NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions with Answers 2025

NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisAPathophysiologyA-AcorrectAanswers-
isAtheAstudyAofAwhatAhappensAwhenAtheAnormalAanatomyAandAphysiologyAgoAwrong,Acausi
ngAdisorderAandAdiseaseAprocessAofAtheAhumanAbody.
WhatA4AthingsAdoesApathophysiologyAinclude?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Etiology,APathogenesis,AClinicalAManifestations,AandATreatmentAImplications
WhatAisAetiologyA-AcorrectAanswers-
studyAofAcausesAorAreasonsAforAphenomena.AIncludesAIdiopathicAconditionsAthatAhaveAanA
unknownAoriginAorAcause.
WhatAisApathogenesis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
developmentAorAevolutionAofAdiseaseAfromAinitialAstimulusAtoAtheAexpressionAofAmanifestati
onsAasAtimeAoccurs.
WhatAareAclinicalAmanifestations?A-AcorrectAanswers-SignsAandAsymptomsAofAdisorder.
WhatAareAtreatmentAimplications?A-AcorrectAanswers-
WhichAcombineAtheAetology,Apathogenesis,AandAclinicalAmanifestationsAtoAdetermineAtheA
bestAtreatmentAofAconditionAperAindividual.
WhatAareAsigns?A-AcorrectAanswers-ObjectiveAorAobservedAmanifestationsAofAdisease.
WhatAareAsymptoms?A-AcorrectAanswers-SubjectiveAfeelingsAofAabnormalityAinAtheAbody.
WhatAisAobjectiveAdataA-AcorrectAanswers-WhatAyouAobserveAandAcanAmeasure.
WhatAareAexamplesAofAobjectiveAdata?A-AcorrectAanswers-
rash,AlowAbloodApressure,Ableeding
WhatAisAsubjectiveAdata?A-AcorrectAanswers-WhatAtheApatientAmayAreportAtoAyou
WhatAareAexamplesAofAsubjectiveAdata?A-AcorrectAanswers-
painAscale,AtheyAfeelAsuicidal,Afatigued.
WhatAisAepidemiology?A-AcorrectAanswers-
studyAofAtheApatternsAofAdiseaseAinvolvingApopulations.ABasedAonAtheAspreadAandAcontactA
ofAdiseasesAinApeople.
WhatAareAtheAlevelsAofAdiseaseAprevention?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Primary,ASecondary,ATertiary
ExplainAPrimaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
"Preventing";AalteringAsusceptibilityAorAreducingAexposureAofAdiseaseAforApeople.
ExamplesAofAPrimaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-VaccinationsAandAHandwashing
ExplainASecondaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
"Screening";AearlyAdetection,Ascreening,AandAmanagementAofAdiseaseAtoAcatchAdiseaseAe
arlyAbeforeAitAspreads
ExamplesAofASecondaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
PAPAsmearsAforASTDs,AlabAworkAforAHBA1CAcheck,Amammogram
ExplainATertiaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
"Treating"AandApreventingAfurtherAcomplicationsAfromAaAdisorderAorAdiseaseAafterAtheApers
onAhasAtheAcondition

, ExamplesAofATertiaryAPreventionA-AcorrectAanswers-
RehabAforAhipAsurgery,ArelearningAADL'sAafterAamputation,AWoundAcareAafterAstrokeAtoApr
eventApressureAulcers.
WhatAisAhomeostasis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
aAstateAofAequilibriumAinAwhichAallAbodyAsystemsAareAinAbalanceAandAtheAbodyAisAatAitsAmos
tAoptimalAinAfunctioning.AStable.
WhatAisAallostasis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
abilityAtoAsuccessfullyAadaptAtoAchallenges.AItAisAnotAaAbalanceAbutAanAattemptAtoAadaptAtoA
achieveAhomeostasis.AExample:AsweatingAtoAlowerAonesAbodyAtemp.
StagesAofAtheAGeneralAAdaptationASyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
alarm,Aresistance,Aexhaustion
ExplainAalarmAstageAofAgeneralAadaptationAsyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
WhereAtheAsympatheticAnervousAsystemAisAactivatedAdueAtoAstress.AFightAorAFlightArespon
sesAareAactivatedAandAenergyAisAgivenAoffAbyAtheAHPAAaxisAtoAfleeAorAfightAtheAdangerAahe
ad.ABloodAmustAbeAredirectedAtoAvitalAorgansAinAthisAstageAtoAgiveAtheAorgansAenergyAtoAw
ork.
ExplainAResistanceAstageAofAgeneralAadaptationAsyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAactivityAofAtheAParasympatheticANervousAsystemAandAtheAendocrineAsystemAtoAreturnAt
heAbodyAtoAhomeostasis.ATheAbodyAshouldAultimatelyAadaptAtoAtheAstressor.
ExplainAtheAexhaustionAstageAofAgeneralAadaptationAsyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
OccursAwhenAtheAstressorAisAnotAremovedAorAovercomeAinAtheAbody.ATheAbodyAcanAnoAlon
gerAreturnAtoAhomeostasisAafterAprolongedAexposureAtoAstressor.AItAcausesAtheAbodyAtoAbe
AdepletedAandAdamagedAthatAcanAleadAtoAdiseaseAorAdeath.

WhatAcomplicationsAcanAoccurAifAstressorsAareAnotAresolvedAfromAgeneralAadaptationAsyn
drome?A-AcorrectAanswers-
diseaseAcanAoccurAphysicallyAandAmentally,AsuchAasAanxiety,Adepression,Aheadaches,Ains
omnia,Ainfection,AandAheartAdisease.
NameAtheAhormonesAreleasedAduringAalarmAstageAofAgeneralAadaptationAsyndromeA-
AcorrectAanswers-

CorticotrophinAreleasingAhormone,AadrenocorticotrophicAhormone,Acatecholamines(Anore
pinephrineAandAepinephrine)AandAcortisol
ExplainAtheARoleAofAcorticotrophinAreleasingAhormoneAinAalarmAstageA-AcorrectAanswers-
activatesAtheAsympatheticAnervousAsystemAandAadrenocorticotropicAhormone.
ExplainAtheAroleAofAnorepinephrineAduringAalarmAstageA-AcorrectAanswers-
helpsAtoAslowAdownAcertainAorgansAsuchAasAtheAGIAandAGUAsystemsAtoAprepareAtheAbodyAf
orAfightAorAflight.
ExplainAtheAroleAofAepinephrineAduringAalarmAstageA-AcorrectAanswers-
StimulatesAtheAfightAorAflightAresponseAbyAincreasingAheartArate,AbronchodilationAofAtheAlun
gsAtoAincreaseArespirationsAandAamountAofAairAletAin,AdilatesApupilsAtoAletAmoreAlightAin,Asti
mulatesAmoreAglucoseAtoAbeAreleased.
ExplainAtheAroleAofAcortisolAduringAalarmAstageA-AcorrectAanswers-
releasedAbyAACTHAreachingAtheAadrenalAcortex,AthisAallowsAforAmoreAenergyAcreationAtoAi
ncreaseAglucoseAandAtoAreduceAinflammation.ASuppressesAtheAimmuneAsystem.
ExplainAtheAsymptomsAofAaAsympatheticAnervousAsystemAresponseA-AcorrectAanswers-
PupilsAdilate,AsalivationAinhibited,AincreaseAinAHR,AbronchodilationAofAairway,AincreasedAre
spirations,AglucoseArelease,AinhibitAGI/GU.