ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM - NUR2063 / NUR2063:
ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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,FINAL EXAM - NUR2063 / NUR2063:
ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
1. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in
homeostatic control mechanisms?
- Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
- ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages?
- Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
- Cytoplasm
5. Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in sausage-
shaped structures called:
- mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the patient?
- Mental status changes
7. What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance?
- EKG
15. During which of the following stages of the general adaptation syndrome
, FINAL EXAM - NUR2063 / NUR2063:
ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
(GAS) have the body's coping methods been completely utilized?
- Exhaustion
16. Which of the following is a chemical triggered by the sympathetic nervous
system made from the adrenal medulla that is responsible for many of the
physiological symptoms of the "fight or flight" response?
- Epinephrine
17. What disease state results from an inability to differentiate self from non-self?
- Autoimmune
18. Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for impaired immune
function?
- 79-year-old male with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
19. The nurse is teaching a community health class about the immune
system. The nurse asks the class to list various functions of B cells in
immunity. Which responses by students are correct? (Select all that
apply.)
- A) "They are the first to arrive at the scene of infection."
B) "They make all sorts of antibodies."
C) "They eat up bacteria, viruses, and parasites."
D) "They turn into memory cells that keep the person immune."
E) "They release chemicals to stop inflammation when healing is done."
B&D
20. Difference between a sign and a symptom