Nightingale Pathophysiology Midterm Exam – Comprehensive Nursing Study Guide
cystic fibrosis - (ANSWER)The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted
through autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnoses for this patient?
protect cells from injury - (ANSWER)Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
brain - (ANSWER)If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease - (ANSWER)The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that
leads to progressive dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse most likely
referring?
Codon - (ANSWER)The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype - (ANSWER)The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A "monosomy" - (ANSWER)The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to
as:
Transcription - (ANSWER)The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell - (ANSWER)The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
Protein synthesis - (ANSWER)Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease - (ANSWER)A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size - (ANSWER)Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis - (ANSWER)The process by which cells program themselves to die:
, Nightingale Pathophysiology Midterm Exam – Comprehensive Nursing Study Guide
Cell injury from noxious stimuli - (ANSWER)Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis - (ANSWER)The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented
as:
cell secretions - (ANSWER)Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in:
chromosomal breakage - (ANSWER)Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver - (ANSWER)Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
Gunshot wounds - (ANSWER)The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which
type of injury does the patient have?
an avulsion - (ANSWER)When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical
term should the nurse document on the chart?
T and B lymphocytes - (ANSWER)A patient with a combined immune deficiency lacks:
arthralgia, anemia, and rash. - (ANSWER)When assessing the patient with SLE, the nurse should expect
to identify:
Type 1 - (ANSWER)Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are
they displaying?
neutrophils and macrophages - (ANSWER)The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are:
It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin - (ANSWER)What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory
response cycle?
cystic fibrosis - (ANSWER)The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted
through autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely diagnoses for this patient?
protect cells from injury - (ANSWER)Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
brain - (ANSWER)If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease - (ANSWER)The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a genetic disease that
leads to progressive dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To which disease is the nurse most likely
referring?
Codon - (ANSWER)The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype - (ANSWER)The outward manifestation of a disease, often influenced by both genes and the
environment, is called the disease:
A "monosomy" - (ANSWER)The condition that occurs when a zygote is missing in each cell is referred to
as:
Transcription - (ANSWER)The process by which RNA is formed from DNA for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell - (ANSWER)The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23 chromosomes is called:
Protein synthesis - (ANSWER)Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease - (ANSWER)A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size - (ANSWER)Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis - (ANSWER)The process by which cells program themselves to die:
, Nightingale Pathophysiology Midterm Exam – Comprehensive Nursing Study Guide
Cell injury from noxious stimuli - (ANSWER)Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis - (ANSWER)The postmortem decrease in a patient's body temperature will be documented
as:
cell secretions - (ANSWER)Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes in:
chromosomal breakage - (ANSWER)Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver - (ANSWER)Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
Gunshot wounds - (ANSWER)The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in a trauma patient. Which
type of injury does the patient have?
an avulsion - (ANSWER)When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical
term should the nurse document on the chart?
T and B lymphocytes - (ANSWER)A patient with a combined immune deficiency lacks:
arthralgia, anemia, and rash. - (ANSWER)When assessing the patient with SLE, the nurse should expect
to identify:
Type 1 - (ANSWER)Your patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity are
they displaying?
neutrophils and macrophages - (ANSWER)The major phagocytic cells in inflammation are:
It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin - (ANSWER)What is the role of plasmin in the inflammatory
response cycle?
