NURS 8022 FINAL EXAM PATHO

 Question 1 0 out of 1 points A high school football player is hit hard in the helmet, losses consciousness for approximately 8 minutes, and when he wakes up he is confused. He is removed from the game and examined by an onsite medical professional who determines the player has suffered a Grade ______ concussion. Selected Answer: B. Grade II Correct Answer: D. Grade IV  Question 2 0 out of 1 points A 12 year old boy was walking in the woods and was bitten by a tick. He presents to the pediatrician with complaints of fever, malaise, joint pain, and a rash. The NP suspects Lyme disease and knows that theses symptoms are indicative of localized infection. In this early stage of Lyme disease the rash is known as_________________. Selected Answer: C. Vesicular rash Correct Answer: B. Erythema migrans  Question 3 0 out of 1 points A communicating hydrocephalus is caused by an impairment of the: Selected Answer: B. Cerebrospinal fluid flow into the subarachnoid space Correct Answer: D. Absorption of cerebrospinal fluid  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A patient scrapes the knee while playing soccer and complains of sharp and welllocalized pain. Which of the following should the NP document to most accurately characterize the pain? Selected Answer: A. Somatic pain Correct Answer: A. Somatic pain  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which answer indicates that a NP understands regeneration of neurons? Neurons that have the capacity for regeneration include: Selected Answer: C. Myelinated peripheral neurons Correct Answer: C. Myelinated peripheral neurons  Question 6 1 out of 1 points In acute hypothermia, what physiological change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an effort to decrease heat loss? Selected Answer: B. Peripheral vasoconstriction Correct Answer: B. Peripheral vasoconstriction  Question 7 1 out of 1 points A 52 year-old male patient presents with scaly, thick, silvery, and elevated lesions on his elbow. The skin appears thickened on exam. The NP knows that this disorder is a result of___________. Selected Answer: D. Autoimmune T cell mediation Correct Answer: D. Autoimmune T cell mediation  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Afferent neurons are ________________ neurons and carry impulses from the _______________ to the __________________. Selected Answer: B. Sensory; PNS; CNS Correct Answer: B. Sensory; PNS; CNS  Question 9 0 out of 1 points A 40-year-old male complains of uncontrolled excessive movement and progressive dysfunction of intellectual and thought processes. He is experiencing movement problems that begin in the face and arms that eventually affect the entire body. The most likely diagnosis is: Selected Answer: A. Tardive dyskinesia Correct Answer: B. Huntington disease  Question 10 1 out