, TESTsBANKsFORsPORTH'SsPATHOPHYSIOLOGYs10THsEDITIONsBYsNORRIS
Porth’s Pathophysiology 10th Edition Norris Test Bank
s s s s s s
1. Atsansinternationalsnursingsconference,smanysdiscussionssandsbreakoutssessionssfocusedso
nsthesWorldsHealthsOrganizations(WHO)sviewssonshealth.sOfsthesfollowingscommentssma
desbysnursessduringsasdiscussionssession,swhichsstatementsswouldsbesconsideredsasgoodsr
epresentationsofsthesWHOsdefinition?sSelectsallsthatsapply.
A) Interestssinskeepingstheselderlyspopulationsengagedsinssuchsactivitiessassbooksr
eviewssandswordsgamessduringssocialstime
B) Increasesinsthesnumbersofschairsaerobicssclassessprovidedsinsthesskilledscaresf
acilities
C) Interventionssgearedstowardskeepingstheselderlyspopulationsdiagnosedswithsdiabete
ssmellitussunderstightsbloodsglucosescontrolsbysprovidingsin-homescookingsclasses
D) Providingstransportationsforsrenalsdialysisspatientsstosandsfromstheirshemodialysisss
essions
E) Providingshandwashingsteachingssessionsstosasgroupsofsyoungschildrens
Ans:s A,sB,sC,sE
Feedback:
ThesWHOsdefinitionsofshealthsissdefinedsass“asstatesofscompletesphysical,smental,sandssoc
ialswell-
beingsandsnotsmerelysthesabsencesofsdiseasesandsinfirmity.”sEngagingsinsbooksreviewssfa
cilitatessmentalsandssocialswell-being;schairsaerobicsshelpssfacilitatesphysicalswell-
being;sandsassistingswithstightscontrolsofsdiabetesshelpsswithsfacilitatingsphysicalswell-
beingsevensthoughsthespersonshassaschronicsdisease.sHandwashingsissvitalsinsthespreventio
nsofsdiseasesandsspreadsofsgerms.
2. Ascommunityshealthsnursesissteachingsasgroupsofsrecentsgraduatessaboutstheslargesvari
etysofsfactorssthatsinfluencesansindividual'sshealthsorslacksthereof.sThesnursesissreferri
ngstosthesHealthysPeoples2020sreportsfromsthesU.S.sDepartmentsofsHealthsandsHumans
Servicessassasteachingsexample.sOfsthesfollowingsaspectssdiscussed,swhichswouldsbesc
onsideredsasdeterminantsofshealthsthatsissoutsidesthesfocussofsthissreport?
A) ThesclientshassasdiversesbackgroundsbysbeingsofsAsiansandsNativesAmericansdes
centsandspracticessvarioussalternativestherapiesstosminimizeseffectssofsstress.
B) Thesclientshassasfamilyshistorysofscardiovascularsdiseasesrelatedstoshyperchol
esterolemiasandsremainssnoncompliantswithsthestreatmentsregime.
C) Thesclientshassasgoodscareerswithsexceptionalspreventativeshealthscaresbenefits.
D) Thesclientslivessinsansaffluent,sclean,ssuburbanscommunityswithsaccessstosmanysh
ealthscaresfacilities.
Ans:sB
Feedback:
InsHealthysPeoples2020,sthesfocussisstospromotesgoodshealthstosalls(suchsassusingsalternati
vestherapiesstosminimizeseffectssofsstress);sachievingshealthsequitysandspromotingshealthsf
orsalls(whichsincludesshavingsgoodshealthscaresbenefits);sandspromotingsgoodshealths(whi
chsincludesslivingsinsascleanscommunityswithsgoodsaccessstoshealthscare).sAsclient'ssnonco
mplianceswithstreatmentsstoscontrolshighscholesterolslevelsswithinsthespresencesofsasfamily
shistorysofsCVsdiseasesdoessnotsmeetsthes“attainingslivessfreesofspreventablesdiseasesandspr
ematuresdeath”sdeterminant.
, TESTsBANKsFORsPORTH'SsPATHOPHYSIOLOGYs10THsEDITIONsBYsNORRIS
3. Asphysiciansissprovidingscaresforsasnumbersofspatientssonsasmedicalsunitsofsaslarge,sunivers
ityshospital.sThesphysiciansissdiscussingswithsascolleaguesthesdifferentiationsbetweensdisea
sessthatsarescausedsbysabnormalsmoleculessandsdiseasessthatscausesdisease.sWhichsofsthesfo
llowingspatientssmostsclearlysdemonstratessthesconsequencessofsmoleculessthatscausesdise
ase?
