Nurs 6501midterm exam 3 advanced pathophysiology midterm walden university
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• Question1
The actionof platelet-derived growthfactoris to stimulatetheproductionof which cells?
SelectedAnswer: Platelets
• Question2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcareprofessionalis educatinga patientaboutasthma. Theprofessional states
thatgoodcontrolis
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected Uncontrolledinflammationleadstoincreasedbronchialhyperresponsiveness
and
Answer: eventualscarring.
• Question3
1 out of 1 points
Whatis an expectedchangein thecardiovascularsystemthatoccurswith aging?
SelectedAnswer: Arterialstiffening
• Question4
0 out of 1 points
Peoplediagnosedwith neurofibromatosishave varyingdegreesof theconditionbecauseof which genetic
principle?
SelectedAnswer: Dominance
• Question5
0 out of 1 points
Whenendothelialcellsareinjured,whatalterationcontributesto atherosclerosis?
SelectedAnswer: The releaseof toxic oxygenradicalsthatoxidizelow-densitylipoproteins(LDLs)
• Question6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcareprofessionalcaresfor olderadultsin a skilled nursing facility.What shouldtheprofessional assess for
in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
, SelectedAnswer: Increasedrateof falling and dizzy spells
• Question7
0 out of 1 points
, What physicalsign doesthehealthcareprofessionalrelateto theresultof turbulentbloodflowthrough avessel?
SelectedAnswer: Boundingpulsefelt on palpation
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What aretumorcell markers?
SelectedAnswer: Hormones,enzymes,antigens,and antibodiesthatareproducedby cancercells
• Question9
0 out of 1 points
Once theyhavepenetratedthefirst line of defense, which microorganisms
do naturalkiller (NK) cells activelyattack?
SelectedAnswer: Bacteria
• Question10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastrichormoneinhibits acid and pepsinogensecretion,as wellas decreasesthereleaseof gastrin?
SelectedAnswer: Somatostatin
• Question11
1 out of 1 points
What is thesinglemostcommoncauseof cellularinjury?
SelectedAnswer: Hypoxic injury
• Question12
1 out of 1 points
A professorhas taughtthestudentsaboutthesourcesof increasedammoniain patientswith hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor shouldthis
review
material?
SelectedAnswer: Accumulationof short-chain fattyacids area sourceof increasedammonia.
• Question13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactantproducedby type II alveolarcells facilitatesalveolardistentionand ventilationby which
mechanism?
SelectedAnswer: Decreasingsurfacetensionin thealveoli
grade
A||Update
d 2025/2026
• Question1
The actionof platelet-derived growthfactoris to stimulatetheproductionof which cells?
SelectedAnswer: Platelets
• Question2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcareprofessionalis educatinga patientaboutasthma. Theprofessional states
thatgoodcontrolis
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected Uncontrolledinflammationleadstoincreasedbronchialhyperresponsiveness
and
Answer: eventualscarring.
• Question3
1 out of 1 points
Whatis an expectedchangein thecardiovascularsystemthatoccurswith aging?
SelectedAnswer: Arterialstiffening
• Question4
0 out of 1 points
Peoplediagnosedwith neurofibromatosishave varyingdegreesof theconditionbecauseof which genetic
principle?
SelectedAnswer: Dominance
• Question5
0 out of 1 points
Whenendothelialcellsareinjured,whatalterationcontributesto atherosclerosis?
SelectedAnswer: The releaseof toxic oxygenradicalsthatoxidizelow-densitylipoproteins(LDLs)
• Question6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcareprofessionalcaresfor olderadultsin a skilled nursing facility.What shouldtheprofessional assess for
in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
, SelectedAnswer: Increasedrateof falling and dizzy spells
• Question7
0 out of 1 points
, What physicalsign doesthehealthcareprofessionalrelateto theresultof turbulentbloodflowthrough avessel?
SelectedAnswer: Boundingpulsefelt on palpation
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What aretumorcell markers?
SelectedAnswer: Hormones,enzymes,antigens,and antibodiesthatareproducedby cancercells
• Question9
0 out of 1 points
Once theyhavepenetratedthefirst line of defense, which microorganisms
do naturalkiller (NK) cells activelyattack?
SelectedAnswer: Bacteria
• Question10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastrichormoneinhibits acid and pepsinogensecretion,as wellas decreasesthereleaseof gastrin?
SelectedAnswer: Somatostatin
• Question11
1 out of 1 points
What is thesinglemostcommoncauseof cellularinjury?
SelectedAnswer: Hypoxic injury
• Question12
1 out of 1 points
A professorhas taughtthestudentsaboutthesourcesof increasedammoniain patientswith hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor shouldthis
review
material?
SelectedAnswer: Accumulationof short-chain fattyacids area sourceof increasedammonia.
• Question13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactantproducedby type II alveolarcells facilitatesalveolardistentionand ventilationby which
mechanism?
SelectedAnswer: Decreasingsurfacetensionin thealveoli
