Nightingale Pathophysiology Midterm Exam
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Which of the following statements by a clinician about mutations is correct
Mutations always lead to genetic disease
A. Mutations always lead to genetic disease
B. spontaneous mutations occur as a result of exposure to a mutagen
C. mutations are alterations in a normal DNA sequence
D. Mutations are always inherited
C.
The nurse in the genetic clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in middle to late adulthood. Which disease is the
nurse most likely referring to?
Huntington disease
When the clinician is discussing the DNA Helix which information should
be included? In the DNA Helix guanine pairs with:
Cytosine
,When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which
medical term should the nurse document in the chart?
A. Contusion
B. An Avulsion
C. A hemotoma
D. An incision
B. An Avulsion
Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of
Clastogens? Clastogens agents that cause?
A. Chromosomal duplications
B. single gene mutations
C. Chromosomal breakage
D. Sex Chromosome aneuploidies
C. Chromosomal Breakage
An individual who is heterozygous for a gene has:
, Alleles at a given locus that are different from one another.
A patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity
reaction does the nurse expect to see documented in the patient's chart?
Type 1 typical allergic responses are characterized as type one
hypersensitivity reactions.
A patient has Westcott Aldrich syndrome. Which typical assessment
findings should the nurse monitor for in the patient?
Decreased IgM and bleeding
What is the role of plasma in the inflammatory response cycle?
It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin.
Plasma is an enzyme that will degrade fibrin during clot dissolution or at
the resolution of inflammation.
Among the many innate defenses the body has two pathogens, the first
line of defense is the:
2024/2025 – Latest Question And Answers
Accurate Fall/Summer Semester
Which of the following statements by a clinician about mutations is correct
Mutations always lead to genetic disease
A. Mutations always lead to genetic disease
B. spontaneous mutations occur as a result of exposure to a mutagen
C. mutations are alterations in a normal DNA sequence
D. Mutations are always inherited
C.
The nurse in the genetic clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to
progressive dementia in middle to late adulthood. Which disease is the
nurse most likely referring to?
Huntington disease
When the clinician is discussing the DNA Helix which information should
be included? In the DNA Helix guanine pairs with:
Cytosine
,When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which
medical term should the nurse document in the chart?
A. Contusion
B. An Avulsion
C. A hemotoma
D. An incision
B. An Avulsion
Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of
Clastogens? Clastogens agents that cause?
A. Chromosomal duplications
B. single gene mutations
C. Chromosomal breakage
D. Sex Chromosome aneuploidies
C. Chromosomal Breakage
An individual who is heterozygous for a gene has:
, Alleles at a given locus that are different from one another.
A patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity
reaction does the nurse expect to see documented in the patient's chart?
Type 1 typical allergic responses are characterized as type one
hypersensitivity reactions.
A patient has Westcott Aldrich syndrome. Which typical assessment
findings should the nurse monitor for in the patient?
Decreased IgM and bleeding
What is the role of plasma in the inflammatory response cycle?
It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin.
Plasma is an enzyme that will degrade fibrin during clot dissolution or at
the resolution of inflammation.
Among the many innate defenses the body has two pathogens, the first
line of defense is the:
