Unit 1 MN 551 Patho exam practice with
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answers
The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages
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of small cell lung cancer is distraught at his visible body
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wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the
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following phenomena best accounts for the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anorexia and cachexia? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Products |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the tumor itself as well as a hypermetabolic state
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cause cachexia |\
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the
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interaction of two different genes, neither of which could |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have produced the trait independently. Which of the
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following explanations best captures the genetic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
explanation for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outcome is the result of the interaction between |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
collaborative genes. |\
A 45-year-old patient who experienced exposure to
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radiation during an industrial accident several years prior
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is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena
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may underlie the genetic changes that have been noted
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in the patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Base pairs may
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have been rearranged by the radiation exposure.
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, Which of the following pregnant women has most likely
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encountered the greatest increase in the risk that her |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
child will have a fetal anomaly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A woman who has herpes simplex and recently
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recovered from endocarditis |\ |\
The nurse practitioner is providing care for a patient with
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a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and he notes that the patient's
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sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse practitioner recalls that
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jaundice is caused by excess accumulation of bilirubin, a
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pigment that can accumulate in which part of the cell? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cytoplasm |\ |\
A patient who has a diagnosis of lung cancer is scheduled
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to begin radiation treatment. The NP providing
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pretreatment education is explaining some of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
potential unwanted effects of the treatment. Which of the
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following statements by the nurse is most accurate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Some patients experience |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
longer-term irritation of skin adjacent to the treatment |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
site."
A male patient of a nurse practitioner has an autosomal
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dominant disorder. The patient and his partner are
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considering starting a family. Which of the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following statements indicates the patient has an
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adequate understanding of the genetic basis of this
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answers
The family of a 68-year-old man who is in the end stages
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of small cell lung cancer is distraught at his visible body
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wasting that has worsened in recent weeks. Which of the
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following phenomena best accounts for the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anorexia and cachexia? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Products |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of the tumor itself as well as a hypermetabolic state
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cause cachexia |\
A child possesses a trait that is the result of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
interaction of two different genes, neither of which could |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have produced the trait independently. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following explanations best captures the genetic |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
explanation for this? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
outcome is the result of the interaction between |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
collaborative genes. |\
A 45-year-old patient who experienced exposure to
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radiation during an industrial accident several years prior
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is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena
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may underlie the genetic changes that have been noted
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in the patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Base pairs may
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have been rearranged by the radiation exposure.
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, Which of the following pregnant women has most likely
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encountered the greatest increase in the risk that her |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
child will have a fetal anomaly? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A woman who has herpes simplex and recently
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recovered from endocarditis |\ |\
The nurse practitioner is providing care for a patient with
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a diagnosis of cirrhosis, and he notes that the patient's
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sclerae are jaundiced. The nurse practitioner recalls that
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jaundice is caused by excess accumulation of bilirubin, a
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pigment that can accumulate in which part of the cell? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cytoplasm |\ |\
A patient who has a diagnosis of lung cancer is scheduled
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to begin radiation treatment. The NP providing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
pretreatment education is explaining some of the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
potential unwanted effects of the treatment. Which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following statements by the nurse is most accurate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔"Some patients experience |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
longer-term irritation of skin adjacent to the treatment |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
site."
A male patient of a nurse practitioner has an autosomal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dominant disorder. The patient and his partner are
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considering starting a family. Which of the patient's |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following statements indicates the patient has an
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adequate understanding of the genetic basis of this
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