Nightingale College Pathophysiology Final
Exam Questions and Answers
1. Leukemia is classified as
ANS acute or chronic
2. A patient has a thrombosis. While reviewing the history, the nurse
found the patient has atherosclerosis. To which component of the
Virchow triad does the atherosclerosis correlate?
ANS Endothelial injury. Endothelial injury to blood vessels can result from atherosclerosis
(plaque deposits on arterial walls).
3. Hypersplenism occurs when
ANS the spleen is overactive
4. The best treatment for multiple myeloma
ANS chemotherapy
5. What type of cell is most affected by acute leukemia?
ANS blast cell
6. You observe a platelet count of 9,000/mm3, which condition must
you
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,monitor for in this patient?
ANS spontaneous bleeding
7. Which symptoms should you assess for in a patient with
Hodgkin's
lymphoma?
ANS Night sweats, low-grade fevers, and weight loss
8. A patient has
lymphoblastic
lymphoma.
Which organ is most affected?
ANS Thymus
The disease arises from a clone of relatively immature T cells that becomes malignant in the thymus.
9. A patient has multiple myeloma. Which area in the body does
the nurse closely monitor for the tumor masses?
ANS bones
10. A patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS). Which laboratory report should the nurse monitor closely in
this pa- tient?
ANS Lymphocyte counts
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, Lymphocytopenia is a major problem in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
11. Aortic stenosis results in the incomplete emptying of the
ANS Left ventricle
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped through the aortic valve into the aorta. Aortic stenosis results in the
incomplete emptying of the left ventricle.
12. One complication of sustained hypertension is
ANS anemia
13. Mitogens, such as angiotensin IL, and growth factors stimulate
ANS Smooth muscle proliferation
14. If a patient's history indicates that the cardiac valve disease
is autosomal dominant, which diagnosis will the nurse observe written
in the chart?
ANS Mitral valve
prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse, has been found to have an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
15. Prinzmetal angina is caused by
ANS Vasospasm
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Exam Questions and Answers
1. Leukemia is classified as
ANS acute or chronic
2. A patient has a thrombosis. While reviewing the history, the nurse
found the patient has atherosclerosis. To which component of the
Virchow triad does the atherosclerosis correlate?
ANS Endothelial injury. Endothelial injury to blood vessels can result from atherosclerosis
(plaque deposits on arterial walls).
3. Hypersplenism occurs when
ANS the spleen is overactive
4. The best treatment for multiple myeloma
ANS chemotherapy
5. What type of cell is most affected by acute leukemia?
ANS blast cell
6. You observe a platelet count of 9,000/mm3, which condition must
you
1/
18
,monitor for in this patient?
ANS spontaneous bleeding
7. Which symptoms should you assess for in a patient with
Hodgkin's
lymphoma?
ANS Night sweats, low-grade fevers, and weight loss
8. A patient has
lymphoblastic
lymphoma.
Which organ is most affected?
ANS Thymus
The disease arises from a clone of relatively immature T cells that becomes malignant in the thymus.
9. A patient has multiple myeloma. Which area in the body does
the nurse closely monitor for the tumor masses?
ANS bones
10. A patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS). Which laboratory report should the nurse monitor closely in
this pa- tient?
ANS Lymphocyte counts
2/
18
, Lymphocytopenia is a major problem in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
11. Aortic stenosis results in the incomplete emptying of the
ANS Left ventricle
Blood from the left ventricle is pumped through the aortic valve into the aorta. Aortic stenosis results in the
incomplete emptying of the left ventricle.
12. One complication of sustained hypertension is
ANS anemia
13. Mitogens, such as angiotensin IL, and growth factors stimulate
ANS Smooth muscle proliferation
14. If a patient's history indicates that the cardiac valve disease
is autosomal dominant, which diagnosis will the nurse observe written
in the chart?
ANS Mitral valve
prolapse
Mitral valve prolapse, has been found to have an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance.
15. Prinzmetal angina is caused by
ANS Vasospasm
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18
