Patho for nurses- exam 2- South college, Nashville, TN
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Solutions
A change in the shape, color, and texture of a nevi may indicate:
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Malignant melanoma
C. Healing of the nevi
D. Multiple myeloma Correct Answers B
A nurse finds her patient up in the middle of the night gasping
for air and needing to sit or stand to catch their breath.
What does this patient have?
A) Subjective Dyspnea
B) Orthopnea
C) Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
D) Dyspnea on exertion Correct Answers C
A nurse is educating her colleagues on the pathology of
Emphysema. Which of the following statements is accurate?
A. Excessive mucus production obstructs the small airways
B. Inhalation of an allergen causes bronchospasm and mucus
production
C. Obstruction and air trapping results from tissue changes
rather than mucus production
D. Caused by a community acquired or nosocomial bacteria
Correct Answers C
, A patient is presenting to the hospital with pulmonary edema.
What manifestation would the nurse expect to note?
A. Wheezing and a productive cough
B. Clubbing and hemoptysis
C. Pink frothy sputum and crackles
D. Chest pain and dyspnea Correct Answers C
A patient presents with fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, night
sweats and general anxiety. The patient has also spent most of
the last year homeless. This nurse suspects which disease
process?
A. Chronic Bronchitis
B. Asthma
C. Pulmonary edema
D. Tuberculosis Correct Answers D
A patient with multiple myeloma will have what manifestations?
Select all that apply:
A. Kidney issues
B. Hypercalcemia
C. Bone fractures
D. Petechiae and Purpura
E. Paresthesia Correct Answers A, B, C
A patient with severe glomerulonephritis will have what specific
manifestations? Correct Answers Hematuria and Proteinuria
Questions | 2026/2027 | Answers Correct | With Complete
Solutions
A change in the shape, color, and texture of a nevi may indicate:
A. Basal cell carcinoma
B. Malignant melanoma
C. Healing of the nevi
D. Multiple myeloma Correct Answers B
A nurse finds her patient up in the middle of the night gasping
for air and needing to sit or stand to catch their breath.
What does this patient have?
A) Subjective Dyspnea
B) Orthopnea
C) Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
D) Dyspnea on exertion Correct Answers C
A nurse is educating her colleagues on the pathology of
Emphysema. Which of the following statements is accurate?
A. Excessive mucus production obstructs the small airways
B. Inhalation of an allergen causes bronchospasm and mucus
production
C. Obstruction and air trapping results from tissue changes
rather than mucus production
D. Caused by a community acquired or nosocomial bacteria
Correct Answers C
, A patient is presenting to the hospital with pulmonary edema.
What manifestation would the nurse expect to note?
A. Wheezing and a productive cough
B. Clubbing and hemoptysis
C. Pink frothy sputum and crackles
D. Chest pain and dyspnea Correct Answers C
A patient presents with fatigue, weight loss, anorexia, night
sweats and general anxiety. The patient has also spent most of
the last year homeless. This nurse suspects which disease
process?
A. Chronic Bronchitis
B. Asthma
C. Pulmonary edema
D. Tuberculosis Correct Answers D
A patient with multiple myeloma will have what manifestations?
Select all that apply:
A. Kidney issues
B. Hypercalcemia
C. Bone fractures
D. Petechiae and Purpura
E. Paresthesia Correct Answers A, B, C
A patient with severe glomerulonephritis will have what specific
manifestations? Correct Answers Hematuria and Proteinuria
