Chapter x1 xCellular xFunction
x 1. An xincrease xin xcardiac xsize xand xfunction xdue xto xincreased xworkload xis xtermed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
x 2. While xassessing xa xpatient xdiagnosed xwith xMarfan's xSyndrome, xthe xnurse xshould
include xwhich xof xthe xfollowing xthat xis xconsistent xwith xthe xsyndrome?
A) Cardiac xassessment xfor xcoarctation xof xthe xaorta.
B) Genital xassessment xfor xsmall xtesticles.
C) Mental xassessment xfor ximpairment.
D) Oral xassessment xfor xcleft xpalate.
x 3. Children xwith xPKU xmust xavoid xphenylalanine xin xthe xdiet. xPhenylalanine xis xmost
likely xto xbe xa xcomponent xof
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
,D) Carbohydrate.
x 4. A x17-year-old xcollege-bound xstudent xreceives xa xvaccine xagainst xan xorganism
that
x
causes xmeningitis. xThis xis xan xexample xof
A) primary xprevention.
B) secondary xprevention.
C) tertiary xprevention.
D) disease xtreatment.
x 5. Metaplasia xis
A) The xdisorganization xof xcells xinto xvarious xsizes, xshapes, xand xarrangements.
B) The xreplacement xof xone xdifferentiated xcell xtype xwith xanother.
C) The xtransformation xof xa xcell xtype xto xmalignancy.
D) An xirreversible xcellular xadaptation.
x
x 6. During xa xroutine xultrasound xof xa x38 xyear xold xwomen x26 xweeks xgestation xreveals
xa xfetus xwith xa xsmall xsquare xhead, xupward xslant xof xthe xeyes, xand xlow xset xears. xThe
nurse xrecognizes xthat xthese xfindings xare xconsistent xwith xwhich xof xthe xfollowing?
A) Fragile xX xSyndrome.
B) Monosomy xX x(Turner's xSyndrome).
C) Trisomy x21 x(Down's xSyndrome).
D) Trisomy xX x(Klinefelter's xSyndrome).
, x 7. While xdiscussing xtreatment xoptions xwith xa xparent xof xa xnewly xdiagnosed
xMonosomy
X x(Turner's xSyndrome) xchild, xthe xnurse xshould xinclude xwhich xof xthe xfollowing?
A) There xis xno xtreatment xor xcure.
B) Symptoms xof xthe xcondition xare xtreated xwith xestrogen.
C) Symptoms xof xthe xcondition xare xtreated xwith xtestosterone.
D) Institutionalization xis xthe xpreferred xmethod xof xmanaging xcare.
x 8. Which xof xthe xfollowing xassessment xfindings xindicates xan xalteration xin
xhomeostatic
control xmechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat xpain
C) Joint xstiffness
D) Positive xthroat xculture
x 9. What xinformation xshould xparents xbe xgiven xabout xthe xconsequences xof
phenylketonuria x(PKU)?
A) Mental xretardation xis xinevitable.
B) PKU xis xcommonly xassociated xwith xother xcongenital xanomalies.
C) High xdietary xtyramine xmay xhelp xinduce xenzyme xproduction.
D) Failure xto xtreat xproperly xresults xin xprogressive xmental xretardation.
x 10. Injury xthat xoccurs xwhen xblood xflow xis xdiminished xto xtissue xis xcalled x injury.
A) hypoxic