NUR-631 Final Exam Study Guide
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Removalmofmpartmofmthemlivermleadsmtomthemremainingmlivermcellsmundergoingmcompensatorym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCompensatorymhyperplasiamismanmadaptivemmechanismmthatmenablesmcertai
nmorgansmtomregenerate.mFormexample,mthemremovalmofmpartmofmthemlivermleadsmtomhyperplasiamof
mthemremainingmlivermcellsm(hepatocytes)mtomcompensatemformthemloss.
WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbestmdescribesmRaynaudmdisease?
a.mAnminflammatorymdisordermofmsmallmandmmedium-
sizemarteriesminmthemfeetmandmsometimesminmthemhands
b.mAmneoplasticmdisordermofmthemliningmofmthemarteriesmandmveinsmofmthemuppermextremities
c.mAmvasospasticmdisordermofmthemsmallmarteriesmandmarteriolesmofmthemfingers,mandmlessmcommon
ly,mthemtoes
d.mAnmautoimmunemdisordermofmthemlargemarteriesmandmveinsmofmthemuppermandmlowermextremiti
esm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mAmvasospasticmdisordermofmthemsmallmarteriesmandmarteriolesmofmthemfinge
rs,mandmlessmcommonly,mthemtoes
Ampatientmismdiagnosedmwithmpulmonarymdiseasemandmelevatedmpulmonarymvascularmresistance.m
Whichmofmthemfollowingmheartmfailuresmmaymresultmfrommthismcondition?
a.mRightmheartmfailure
b.mLeftmheartmfailure
,c.mLow-outputmfailure
d.mHigh-outputmfailurem-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mRightmheartmfailure
Exp:mRightmheartmfailuremismdefinedmasmtheminabilitymofmthemrightmventriclemtomprovidemadequatemb
loodmflowmintomthempulmonarymcirculationmatmamnormalmcentralmvenousmpressure.mItmmostmoftenmr
esultsmfrommthemleftmheartmfailuremwhenmthemincreaseminmleftmventricularmfillingmpressuremthatmismr
eflectedmbackmintomthempulmonarymcirculationmismseveremenough.mAsmpressureminmthempulmonary
mcirculationmrises,mthemresistancemtomrightmventricularmemptyingmincreases.
Whatmphysicalmsignmismthemresultmofmturbulentmbloodmflowmthroughmamvessel?
a.mIncreasedmbloodmpressuremduringmperiodsmofmstress
b.mBoundingmpulsemfeltmonmpalpation
c.mCyanosismobservedmonmexcretion
d.mMurmurmheardmonmauscultationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mMurmurmheardmonmauscultation
Exp:mWheremflowmismobstructedmthemvesselmturnsmormbloodmflowsmovermroughmsurfaces.mThemflowm
becomesmturbulentmwithmwhorlsmormeddymcurrentsmthatmproducemnoisemcausingmammurmurmtombe
mheardmonmauscultationmsuchmasmoccursmduringmbloodmpressuremmeasurementmwithmamsphygoma
nometer.mThismselectionmismthemonlymoptionmthatmaccuratelymidentifiesmthemphysicalmsignmofmturbu
lentmvascularmbloodmflow.mpgm1113
Whichmcongenitalmheartmdefectsmoccurminmtrisomym13,mtrisomym18mandmdownmsyndrome?
a.mCoarctationmofmthemaortamandmpulmonarymstenosism
b.mTetralogymofmFallotmandmpersistentmtruncusmarteriosus
c.mAtrialmseptalmdefectmandmdextrocardia
d.mVentricularmseptalmdefectmandmpatentmductusmarteriosusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mVentricularmseptalmdefectmandmpatentmductusmarteriosusm
Exp:mCongenitalmheartmdefectsmthatmaremrelatedmtomdysfunctionmofmtrisomym13,mtrisomym18mandmd
ownmsyndromemincludemVSDmandmPDAmseemTablem33-
2mThemothermdefectsmaremnotmassociatedmwithmdysfunctionmofmtrisomym13morm17mandmdownmsyndr
ome.mpgm1200
,Anminfantmhasmamcontinuousmmachine/typemmurmurmbestmheardmatmthemleftmuppermsternalmborde
rmthroughoutmsystolemandmdiastolemasmwellmasmamboundingmpulsemandmamthrillmonmpalpation.mThes
emclinicalmfindingsmaremconsistentmwithmwhichmcongenitalmheartmdefect?
a.mAtrialmseptalmdefectm
b.mVentricularmseptalmdefect
c.mPatentmductusmarteriosusm
d.mAtrioventricularmcanalmdefectm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mPatentmductusmarteriosusm
Exp:mIfmpulmonarymvascularmresistancemhasmfallenmthenminfantsmwithmwillmcharacteristicallymhavem
amcontinuousmmachine/typemmurmurmbestmheardmatmthemleftmuppermsternalmbordermthroughoutms
ystolemandmdiastole.mIfmthemPDAmismsignificantmthenmtheminfantmalsomwillmhavemboundingmpulsesma
nmactivemprecordium,mamthrillmonmpalpationmandmsignsmandmsymptomsmofmpulmonarymovermcircula
tion.mThempresentationsmofmthemothermcongenitalmheartmdefectsmaremnotmconsistentmwithmthemdes
cribedmthemsymptomsmpagesm1203-1204
Whichmcompensatorymmechanismmismspontaneouslymusedmbymchildrenmdiagnosedmwithmtetralogy
mofmFallotmtomrelievemhypoxicmspells?
