d. respiratory arrest - Correct Answer - a. nausea and vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are a severe sign of hypernatremia, not
hyponatremia.
When a patient is receiving diuretic therapy, what best reflects the
patient's fluid volume status?
Select one:
1. Blood pressure and pulse
2. Intake, output, and daily weight
3. Abdominal girth and calf circumference
4. Serum potassium and sodium levels - Correct Answer - 2. Intake,
Output and Daily Weight
Opioid withdrawal in an opioid-naive patient can occur as early as:
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a. 3 weeks of opioid treatment
b. 3 days of opioid treatment
c. 4 weeks of opioid treatment
d. 2 weeks of opioid treatment - Correct Answer - d. 2 weeks of opioid
treatment
Which of the following is NOT an opioid agonist?
a. morphine
b. codeine
c. fentanyl
d. naltrexone - Correct Answer - d. naltrexone is an opioid antagonist
Which of the following is NOT an opioid agonist-antagonist?
a. methadone hydrochloride
b. pentazocine (Talwin)
c. nalbuphine (Nubain)
d. buprenorphine - Correct Answer - a. methadone hydrochloride is a
opioid agonist
Obese man snores and gasps at night and often falls asleep at his
computer at work. What is occurring?:
a. dyssomnia, insomnia
b. parasomnia, somnambulism
c. dyssomnia, sleep apnea
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