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,TEST BANK FOR PORTH'S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 11th EDITION BY NORRIS
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, TEST BANK FOR PORTH'S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 11th EDITION BY NORRIS
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Porth’s Pathophysiology 11th Edition Norris Test Bank
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1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focused o
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n the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comments ma
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de by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a good re
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presentation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply. zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as book re zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



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C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed with diabete zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



s mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-home cooking classes
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D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their hemodialysis se zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



ssions
E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young children A zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



ns: A, B, C, E zl zl zl zl



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The WHO definition of health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and soci
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being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” Engaging in book reviews fac
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ilitates mental and social well-being; chair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-
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being; and assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well-
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being even though the person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vital in the prevention
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of disease and spread of germs.
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2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large vari
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ety of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referrin
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g to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Se
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rvices as a teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed, which would be con
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sidered a determinant of health that is outside the focus of this report?
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A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American desc
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ent and practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress.
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B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hyperchol
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esterolemia and remains noncompliant with the treatment regime. zl zl zl zl zl zl zl



C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
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D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to many he
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alth care facilities. zl zl



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In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using alternativ
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e therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and promoting health for
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all (which includes having good health care benefits); and promoting good health (which i
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ncludes living in a clean community with good access to health care). A client's noncompli
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ance with treatments to control high cholesterol levels within the presence of a family hist
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ory of CV disease does not meet the “attaining lives free of preventable disease and prema
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3. A physician is providing care for a number of patients on a medical unit of a large, universi
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ty hospital. The physician is discussing with a colleague the differentiation between diseas
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es that are caused by abnormal molecules and diseases that cause disease. Which of the foll
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owing patients most clearly demonstrates the consequences of molecules that cause diseas
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e?
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old woman with sickle cell anemia who is receiving a transfusion of packed red bl
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old woman who has experienced an ischemic stroke resulting from familial hyp
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ercholesterolemia
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old man with exacerbation of his cystic fibrosis requiring oxygen therapy and
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D) A 30-year- zl



old homeless man who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and is HIV positi
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PCP is an example of the effect of a molecule that directly contributes to disease. Sickle cel
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l anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and cystic fibrosis are all examples of the effects
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of abnormal molecules.
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4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and pathogenesis of a num
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ber of clients who are under his care in a hospital context. Which of the following aspects
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of clients' situations bN
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A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
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B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
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C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
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D) A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle accident A
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Feedback:
Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such as the incre
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asing ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria, poisons, and traumatic injur
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ies are examples of etiologic factors.
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