a.mLyingmonmtheirmleftmside
b.mPerformingmthemvalsalvammaneuver
c.mSquatting
d.mhyperventilatingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mSquatting
Exp:msquattingmismamspontaneousmcompensatorymmechanismmusedmbymoldermchildrenmtomalleviate
mhypoxicmspells.mSquattingmandmitsmvariantsmincreasemsystemicmresistancemwhilemdecreasingmveno
usmreturnmtomthemheartmfrommtheminferiormvenamcava.mThemothermoptionsmwouldmnotmresultminmthe
semchanges.mpgm1209
Anminfantmdiagnosedmwithmamsmallmpatentmductusmarteriosusmwouldmlikelymexhibitmwhichmsympto
m?
a.mIntermittentmmurmurm
b.mLackmofmsymptoms
c.mNeedmformsurgicalmrepairm
, d.mTriadmofmcongenitalmdefectsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mLackmofmsymptoms
Exp:mInfantsmwithmamsmallmPDAmusuallymremainmasymptomatic.mpagem1203-1204
Fluidminmthempleuralmspacemcharacterizesmwhichmcondition?
a.mPleuralmeffusion
b.mAtelectasis
c.mBronchiectasis
d.mIschemiam-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mPleuralmEffusionm
Exp:mPleuralmeffusionmismthempresencemofmfluidminmthempleuralmspace.mpage1254
Whichmmedicationmclassificationmismgenerallymincludedminmthemtreatmentmofmsilicosis?
a.mCorticosteroids
b.mAntiboitics
c.mBronchodilators
d.mExpectorantsm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mCorticosteroids
Exp:mNomspecificmtreatmentmexistsmformsilicosis,malthoughmcorticosteroidsmmaymproducemsomemim
provementminmthemearly,mmoremacutemstages.mpagem1259
Themriskmformrespiratorymdistressmsyndromem(RDS)mdecreasesmformprematureminfantsmwhenmtheym
arembornmbetweenmhowmmanymweeksmofmgestation?
a.m16mandm24
b.m20mandm24
c.m24mandm30
d.m30mandm36m-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.m30mandm36
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Removalmofmpartmofmthemlivermleadsmtomthemremainingmlivermcellsmundergoingmcompensatorym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCompensatorymhyperplasiamismanmadaptivemmechanismmthatmenablesmcertai
nmorgansmtomregenerate.mFormexample,mthemremovalmofmpartmofmthemlivermleadsmtomhyperplasiamof
mthemremainingmlivermcellsm(hepatocytes)mtomcompensatemformthemloss.
WhichmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmbestmdescribesmRaynaudmdisease?
a.mAnminflammatorymdisordermofmsmallmandmmedium-
sizemarteriesminmthemfeetmandmsometimesminmthemhands
b.mAmneoplasticmdisordermofmthemliningmofmthemarteriesmandmveinsmofmthemuppermextremities
c.mAmvasospasticmdisordermofmthemsmallmarteriesmandmarteriolesmofmthemfingers,mandmlessmcommon
ly,mthemtoes
d.mAnmautoimmunemdisordermofmthemlargemarteriesmandmveinsmofmthemuppermandmlowermextremiti
esm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mAmvasospasticmdisordermofmthemsmallmarteriesmandmarteriolesmofmthemfinge
rs,mandmlessmcommonly,mthemtoes
Ampatientmismdiagnosedmwithmpulmonarymdiseasemandmelevatedmpulmonarymvascularmresistance.m
Whichmofmthemfollowingmheartmfailuresmmaymresultmfrommthismcondition?
a.mRightmheartmfailure
b.mLeftmheartmfailure
,c.mLow-outputmfailure
d.mHigh-outputmfailurem-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mRightmheartmfailure
Exp:mRightmheartmfailuremismdefinedmasmtheminabilitymofmthemrightmventriclemtomprovidemadequatemb
loodmflowmintomthempulmonarymcirculationmatmamnormalmcentralmvenousmpressure.mItmmostmoftenmr
esultsmfrommthemleftmheartmfailuremwhenmthemincreaseminmleftmventricularmfillingmpressuremthatmismr
eflectedmbackmintomthempulmonarymcirculationmismseveremenough.mAsmpressureminmthempulmonary
mcirculationmrises,mthemresistancemtomrightmventricularmemptyingmincreases.
