Chapter z1 zCellular zFunction
z 1. An zincrease zin zcardiac zsize zand zfunction zdue zto zincreased zworkload zis ztermed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
z 2. While zassessing za zpatient zdiagnosed zwith zMarfan's zSyndrome, zthe znurse zshould
include zwhich zof zthe zfollowing zthat zis zconsistent zwith zthe zsyndrome?
A) Cardiac zassessment zfor zcoarctation zof zthe zaorta.
B) Genital zassessment zfor zsmall ztesticles.
C) Mental zassessment zfor zimpairment.
D) Oral zassessment zfor zcleft zpalate.
z 3. Children zwith zPKU zmust zavoid zphenylalanine zin zthe zdiet. zPhenylalanine zis zmost
likely zto zbe za zcomponent zof
A) Fat.
,B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
z 4. A z17-year-old zcollege-bound zstudent zreceives za zvaccine zagainst zan zorganism zthat
causes zmeningitis. zThis zis zan zexample zof
A) primary zprevention.
B) secondary zprevention.
C) tertiary zprevention.
D) disease ztreatment.
z 5. Metaplasia zis
A) The zdisorganization zof zcells zinto zvarious zsizes, zshapes, zand zarrangements.
B) The zreplacement zof zone zdifferentiated zcell ztype zwith zanother.
C) The ztransformation zof za zcell ztype zto zmalignancy.
D) An zirreversible zcellular zadaptation.
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z 6. During za zroutine zultrasound zof za z38 zyear zold zwomen z26 zweeks zgestation zreveals
za zfetus zwith za zsmall zsquare zhead, zupward zslant zof zthe zeyes, zand zlow zset zears. zThe
nurse zrecognizes zthat zthese zfindings zare zconsistent zwith zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) Fragile zX zSyndrome.
B) Monosomy zX z(Turner's zSyndrome).
C) Trisomy z21 z(Down's zSyndrome).
D) Trisomy zX z(Klinefelter's zSyndrome).
z 7. While zdiscussing ztreatment zoptions zwith za zparent zof za znewly zdiagnosed
zMonosomy
, X z(Turner's zSyndrome) zchild, zthe znurse zshould zinclude zwhich zof zthe zfollowing?
A) There zis zno ztreatment zor zcure.
B) Symptoms zof zthe zcondition zare ztreated zwith zestrogen.
C) Symptoms zof zthe zcondition zare ztreated zwith ztestosterone.
D) Institutionalization zis zthe zpreferred zmethod zof zmanaging zcare.
z 8. Which zof zthe zfollowing zassessment zfindings zindicates zan zalteration zin zhomeostatic
control zmechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat zpain
C) Joint zstiffness
D) Positive zthroat zculture
z 9. What zinformation zshould zparents zbe zgiven zabout zthe zconsequences zof
phenylketonuria z(PKU)?
A) Mental zretardation zis zinevitable.
B) PKU zis zcommonly zassociated zwith zother zcongenital zanomalies.
C) High zdietary ztyramine zmay zhelp zinduce zenzyme zproduction.
D) Failure zto ztreat zproperly zresults zin zprogressive zmental zretardation.
z 10. Injury zthat zoccurs zwhen zblood zflow zis zdiminished zto ztissue zis zcalled z injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic