NURS 3366 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A patient was recently diagnosed with a disorder where the esophagus tissue has
become dysplastic. What disorder matches the description of the patient?
A. GERD
B. Barret's esophagus
C. Hiatal hernia
D. Gastritis - ✔✔B. Barret's esophagus
✔✔A patient is experiencing signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, polyuria, and
hypotension. Based on the signs and symptoms which of the following disease best
matches the signs and symptoms?
A. Addison's disease
B. Cushing's disease
C. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
D. McArdles disease - ✔✔A. Addison's disease
✔✔Which of the following long-term problems of diabetes results in blurred vision?
A. Macroangiopathy
B. Retinopathy
C. Autonomic neuropathy
D. Peripheral neuropathy - ✔✔B. Retinopathy
✔✔Which of the following treatments are for hypoglycemia? Select all that apply.
A. Administer insulin
B. Give orange juice
C. Give IV glucose
D. Administer glucagon - ✔✔B. Give orange juice C. Give IV glucose D. Administer
glucagon
✔✔Which problem, seen with Cushing's disease, results in skin fragility?
A. Increased glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
B. Decreased exogenous steroids
C. Lipolysis
D. Abnormally catabolized protein - ✔✔D. Abnormally catabolized protein
✔✔What is the target HgbAlc level for a patient with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
A. <10% (glucose level of 240)
B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
C. <8% (glucose level of -183)
D. <3% (glucose level of-50) - ✔✔B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
, ✔✔What compensatory mechanism is seen when a patient is in the extreme state of
type 1 diabetes mellitus?
A. Kussmaul respirations
В. Нурорпea
C. Kidneys expel HCO3
D. Kidneys retain HCO3 - ✔✔A. Kussmaul respirations
✔✔A patient has a CO2: 56, a HCO: 26, and a ph: of 7.21. What does this patient
have?
A. Respiratory alkalosis
B. Respiratory acidosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - ✔✔B. Respiratory acidosis
✔✔A patient is showing signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following
term/concepts would use to describe this? Select all that apply.
A. Water movement from tissue to blood
B. Water movement from blood to tissue
С. Нурeгosmolar
D. Hypotonic
E. Edema - ✔✔A. Water movement from tissue to blood С. Нурeгosmolar
✔✔Dysplasia is ______
A. Increase in cell size
B. Increase in cell number
C. Decrease in cell size
D. Abnormal changes of the cell due to injury or irritation - ✔✔D. Abnormal changes of
the cell due to injury or irritation
✔✔A patient has developed a malignant tumor in the skeletal muscle. What is the term
for this tumor?
A. Rhabdomyosarcoma
B. Leiomyosarcoma
C. Osteosarcoma
D. Lymphoma - ✔✔A. Rhabdomyosarcoma
✔✔A patient has developed hyperuricemia, swelling, redness and pain of her big toe.
What illness is expected?
A. Cushing's disease
B. Addison's disease
C. Gout
D. McArdle's disease - ✔✔C. Gout
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A patient was recently diagnosed with a disorder where the esophagus tissue has
become dysplastic. What disorder matches the description of the patient?
A. GERD
B. Barret's esophagus
C. Hiatal hernia
D. Gastritis - ✔✔B. Barret's esophagus
✔✔A patient is experiencing signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, polyuria, and
hypotension. Based on the signs and symptoms which of the following disease best
matches the signs and symptoms?
A. Addison's disease
B. Cushing's disease
C. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
D. McArdles disease - ✔✔A. Addison's disease
✔✔Which of the following long-term problems of diabetes results in blurred vision?
A. Macroangiopathy
B. Retinopathy
C. Autonomic neuropathy
D. Peripheral neuropathy - ✔✔B. Retinopathy
✔✔Which of the following treatments are for hypoglycemia? Select all that apply.
A. Administer insulin
B. Give orange juice
C. Give IV glucose
D. Administer glucagon - ✔✔B. Give orange juice C. Give IV glucose D. Administer
glucagon
✔✔Which problem, seen with Cushing's disease, results in skin fragility?
A. Increased glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis
B. Decreased exogenous steroids
C. Lipolysis
D. Abnormally catabolized protein - ✔✔D. Abnormally catabolized protein
✔✔What is the target HgbAlc level for a patient with diabetes mellitus (DM)?
A. <10% (glucose level of 240)
B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
C. <8% (glucose level of -183)
D. <3% (glucose level of-50) - ✔✔B. <7% (glucose level of 150)
, ✔✔What compensatory mechanism is seen when a patient is in the extreme state of
type 1 diabetes mellitus?
A. Kussmaul respirations
В. Нурорпea
C. Kidneys expel HCO3
D. Kidneys retain HCO3 - ✔✔A. Kussmaul respirations
✔✔A patient has a CO2: 56, a HCO: 26, and a ph: of 7.21. What does this patient
have?
A. Respiratory alkalosis
B. Respiratory acidosis
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Metabolic alkalosis - ✔✔B. Respiratory acidosis
✔✔A patient is showing signs of a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following
term/concepts would use to describe this? Select all that apply.
A. Water movement from tissue to blood
B. Water movement from blood to tissue
С. Нурeгosmolar
D. Hypotonic
E. Edema - ✔✔A. Water movement from tissue to blood С. Нурeгosmolar
✔✔Dysplasia is ______
A. Increase in cell size
B. Increase in cell number
C. Decrease in cell size
D. Abnormal changes of the cell due to injury or irritation - ✔✔D. Abnormal changes of
the cell due to injury or irritation
✔✔A patient has developed a malignant tumor in the skeletal muscle. What is the term
for this tumor?
A. Rhabdomyosarcoma
B. Leiomyosarcoma
C. Osteosarcoma
D. Lymphoma - ✔✔A. Rhabdomyosarcoma
✔✔A patient has developed hyperuricemia, swelling, redness and pain of her big toe.
What illness is expected?
A. Cushing's disease
B. Addison's disease
C. Gout
D. McArdle's disease - ✔✔C. Gout
