NURS 6010 - Pathophysiology
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1. A 77 year-old male client with a diagnosis of stomach The portal circulatory sys-
cancer has been found to have metastases in his liver. tem brings venous blood
The client and his family are surprised at this turn of from the GI tract into the
events, stating that they don't see how he could have liver.
developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following
facts would underlie the reply that the care team pro-
vides?
2. The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis Apoptosis
of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The nurse recog-
nizes which of the following mechanisms are suspect-
ed to play a role in the cellular death associated with
ALS?
3. A 45 year-old client who experienced exposure to radi- Base pairs may have been
ation during an industrial accident several years prior rearranged by the radia-
is being assessed. Which of the following phenomena tion in the accident.
may underlie the genetic changes that have been not-
ed in the client?
4. A 77 year old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for The patient notes that
exacerbation of his chronic obstructive pulmonary dis- he has increased work
ease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assess- of breathing when lying
ing the client for the first time. Which of the following supine.
aspects of the patient's current state of health would
be best characterized as a symptom rather than a sign?
5. A patient experiencing immotile cilia syndrome should Bronchiectasis due to in-
be frequently assessed by the nurse for which priority terferences with clearance
complication? of inhaled bacteria along
the respiratory tract.
6. Messenger RNA
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