NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology
Final Exam Questions and Answers
Walden University
1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?:
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in
inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal
failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is
needed to treat this anemia?: Erythropoietin
3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?:
Periorbital edema
4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke.
What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this
condition?: Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding,
the passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support
which diagnosis?: Abnormal uterine bleeding
,6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a
pathologic fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the
condition. What response by the professional is best?: A fracture that happens at
the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint
causing the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other.
What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient
for?: Reduction and immobilization
8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?: Excessive mucus
production
9. Stroke Volume (SV): measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one
contraction
10. Multiple Sclerosis (MS): disease of the central nervous system characterized by the
demyelination (deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic
dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by recovery (remission)
11. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Minor stroke; where neurological function is
regained quickly
with time
, 12. Myasthenia Gravis: autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness
of voluntary muscles
13. Headaches: pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
14. Seizure Disorders:
15. Head Injury:
16. Spinal Cord Injury: the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra
closest to the injury
17. Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System:
18. Osteoporosis: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break
easily.
19. Osteopenia: abnormal reduction of bone mass
20. Bursitis: inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
21. Tendinitis: inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
22. Gout: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints
Final Exam Questions and Answers
Walden University
1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?:
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in
inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal
failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is
needed to treat this anemia?: Erythropoietin
3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?:
Periorbital edema
4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke.
What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this
condition?: Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding,
the passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support
which diagnosis?: Abnormal uterine bleeding
,6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a
pathologic fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the
condition. What response by the professional is best?: A fracture that happens at
the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint
causing the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other.
What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient
for?: Reduction and immobilization
8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?: Excessive mucus
production
9. Stroke Volume (SV): measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one
contraction
10. Multiple Sclerosis (MS): disease of the central nervous system characterized by the
demyelination (deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic
dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by recovery (remission)
11. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Minor stroke; where neurological function is
regained quickly
with time
, 12. Myasthenia Gravis: autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness
of voluntary muscles
13. Headaches: pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
14. Seizure Disorders:
15. Head Injury:
16. Spinal Cord Injury: the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra
closest to the injury
17. Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System:
18. Osteoporosis: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break
easily.
19. Osteopenia: abnormal reduction of bone mass
20. Bursitis: inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
21. Tendinitis: inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
22. Gout: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints
