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NURS 6501N - Advanced Pathophysiology
Actual Final Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Walden University | 2026/2027 Latest Update.
VERSION 1: QUESTIONS 1-100
QUESTION 1
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky,
brown-coloured urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what
causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?
Correct Answer: Presence of red blood cells
QUESTION 2
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Correct Answer: Excessive mucus production
QUESTION 3
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis
(AS)?
Correct Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
QUESTION 4
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Correct Answer: Lateral spinothalamic
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QUESTION 5
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting
that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile
vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic
testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as
the priority?
Correct Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures
QUESTION 6
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the
healthcare professional assess the patient?
Correct Answer: (Information incomplete in source document)
QUESTION 7
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
QUESTION 8
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a
result of what?
Correct Answer: Pressure and obstruction
QUESTION 9
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Correct Answer: Heads of the femur
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QUESTION 10
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks
the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
Correct Answer: ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of
greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
QUESTION 11
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare
professional advise the parents about?
Correct Answer: A sweat test
QUESTION 12
A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms
of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most
symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition?
Correct Answer: Compression of the urethra
QUESTION 13
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as
well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment
by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
Correct Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue
QUESTION 14
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbesterol (DES) can result in which type of
cancer?
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NURS 6501N - Advanced Pathophysiology
Actual Final Exam Questions & Verified Answers
Walden University | 2026/2027 Latest Update.
VERSION 1: QUESTIONS 1-100
QUESTION 1
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky,
brown-coloured urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what
causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?
Correct Answer: Presence of red blood cells
QUESTION 2
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Correct Answer: Excessive mucus production
QUESTION 3
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis
(AS)?
Correct Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
QUESTION 4
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Correct Answer: Lateral spinothalamic
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QUESTION 5
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting
that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile
vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic
testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as
the priority?
Correct Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures
QUESTION 6
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the
healthcare professional assess the patient?
Correct Answer: (Information incomplete in source document)
QUESTION 7
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Correct Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
QUESTION 8
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a
result of what?
Correct Answer: Pressure and obstruction
QUESTION 9
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Correct Answer: Heads of the femur
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QUESTION 10
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks
the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
Correct Answer: ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of
greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
QUESTION 11
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare
professional advise the parents about?
Correct Answer: A sweat test
QUESTION 12
A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms
of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most
symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition?
Correct Answer: Compression of the urethra
QUESTION 13
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as
well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment
by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
Correct Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue
QUESTION 14
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbesterol (DES) can result in which type of
cancer?
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