PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1 (PRACTICE ATI ) |190 COMPLETE AND GRADED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATED | 100% GRADED CORRECT | 100%
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1. Parents of a 4-year-old child discovered the child has been chewing and
swallowing imported toy figurines that have tested positive for lead. Which
blood test should the care team prioritize?: Red blood cell (RBC) levels
2. The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a homeless man during a
night when the wind chill factor is -10°F (-23°C). When assessing the man's
fingers and toes for frostbite, the nurse looks for which type of cellular
injury?-
: Hypoxic
3. A nurse is teaching a class on health promotion and includes information
about the risk from ultraviolet radiation. Which concepts should be included
in this class?: Ultraviolet radiation increases the risk of skin cancer and
damages DNA.
,4. The provider removes a cast from a teenager's arm. The client asks why the
muscle in the arm is smaller than it was. The provider explains that this
reduction is caused by which of the following?: Disuse
5. The nurse explains to the hypertensive client that the increased workload
required to pump blood against an elevated arterial pressure results in a
progressive increase in left ventricular muscle mass. This is an example of::
hypertrophy
6. A mother rushes her 4-year-old child to the emergency department after
she found an empty Tylenol (acetaminophen) bottle beside her child. The
nurse is trying to explain why it is so important to give the child ipecac to
induce vomiting in order to prevent:: liver failure
7. Mercury is a toxic substance, and the hazards of mercury-associated
occupational and accidental exposures are well known. What is the primary
source of mercury poisoning today?: Fish such as tuna and swordfish
8. Hypertrophy may occur as the result of normal physiologic or abnormal
pathologic conditions. The increase in muscle mass associated with exercise
, is an example of physiologic hypertrophy. Pathologic hypertrophy occurs as
the result of disease conditions and may be adaptive or compensatory.
Examples of adaptive hypertrophy are the thickening of the urinary bladder
from long-continued obstruction of urinary outflow and the myocardial
hypertrophy that results from valvular heart disease or hypertension. What
is compensatory
hypertrophy?: When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to
compensate for the loss
9. The nurse is treating a client who has been immobilized for several months.
As a result, he is experiencing bone thinning and weakening. The nurse is
aware of the risk of lung, blood vessel, and renal tubule calcification due to::
metastatic calcification
10. A 70-year-old client is being treated for a recent ischemic stroke that has
left the client with deficits. These deficits likely result from which mechanism
of cell injury?: hypoxia and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion
, 11. A client has experienced significant decreases in mobility and stamina
during a 3-week hospital stay for the treatment of a femoral head fracture.
Which phenomena most likely accounts for the client's decrease in muscle
function?: Disuse atrophy of muscle cells during a prolonged period of
immobility
12. A client has developed cell atrophy. The most likely cause would be::
ischemia.
13. A client is admitted with an alteration in arterial blood gases. Cellular
injury is most likely to result from which aspect of this abnormality?: Hypoxia
14. Which statement would a nurse tell a client that best describes a lab
finding
of metaplasia?: "This is a change in cell form as it adapts to increased work
demands or threats to survival."
15. A client is admitted with frostbite. What will the nurse tell the client about
the changes that have occurred due to cold exposure?: Cold increases blood
viscosity and thrombosis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026 LATEST UPDATED | 100% GRADED CORRECT | 100%
GUARANTEED TO PASS | GET A+
1. Parents of a 4-year-old child discovered the child has been chewing and
swallowing imported toy figurines that have tested positive for lead. Which
blood test should the care team prioritize?: Red blood cell (RBC) levels
2. The nurse is conducting a physical assessment of a homeless man during a
night when the wind chill factor is -10°F (-23°C). When assessing the man's
fingers and toes for frostbite, the nurse looks for which type of cellular
injury?-
: Hypoxic
3. A nurse is teaching a class on health promotion and includes information
about the risk from ultraviolet radiation. Which concepts should be included
in this class?: Ultraviolet radiation increases the risk of skin cancer and
damages DNA.
,4. The provider removes a cast from a teenager's arm. The client asks why the
muscle in the arm is smaller than it was. The provider explains that this
reduction is caused by which of the following?: Disuse
5. The nurse explains to the hypertensive client that the increased workload
required to pump blood against an elevated arterial pressure results in a
progressive increase in left ventricular muscle mass. This is an example of::
hypertrophy
6. A mother rushes her 4-year-old child to the emergency department after
she found an empty Tylenol (acetaminophen) bottle beside her child. The
nurse is trying to explain why it is so important to give the child ipecac to
induce vomiting in order to prevent:: liver failure
7. Mercury is a toxic substance, and the hazards of mercury-associated
occupational and accidental exposures are well known. What is the primary
source of mercury poisoning today?: Fish such as tuna and swordfish
8. Hypertrophy may occur as the result of normal physiologic or abnormal
pathologic conditions. The increase in muscle mass associated with exercise
, is an example of physiologic hypertrophy. Pathologic hypertrophy occurs as
the result of disease conditions and may be adaptive or compensatory.
Examples of adaptive hypertrophy are the thickening of the urinary bladder
from long-continued obstruction of urinary outflow and the myocardial
hypertrophy that results from valvular heart disease or hypertension. What
is compensatory
hypertrophy?: When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to
compensate for the loss
9. The nurse is treating a client who has been immobilized for several months.
As a result, he is experiencing bone thinning and weakening. The nurse is
aware of the risk of lung, blood vessel, and renal tubule calcification due to::
metastatic calcification
10. A 70-year-old client is being treated for a recent ischemic stroke that has
left the client with deficits. These deficits likely result from which mechanism
of cell injury?: hypoxia and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion
, 11. A client has experienced significant decreases in mobility and stamina
during a 3-week hospital stay for the treatment of a femoral head fracture.
Which phenomena most likely accounts for the client's decrease in muscle
function?: Disuse atrophy of muscle cells during a prolonged period of
immobility
12. A client has developed cell atrophy. The most likely cause would be::
ischemia.
13. A client is admitted with an alteration in arterial blood gases. Cellular
injury is most likely to result from which aspect of this abnormality?: Hypoxia
14. Which statement would a nurse tell a client that best describes a lab
finding
of metaplasia?: "This is a change in cell form as it adapts to increased work
demands or threats to survival."
15. A client is admitted with frostbite. What will the nurse tell the client about
the changes that have occurred due to cold exposure?: Cold increases blood
viscosity and thrombosis
