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WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE 300 Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This
Year
WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final EXAM
QUESTION: A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood is likely to
undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia - ANSWER-c. Hypertrophy
QUESTION: A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
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e. Incomplete bladder emptying - ANSWER-b. Hesitancy
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
QUESTION: What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint
e. Morning stiffness in joints - ANSWER-a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
e. Morning stiffness in joints
QUESTION: Atrial fibrillation is best described as when
a. The P wave precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS complex
b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate
c. An atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min in a sawtooth pattern of atrial depolarization is seen
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d. P waves occurs earlier than normal, preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS configuration -
ANSWER-b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied by an irregular ventricular
rate
- Atrial fibrillation is described as disorganized and irregular atrial waves accompanied by an
irregular ventricular rate.
- Escape rhythms can present with a P wave that precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS
complex.
- Atrial flutter is typically manifested by a rapid atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min and a
characteristic saw-tooth pattern of atrial depolarizations.
- Premature atrial complexes (PAC) are characterized by P waves that occur earlier than normal,
preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS configuration.
Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis
related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction. - ANSWER-c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
QUESTION: A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
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b. Dyspnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema - ANSWER-a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
d. Crackles in lungs
QUESTION: Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Surgery
b. Radiation
c. Early detection
d. Chemotherapeutic agents - ANSWER-c. Early detection
Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the best prognosis for a
cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be curative in
some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells
that are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible area, and to kill tumor
cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife and remain undetected in the local area.
Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells, and a certain amount of normal cell
death also occurs.
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WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final EXAM
AND STUDY GUIDE 300 Questions and
Verified Solutions Latest Update This
Year
WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final EXAM
QUESTION: A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood is likely to
undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia - ANSWER-c. Hypertrophy
QUESTION: A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of the following?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
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e. Incomplete bladder emptying - ANSWER-b. Hesitancy
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
QUESTION: What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint
e. Morning stiffness in joints - ANSWER-a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints
c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
e. Morning stiffness in joints
QUESTION: Atrial fibrillation is best described as when
a. The P wave precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS complex
b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied by an irregular ventricular rate
c. An atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min in a sawtooth pattern of atrial depolarization is seen
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d. P waves occurs earlier than normal, preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS configuration -
ANSWER-b. Disorganized and irregular atrial waves are accompanied by an irregular ventricular
rate
- Atrial fibrillation is described as disorganized and irregular atrial waves accompanied by an
irregular ventricular rate.
- Escape rhythms can present with a P wave that precedes, follows, or is buried in the QRS
complex.
- Atrial flutter is typically manifested by a rapid atrial rate of 240 to 350 beats/min and a
characteristic saw-tooth pattern of atrial depolarizations.
- Premature atrial complexes (PAC) are characterized by P waves that occur earlier than normal,
preceded by a P wave with a normal QRS configuration.
Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis
related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction. - ANSWER-c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
QUESTION: A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure. Which clinical
manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
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b. Dyspnea
c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema - ANSWER-a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
d. Crackles in lungs
QUESTION: Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Surgery
b. Radiation
c. Early detection
d. Chemotherapeutic agents - ANSWER-c. Early detection
Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the best prognosis for a
cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be curative in
some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells
that are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible area, and to kill tumor
cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife and remain undetected in the local area.
Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells, and a certain amount of normal cell
death also occurs.
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