WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final Exam - Questions and Answers

Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis related to potential for a. respiratory depression. b. narcotic dependency. c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. d. allergic reaction. - Answer- c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure. Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit? (Select all that apply.) a. Cough b. Dyspnea c. Bradypnea d. Crackles in lungs e. Peripheral edema - Answer- a. Cough b. Dyspnea d. Crackles in lungs Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer? a. Surgery b. Radiation c. Early detection d. Chemotherapeutic agents - Answer- c. Early detection Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the best prognosis for a cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are treated surgically, which can be curative in some localized cancers. Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells that are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife and remain undetected in the local area. Chemotherapeutic agents are not selective for tumor cells, and a certain amount of normal cell death also occurs. A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood is likely to undergo which type of cellular adaptation? a. Atrophy b. Metaplasia c. Hypertrophy d. Hyperplasia - Answer- c. Hypertrophy A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Urgency b. Hesitancy c. Low back pain d. Weak urine flow e. Incomplete bladder emptying - Answer- b. Hesitancy d. Weak urine flow e. Incomplete bladder emptying What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all that apply.) a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules d. Swelling of at least one wrist joint e. Morning stiffness in joints - Answer- a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints b. Soft-tissue swelling of at least three joints c. Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules e. Morning stiffness in joints