MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MSN 570
FINAL EXAM 5 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS (RATIONALES) |
The distinguishing characteristic of chronic osteomyelitis is the presence of:
A)
Sequestrum bone
B)
Abscess formation
C)
Severe bone pain
D)
External drainage –
A+ TEST BANK 1
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Correct Answer :A)
Sequestrum bone
Following a knee replacement surgery, a nurse's next door neighbor asks, "I
don't think I am healing right. Can you come look at my knee?" Upon
assessment, the nurse notices the client is warm to touch and has a fever; the
incision is inflamed and not well approximated with foul-smelling drainage
around the incision line. At this point, the nurse tells the client she needs to go
see her surgeon because the client may have:
A)
Contaminated the wound with MRSA
B)
Osteomyelitis
C)
An abscess in the pocket of the incision
D)
Potential bone cancer –
Correct Answer :B)
Osteomyelitis
A client is experiencing severe pain in his back to the point of being immobile
and running a temperature. The client also has swelling in his lower back
(vertebrae). Following biopsy, the results show spinal tuberculosis. The nurse
will anticipate explaining which priority intervention to this client?
A+ TEST BANK 2
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
A)
Drain the abscess in the lower back
B)
Administer the four-drug antimicrobial medications
C)
Locate a chiropractor for pain control
D)
Log-roll the client while he is on bedrest –
Correct Answer :B)
Administer the four-drug antimicrobial medications
While taking a client history, which of the following findings may lead the nurse
to suspect the client is at risk for development of osteonecrosis?
A)
Previous stress fracture in the hips
B)
Bacterial infection in the knee following total knee replacement
C)
Synovial inflammation with painful swelling and warm to touch
D)
Bone marrow ischemia due to radiation therapy for cancer –
Correct Answer :D)
A+ TEST BANK 3
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Bone marrow ischemia due to radiation therapy for cancer
Following a lengthy series of diagnostic tests, a client's chronic hip pain has been
attributed to advanced osteonecrosis. What treatment is this client most likely
to require?
A)
Joint replacement surgery
B)
Intravenous antibiotics
C)
Injections of corticosteroids into the synovial space
D)
Transfusion of packed red blood cells –
Correct Answer :A)
Joint replacement surgery
While explaining to a group of nursing students the difference between benign
and malignant bone tumors, the instructor will emphasize that a benign tumor:
Select all that apply.
A)
Is associated with constant, deep aching pain that does not go away with rest
B)
May be asymptomatic and detected incidentally
C)
A+ TEST BANK 4
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MSN 570
FINAL EXAM 5 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS GRADED A+
GUARANTEED PASS (RATIONALES) |
The distinguishing characteristic of chronic osteomyelitis is the presence of:
A)
Sequestrum bone
B)
Abscess formation
C)
Severe bone pain
D)
External drainage –
A+ TEST BANK 1
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Correct Answer :A)
Sequestrum bone
Following a knee replacement surgery, a nurse's next door neighbor asks, "I
don't think I am healing right. Can you come look at my knee?" Upon
assessment, the nurse notices the client is warm to touch and has a fever; the
incision is inflamed and not well approximated with foul-smelling drainage
around the incision line. At this point, the nurse tells the client she needs to go
see her surgeon because the client may have:
A)
Contaminated the wound with MRSA
B)
Osteomyelitis
C)
An abscess in the pocket of the incision
D)
Potential bone cancer –
Correct Answer :B)
Osteomyelitis
A client is experiencing severe pain in his back to the point of being immobile
and running a temperature. The client also has swelling in his lower back
(vertebrae). Following biopsy, the results show spinal tuberculosis. The nurse
will anticipate explaining which priority intervention to this client?
A+ TEST BANK 2
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
A)
Drain the abscess in the lower back
B)
Administer the four-drug antimicrobial medications
C)
Locate a chiropractor for pain control
D)
Log-roll the client while he is on bedrest –
Correct Answer :B)
Administer the four-drug antimicrobial medications
While taking a client history, which of the following findings may lead the nurse
to suspect the client is at risk for development of osteonecrosis?
A)
Previous stress fracture in the hips
B)
Bacterial infection in the knee following total knee replacement
C)
Synovial inflammation with painful swelling and warm to touch
D)
Bone marrow ischemia due to radiation therapy for cancer –
Correct Answer :D)
A+ TEST BANK 3
, MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Bone marrow ischemia due to radiation therapy for cancer
Following a lengthy series of diagnostic tests, a client's chronic hip pain has been
attributed to advanced osteonecrosis. What treatment is this client most likely
to require?
A)
Joint replacement surgery
B)
Intravenous antibiotics
C)
Injections of corticosteroids into the synovial space
D)
Transfusion of packed red blood cells –
Correct Answer :A)
Joint replacement surgery
While explaining to a group of nursing students the difference between benign
and malignant bone tumors, the instructor will emphasize that a benign tumor:
Select all that apply.
A)
Is associated with constant, deep aching pain that does not go away with rest
B)
May be asymptomatic and detected incidentally
C)
A+ TEST BANK 4
