Nightingale Pathophysiology Final Exam with All Correct
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A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes polyuria. What is the nurse's best
response? The symptom of polyuria in diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by ✔Correct Answer--
Increase glucose in Urine
If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs), what does the nurse
suspect is happening in the patient's body? ✔Correct Answer--Tissue/ cellular injury
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive ✔Correct Answer--renal retention of water without
sodium retention.
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which term should the
nurse document on the chart? ✔Correct Answer--Pretibial myxedema
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain that acromegaly is
caused by abnormal increases of: ✔Correct Answer--Growth hormone
The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves: ✔Correct Answer--autoimmune
destruction of pancreatic beta cells
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on assessment?
✔Correct Answer--Small thyroid nodule
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes? ✔Correct Answer--Evaluating
fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching? Hyperglycemia can
lead to chronic complications of diabetes through: ✔Correct Answer--suppression of oxidative
stress.
Graves disease is an example of a: ✔Correct Answer--Type II hypersensitivity
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How should the nurse
respond? ✔Correct Answer--Chemotherapy
A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by this disease is a: ✔Correct
Answer--blast cell.
Which laboratory result will be elevated in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation
(DIC)? ✔Correct Answer--Fibrin degradation products
A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which
laboratory test should the nurse ask the primary care provider to order? ✔Correct Answer--D-
dimer
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Graded A+
A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes polyuria. What is the nurse's best
response? The symptom of polyuria in diabetes mellitus (DM) is caused by ✔Correct Answer--
Increase glucose in Urine
If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs), what does the nurse
suspect is happening in the patient's body? ✔Correct Answer--Tissue/ cellular injury
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive ✔Correct Answer--renal retention of water without
sodium retention.
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which term should the
nurse document on the chart? ✔Correct Answer--Pretibial myxedema
A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain that acromegaly is
caused by abnormal increases of: ✔Correct Answer--Growth hormone
The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves: ✔Correct Answer--autoimmune
destruction of pancreatic beta cells
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on assessment?
✔Correct Answer--Small thyroid nodule
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes? ✔Correct Answer--Evaluating
fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching? Hyperglycemia can
lead to chronic complications of diabetes through: ✔Correct Answer--suppression of oxidative
stress.
Graves disease is an example of a: ✔Correct Answer--Type II hypersensitivity
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How should the nurse
respond? ✔Correct Answer--Chemotherapy
A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by this disease is a: ✔Correct
Answer--blast cell.
Which laboratory result will be elevated in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation
(DIC)? ✔Correct Answer--Fibrin degradation products
A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which
laboratory test should the nurse ask the primary care provider to order? ✔Correct Answer--D-
dimer
