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NSG 3850/ NSG3850 Exam 2 – Pathophysiology for Nurses II Review| Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION THROMBUS: deceased distal blood flow can result in ischemia. What type of thrombus am I? Answer: Arterial QUESTION THROMBUS: altered venous return, impairing removal of metabolic wastes and producing swelling (edema). What type of thrombus am I? Answer: Venous QUESTION Why does hypertensive crisis cause stroke? Answer: Due to increased turbulence QUESTION What is BUERGER'S DISEASE/THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS? Answer: Inflammatory condition that affects small and medium size arteries and veins of the upper and lower extremities. Causes various degrees of occlusion QUESTION What are S/S of BUERGER'S DISEASE/THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS? Answer: - relate more to decreased arterial blood flow - cool to touch - decreased hair growth mainly on legs - dry, thin, glossy skin - diminished or absent pulses - sharp stabbing pain - ulcers QUESTION What are risk factors for coronary heart disease? Answer: - age - male - family hx (genetic testing or 1st degree fam) - HTN, smoking, DM, obesity, low physical activity, poor diet - total cholesterol 200mg/dL - LDL 130mg/dL - HDL 40mg/dL - triglycerides 150mg/dL QUESTION What are expected findings for chronic venous insufficiency? Answer: - edema (from blood pooling) - chronic aching pain when standing or sitting too long (we want ambulation) QUESTION What is the problem with venous insufficiency? Answer: Blood pooling down extremities causing increased pressure which causes edema QUESTION What is an arterial occlusion? Answer: Atherosclerosis and plaque build-up (thrombus) causes impaired circulation and low oxygenation to the extremities. This causes severe, stabbing pain when walking QUESTION What is the cause of a DVT? Answer: - venous stasis - hypercoaguability (coagulates easily) - vicious blood - injury (to leg or blood vessel for example) (these all promote platelets etc sticking to the walls)

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NSGl 3850/l NSG3850l Examl 2l –l
Pathophysiologyl forl Nursesl IIl Review|l
Galenl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l THROMBUS:l deceasedl distall bloodl flowl canl resultl inl ischemia.l Whatl typel ofl
thrombusl aml I?

Answer:
Arterial




Q:l THROMBUS:l alteredl venousl return,l impairingl removall ofl metabolicl wastesl andl
producingl swellingl (edema).l Whatl typel ofl thrombusl aml I?

Answer:
Venous




Q:l Whyl doesl hypertensivel crisisl causel stroke?
Answer:
Duel tol increasedl turbulence




Q:l Whatl isl BUERGER'Sl DISEASE/THROMBOANGIITISl OBLITERANS?
Answer:

,Inflammatoryl conditionl thatl affectsl smalll andl mediuml sizel arteriesl andl veinsl ofl thel
upperl andl lowerl extremities.l Causesl variousl degreesl ofl occlusion




Q:l Whatl arel S/Sl ofl BUERGER'Sl DISEASE/THROMBOANGIITISl OBLITERANS?
Answer:
-l relatel morel tol decreasedl arteriall bloodl flow
-l cooll tol touch
-l decreasedl hairl growthl mainlyl onl legs
-l dry,l thin,l glossyl skin
-l diminishedl orl absentl pulses
-l sharpl stabbingl pain
-l ulcers




Q:l Whatl arel riskl factorsl forl coronaryl heartl disease?
Answer:
-l age
-l male
-l familyl hxl (geneticl testingl orl 1stl degreel fam)
-l HTN,l smoking,l DM,l obesity,l lowl physicall activity,l poorl diet
-l totall cholesteroll >200mg/dL
-l LDLl >130mg/dL
-l HDLl <40mg/dL
-l triglyceridesl >150mg/dL




Q:l Whatl arel expectedl findingsl forl chronicl venousl insufficiency?
Answer:
-l edemal (froml bloodl pooling)
-l chronicl achingl painl whenl standingl orl sittingl tool longl (wel wantl ambulation)

, Q:l Whatl isl thel probleml withl venousl insufficiency?
Answer:
Bloodl poolingl downl extremitiesl causingl increasedl pressurel whichl causesl edema




Q:l Whatl isl anl arteriall occlusion?
Answer:
Atherosclerosisl andl plaquel build-upl (thrombus)l causesl impairedl circulationl andl lowl
oxygenationl tol thel extremities.l Thisl causesl severe,l stabbingl painl whenl walking




Q:l Whatl isl thel causel ofl al DVT?
Answer:
-l venousl stasis
-l hypercoaguabilityl (coagulatesl easily)
-l viciousl blood
-l injuryl (tol legl orl bloodl vessell forl example)
(thesel alll promotel plateletsl etcl stickingl tol thel walls)




Q:l Whatl arel clinicall manifestationsl ofl DVT?
Answer:
-l swollenl
-l hotl tol touchl
-l painful/painfull tol touch
-l reddened

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