NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Mid Term Exam

NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Mid Term Exam Question 1 The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells? • Question 2 A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process? • Question 3 What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging? • Question 4 People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle? • Question 5 When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? • Question 6 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? • Question 7 What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? • Question 8 What are tumor cell markers? • Question 9 Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively attack? • Question 10 Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin? • Question 11 What is the single most common cause of cellular injury? • Question 12 A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material? • Question 13 Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which mechanism? • Question 14 A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority? • Question 15 What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called? • Question 16 A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is best? • Question 17 A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what self-care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has returned? • Question 18 Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct? • Question 19 The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because of what reason? • Question 20 What is one function of the tumor cell marker? • Question 21 When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS), which condition is associated with only DKA? • Question 22 Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone? • Question 23 The student wants information about a patient's renal function. What test does the healthcare professional tell the student to evaluate? • Question 24 What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction? • Question 25 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? • Question 26 A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the professional assess for pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority?