NURS 6501 WEEK 1 Advanced Pathophysiology quiz GRADED A+

NURS 6501 WEEK 1 Advanced Pathophysiology quiz • • • Question 1 1 out of 1 points A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following? • Question 2 1 out of 1 points What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases? • Question 3 1 out of 1 points The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? • Question 4 1 out of 1 points When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene. • Question 5 1 out of 1 points Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? • Question 6 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: • Question 7 1 out of 1 points The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as: • Question 8 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: • Question 9 1 out of 1 points A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? • Question 10 1 out of 1 points A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing? • Question 11 1 out of 1 points The ion transporter that moves Na+ and Ca2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? • Question 12 1 out of 1 points The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in: • Question 13 1 out of 1 points An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? • Question 14 1 out of 1 points A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the blood to the cell. What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with the patient? • Question 15 1 out of 1 points A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart? • Question 16 1 out of 1 points In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? • Question 17 1 out of 1 points A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart? • Question 18 1 out of 1 points During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy. • Question 19 1 out of 1 points A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response? • Question 20 1 out of 1 points A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? • Question 21 1 out of 1 points After a geneticist talks to the patient about being a chromosomal mosaic, the patient asks the nurse what that means. How should the nurse respond? You may _____ genetic disease(s). • Question 22 1 out of 1 points Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on protein synthesis? • Question 23 1 out of 1 points Which of the following disorders is manifested primarily in males? • Question 24 1 out of 1 points A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained? • Question 25 1 out of 1 points A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process?