NR 507: Advanced Pathophysiology
(Complete solutions and resources for the course exam)
1. Question :
What is the final stage of the infectious process?
, Student
Answer: Colonization
Invasion
Multiplication
Spread
Instructor From the perspective of the microorganisms that cause disease, the infectious
Explanation: process undergoes four separate stages of progression: (1) colonization, (2)
invasion, (3) multiplication, and (4) spread.
Question 2 Question :
. Where in the respiratory tract do the majority of foreign objects
aspirated by children finally lodge?
Student
Answer: Trachea
Left lung
Bronchus
Bronchioles
Instructor Approximately 75% of aspirated foreign bodies lodge in a bronchus. The other
Explanation: options are not locations where children aspirate the majority of foreign objects.
Question 3 Question :
. What is the primary cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of
the newborn?
Student
Answer: Immature immune system
Small alveoli
Surfactant deficiency
Anemia
Instructor RDS is primarily caused by surfactant deficiency and secondarily by a
Explanation: deficiency in alveolar surface area for gas exchange. None of the other options