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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final
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Exam
EXAM CODE: NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOG
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Y EXAM ANSWERS-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
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[Verified Solution]: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
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can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
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Q2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does
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the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
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[Verified Solution]: Erythropoietin dd dddd




Q3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
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[Verified Solution]: Periorbital edema
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Q4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the health
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care provider associate with this condition?
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[Verified Solution]: Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
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Q5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of large clots
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, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
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[Verified Solution]: Abnormal uterine bleeding
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,Q6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The pat
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ient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best?
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[Verified Solution]: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
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Q7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces
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to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional pre
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pare the patient for?
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[Verified Solution]: Reduction and immobilization
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Q8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
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[Verified Solution]: Excessive mucus production
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Q9. Stroke Volume (SV)
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[Verified Solution]: measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
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Q10. Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
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[Verified Solution]: disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination (deterior
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ation of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) follo
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wed by recovery (remission)
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Q11. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
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[Verified Solution]: Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
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Q12. Headachesdddd




[Verified Solution]: pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.
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a. cephalalgia)
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Q13. Spinal Cord Injury
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[Verified Solution]: the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra closest to the injur
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y

, Q14. Osteoporosis
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[Verified Solution]: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
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Q15. Osteopenia
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[Verified Solution]: abnormal reduction of bone mass
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Q16. Bursitis
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[Verified Solution]: inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
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Q17. Tendinitis
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[Verified Solution]: inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
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Q18. Gout
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[Verified Solution]: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints
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Q19. Lyme Disease
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[Verified Solution]: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Q20. Spondylosis
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[Verified Solution]: a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and func
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tion




Q21. Fractures
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[Verified Solution]: a crack or break in a bone
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Q22. Parkinson's
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[Verified Solution]: A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tr
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emors.

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