Whatmphysicalmsignmismthemresultmofmturbulentmbloodmflowmthroughmamvessel?
a.mIncreasedmbloodmpressuremduringmperiodsmofmstress
b.mBoundingmpulsemfeltmonmpalpation
c.mCyanosismobservedmonmexcretion
d.mMurmurmheardmonmauscultationm-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mMurmurmheardmonmauscultation
Exp:mWheremflowmismobstructedmthemvesselmturnsmormbloodmflowsmovermroughmsurfaces.mThemflowm
becomesmturbulentmwithmwhorlsmormeddymcurrentsmthatmproducemnoisemcausingmammurmurmtombe
mheardmonmauscultationmsuchmasmoccursmduringmbloodmpressuremmeasurementmwithmamsphygoma
nometer.mThismselectionmismthemonlymoptionmthatmaccuratelymidentifiesmthemphysicalmsignmofmturbu
lentmvascularmbloodmflow.mpgm1113
Whichmcongenitalmheartmdefectsmoccurminmtrisomym13,mtrisomym18mandmdownmsyndrome?
a.mCoarctationmofmthemaortamandmpulmonarymstenosism
b.mTetralogymofmFallotmandmpersistentmtruncusmarteriosus
c.mAtrialmseptalmdefectmandmdextrocardia
d.mVentricularmseptalmdefectmandmpatentmductusmarteriosusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmd.mVentricularmseptalmdefectmandmpatentmductusmarteriosusm
Exp:mCongenitalmheartmdefectsmthatmaremrelatedmtomdysfunctionmofmtrisomym13,mtrisomym18mandmd
ownmsyndromemincludemVSDmandmPDAmseemTablem33-
2mThemothermdefectsmaremnotmassociatedmwithmdysfunctionmofmtrisomym13morm17mandmdownmsyndr
ome.mpgm1200
,Anminfantmhasmamcontinuousmmachine/typemmurmurmbestmheardmatmthemleftmuppermsternalmborde
rmthroughoutmsystolemandmdiastolemasmwellmasmamboundingmpulsemandmamthrillmonmpalpation.mThes
emclinicalmfindingsmaremconsistentmwithmwhichmcongenitalmheartmdefect?
a.mAtrialmseptalmdefectm
b.mVentricularmseptalmdefect
c.mPatentmductusmarteriosusm
d.mAtrioventricularmcanalmdefectm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mPatentmductusmarteriosusm
Exp:mIfmpulmonarymvascularmresistancemhasmfallenmthenminfantsmwithmwillmcharacteristicallymhavem
amcontinuousmmachine/typemmurmurmbestmheardmatmthemleftmuppermsternalmbordermthroughoutms
ystolemandmdiastole.mIfmthemPDAmismsignificantmthenmtheminfantmalsomwillmhavemboundingmpulsesma
nmactivemprecordium,mamthrillmonmpalpationmandmsignsmandmsymptomsmofmpulmonarymovermcircula
tion.mThempresentationsmofmthemothermcongenitalmheartmdefectsmaremnotmconsistentmwithmthemdes
cribedmthemsymptomsmpagesm1203-1204
Whichmcompensatorymmechanismmismspontaneouslymusedmbymchildrenmdiagnosedmwithmtetralogy
mofmFallotmtomrelievemhypoxicmspells?
a.mLyingmonmtheirmleftmside
b.mPerformingmthemvalsalvammaneuver
c.mSquatting
d.mhyperventilatingm-mCORRECTmANSWERmc.mSquatting
Exp:msquattingmismamspontaneousmcompensatorymmechanismmusedmbymoldermchildrenmtomalleviate
mhypoxicmspells.mSquattingmandmitsmvariantsmincreasemsystemicmresistancemwhilemdecreasingmveno
usmreturnmtomthemheartmfrommtheminferiormvenamcava.mThemothermoptionsmwouldmnotmresultminmthe
semchanges.mpgm1209
Anminfantmdiagnosedmwithmamsmallmpatentmductusmarteriosusmwouldmlikelymexhibitmwhichmsympto
m?
a.mIntermittentmmurmurm
b.mLackmofmsymptoms
c.mNeedmformsurgicalmrepairm
, d.mTriadmofmcongenitalmdefectsm-mCORRECTmANSWERmb.mLackmofmsymptoms
Exp:mInfantsmwithmamsmallmPDAmusuallymremainmasymptomatic.mpagem1203-1204
Fluidminmthempleuralmspacemcharacterizesmwhichmcondition?
a.mPleuralmeffusion
b.mAtelectasis
c.mBronchiectasis
d.mIschemiam-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mPleuralmEffusionm
Exp:mPleuralmeffusionmismthempresencemofmfluidminmthempleuralmspace.mpage1254
Whichmmedicationmclassificationmismgenerallymincludedminmthemtreatmentmofmsilicosis?
a.mCorticosteroids
b.mAntiboitics
c.mBronchodilators
d.mExpectorantsm-mCORRECTmANSWERma.mCorticosteroids
Exp:mNomspecificmtreatmentmexistsmformsilicosis,malthoughmcorticosteroidsmmaymproducemsomemim
provementminmthemearly,mmoremacutemstages.mpagem1259
Themriskmformrespiratorymdistressmsyndromem(RDS)mdecreasesmformprematureminfantsmwhenmtheym
arembornmbetweenmhowmmanymweeksmofmgestation?
a.m16mandm24
b.m20mandm24
c.m24mandm30
d.m30mandm36m-mCORRECTmANSWERmd.m30mandm36