NSG 3850/ NSG3850 Exam 2 – (New 2026/ 2027 Update) Pathophysiology for Nurses II Guide | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen

NSGl 3850/l NSG3850l Examl 2l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Pathophysiologyl forl
Nursesl IIl Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l
Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl
Solutions)-l Galen


QUESTION
Pneumothoraxl etiology

Answer:
Accumulationl ofl airl inl thel pleurall space



QUESTION
Secondaryl pneumothorax

Answer:
Al resultl ofl anl underlyingl lungl problem



QUESTION
Tensionl pneumothorax

Answer:
Causedl byl trauma



QUESTION
Pneumothoraxl s/s

Answer:

,-l Decreasedl orl absentl breathl soundsl onl affectedl side
-l Suddenl chestl pain



QUESTION
Tensionl pneumothoraxl s/s

Answer:
-l Tracheall shiftl tol contralaterall sidel
-l SubQl emphysemal (ricel krispyl skin)



QUESTION
Pleurall effusionl etiology

Answer:
-l Collectionl ofl fluidl aroundl thel lungsl
-l Imbalancel inl pressure



QUESTION
Pleurall effusionl Exudate

Answer:
Associatedl withl malignancies



QUESTION
Pleurall effusionl diagnosticl tests

Answer:
Thoracentesisl -l Analyzedl forl causativel agent



QUESTION
Pleurall effusionl s/s

, Answer:
-l Dependsl onl sizel
-l Pleurtitcl painl
-l ↓l tactilel fremitusl
-l Absentl breathl sounds
-l Contralaterall shiftl (w/l largel one)



QUESTION
Kyphoscoliosisl etiology

Answer:
Idiopathic



QUESTION
Kyphoscoliosisl diagnostics

Answer:
Screeningl inl schooll agedl children



QUESTION
Ankylosingl spondylitis

Answer:
-l 20/30l yearl oldl men
-l Progressive,l inflammatoryl disease



QUESTION
Ankylosingl spondylitisl s/s

Answer:
-l Backl painl withl restl
-l Painl ↓l w/l exercisel
-l Ribl fixationl makesl itl hardl tol breathe