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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Pathophysiology Final Exam Review (Tests 1 2 3) Ca
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rtes
EXAM CODE: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURSING EXAM QUE
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STIONS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. The nurse is caring for a patient who has a disease caused by the mother's use of alcohol
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during pregnancy. How would you classify this disease?
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[Verified Solution]: Congenital environmental
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Q2. A nursing student is explaining the difference between sign and symptom; what is the bes
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t explanation?
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[Verified Solution]: A sign is a manifestation that is noted by the observer while a symptom is what t
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he patient describes (not visible to observer)
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Q3. The nurse is caring for a client in remission. The client asks what "remission" means? H
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ow should the nurse respond?
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[Verified Solution]: Remission is when there is a period of time where the manifestation of the diseas
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e subside
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Q4. The client is under going a diagnostic procedure; the client asks what they are having this
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procedure completed? The nurse knows that a diagnostic procedure is needed to do what?
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[Verified Solution]: To identify the disease which could include testing
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,Q5. The nursing students are holding an event for the student nurses association on campus.
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The student nurses have been tasked with educating the community on secondary prevention.
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What could the student use as examples?
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[Verified Solution]: BMI, Body mass index Check Smoking History Check Blood Pressure Check
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Q6. A patient is visiting the primary care doctor's office to follow up on diabetes management
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. The client has their labs drawn and brings their blood sugar readings. This is known as what
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type of prevention?
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[Verified Solution]: Tertiary Prevention dd dddd dd




Q7. A client is in receiving their prognosis of the diagnosis of cancer. The client asks the stude
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nt nurse what prognosis means. What is the best response to the client?
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[Verified Solution]: The prognosis is the likelihood of making a full recovery after treatment.
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Q8. The study nurse is looking at the study of disease occurrence in the human population as
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well as patterns in age, race, dietary habits, and lifestyles. What is this type of study called?
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[Verified Solution]: Epidemiology dd dddd




Q9. There are some noted new calluses on the right foot. (what is this statement an example o
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f?)
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Q10. The left leg is smaller than the right leg. (what is this statement an example of?)
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[Verified Solution]: Atrophy dd dddd




Q11. The circumference of the right calf has increased by 2 cm (what is this statement an exa
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mple of?) dd




[Verified Solution]: Hypertrophy dd dddd




Q12. What is an increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue due to excessive hormon
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al stimulation?
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[Verified Solution]: Endometrial hyperplasia
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, Q13. The nurse is admitting a 35-year-
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old male welder complaining of persistent abdominal pain and vomiting. He was brought in by
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a co-
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worker who stated that he became more confused as the day went on. What assessment findin
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g indicates that a serum lead level is needed?
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[Verified Solution]: Dark blue line at the gum margins
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Q14. Mrs. Turner is considered to be at increased risk for developing breast cancer. What fac
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tor is most positively related to this high-risk profile?
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[Verified Solution]: History of breast cancer in family members
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Q15. Mrs. Turner's tumor was staged at stage III using the TNM staging system. A pathologi
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cal exam of the surgically removed tissue sample placed Mrs. Turner's tumor in category type
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II. Characterizing and classifying tumors is important for what reasons?
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[Verified Solution]: A consistent classification system provides a way to catalogue individuals with br
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east tumors for statistical analysis. Tumor staging is useful for studying the number of researchable fact
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ors, from survival to treatment response. Treatment is based on the knowledge of tumor size, extent, an
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d tissue type.
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Q16. What are the effects of stress?
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[Verified Solution]: Over eating Fatigue Increased respirations Hypertension
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Q17. The class is discussing the effects of stress on the cardiovascular system. What will be in
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cluded in this discussion?
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[Verified Solution]: increased HR Stroke Hypertension
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Q18. What is the function of the immune system?
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[Verified Solution]: Destroy bacterial/cancer cells
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Q19. The nurse is caring for a patient who is having a Type III immune complex-
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mediated hypersensitivity that is causing glomerulonephritis. What nurse findings indicate a c
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omplication from this disorder? dd dd dd




[Verified Solution]: Inadequate hourly urinary output
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