NURS 6501N 32 Advanced Pathophysiology,

NURS 6501N 32 Advanced Pathophysiology 1. Question: When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? 2. Question: What does the healthcare professional tell the patient about this condition? 3. Question: A patient has been admitted for a possible small intestinal obstruction. What is the first sign the healthcare professional assesses for that would indicate the presence of this condition? 4. Question: Autocrine stimulation is the ability of cancer cells to do what? 5. Question: A patient had a myocardial infarction that damaged the SA node, which is no longer functioning as the pacemaker of the heart. What heart rate would the healthcare provider expect the patient to have? 6. Question: Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the antigen or after immunization against the antigen? 7. Question: In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney? 8. Question: A student asks the healthcare professional to describe exotoxins. Which statement by the professional is best? 9. Question: A student studying biology asks the professor to describe how the rasgene is involved in cancer proliferation. What explanation by the professor is best? 10. Question: A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning? 11. Question: A healthcare professional is educating a patient on asthma. The professional tells the patient that the most successful treatment for chronic asthma begins with which action? 12. Question: A healthcare professional is conducting community education on vaccinations. Which statement about vaccines does the professional include in the presentation? 13. Question: Renal failure is the most common cause of which type of hyperparathyroidism? 14. Question: Which renal change is found in older adults? 15. Question: What is the single most common cause of cellular injury? 16. Question: What organic compound facilitates transportation across cell membranes by acting as receptors, transport channels for electrolytes, and enzymes to drive active pumps? 17. Question: In regulating vascular mediators released from mast cells, the role of eosinophils is to release what? 18. Question: A patient in the clinic reports projectile vomiting without nausea or other gastrointestinal symptoms. What action by the healthcare professional is mostappropriate? 19. Question: What does vomiting-induced metabolic alkalosis cause? 20. Question: A patient diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has the following laboratory values: arterial pH 7.20; serum glucose 500 mg/dL; positive urine glucose and ketones; serum potassium (K +) 2 mEq/L; serum sodium (Na +) 130 mEq/L. The patient reports that he has been sick with the flu for 1 week. What relationship do these values have to his insulin deficiency? 21.