A) As31-year-
oldswomanswithssicklescellsanemiaswhosissreceivingsastransfusionsofspackedsredsb
loodscells
B) As91-year-
oldswomanswhoshassexperiencedsansischemicsstrokesresultingsfromsfamilialshyp
ercholesterolemia
C) As19-year-
oldsmanswithsexacerbationsofshisscysticsfibrosissrequiringsoxygenstherapysands
chestsphysiotherapy
D) As30-year-
oldshomelesssmanswhoshassPneumocystisscariniispneumonias(PCP)sandsissHIVsposit
ive.
Ans:sD
Feedback:
PCPsissansexamplesofstheseffectsofsasmoleculesthatsdirectlyscontributesstosdisease.sSicklesce
llsanemia,sfamilialshypercholesterolemia,sandscysticsfibrosissaresallsexamplessofstheseffect
ssofsabnormalsmolecules.
4. Asmembersofstheshealthscaresteamsissresearchingsthesetiologysandspathogenesissofsasnum
bersofsclientsswhosaresundershisscaresinsashospitalscontext.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsaspect
ssofsclients'ssituationssbN
esUtsR
chSaI
raN
ctGerTizBe.
ssC
paOthMogenesissrathersthansetiology?
A) AsclientswhoshassbeensexposedstosthesMycobacteriumstuberculosissbacterium
B) Asclientswhoshassincreasingsserumsammoniaslevelssduestosliverscirrhosis
C) Asclientswhoswassadmittedswithstheseffectssofsmethylsalcoholspoisoning
D) Asclientswithsmultiplesskeletalsinjuriesssecondarystosasmotorsvehiclesaccidents
Ans:s B
Feedback:
Pathogenesissrefersstosthesprogressivesandsevolutionaryscoursesofsdisease,ssuchsassthesi
ncreasingsammoniaslevelssthatsaccompanysliversdisease.sBacteria,spoisons,sandstrauma
ticsinjuriessaresexamplessofsetiologicsfactors.
, TESTsBANKsFORsPORTH'SsPATHOPHYSIOLOGYs10THsEDITIONsBYsNORRIS
5. Asnewsmyocardialsinfarctionspatientsrequiringsangioplastysandsstentsplacementshassarrive
dstoshissfirstscardiacsrehabilitationsappointment.sInsthissfirstssession,sasreviewsofsthespatho
genesissofscoronarysarterysdiseasesissaddressed.sWhichsstatementsbysthespatientsverifiesstos
thesnursesthatsheshassunderstoodsthesnurse'ssteachingssaboutscoronarysarterysdisease?
A) “AllsIshavestosdosissstopssmoking,sandsthensIswon'tshavesanysmoresheartsattacks.”
B) “Mysarteryswasscloggedsbysfat,ssosIswillsneedstosstopseatingsfattysfoodsslikesFr
enchsfriesseverysday.”
C) “Soundsslikesthissbegansbecausesofsinflammationsinsidesmysarterysthatsmadesitse
asystosformsfattysstreaks,swhichsleadstosmyscloggedsartery.”
D) “IfsIsdosnotsexercisesregularlystosgetsmysheartsratesup,sbloodspoolssinsthesveinsscaus
ingsasclotsthatsstopssbloodsflowstosthesmuscle,sandsIswillshavesasheartsattack.”
Ans:sC
Feedback:
Thestruesetiology/causesofscoronarysarterysdiseases(CAD)sissunknown;showever,sthespath
ogenesissofsthesdisordersrelatesstosthesprogressionsofsthesinflammatorysprocesssfromsasfatt
ysstreakstosthesocclusivesvesselslesionsseensinspeopleswithscoronarysarterysdisease.sRisksfa
ctorssforsCADsrevolvesaroundscigarettessmoking,sdietshighsinsfat,sandslacksofsexercise.
6. As77-year-
oldsmansissashospitalsinpatientsadmittedsforsexacerbationsofshisschronicsobstructivespulmo
narysdiseases(COPD),sandsasrespiratorystherapists(RT)sissassessingsthesclientsforsthesfirststi
me.sWhichNU ofRthSeIfN
olG
loTwBin.gCaO
spMectssofsthespatient'sscurrentsstatesofshealthswouldsbesbestsc
haracterizedsassassymptomsrathersthansassign?
A) Thespatient'ssoxygenssaturationsiss83%sbyspulsesoxymetry.
B) Thespatientsnotessthatsheshassincreasedsworksofsbreathingswhenslyingssupine.
C) ThesRTshearssdiminishedsbreathssoundsstosthespatient'sslowerslungsfieldssb
ilaterally.
D) Thespatient'ssrespiratorysratesiss31sbreaths/minute.s
Ans:s B
Feedback:
Symptomssaressubjectivescomplaintssbysthespersonsexperiencingstheshealthsproblem,ss
uchsasscomplaintssofsbreathingsdifficulty.sOxygenslevels,slisteningstosbreathssounds,san
dsrespiratorysratesaresallsobjective,sobservablessignssofsdisease.
Porth’s Pathophysiology 10th Edition Norris Test Bank
s s s s s s
1. Atsansinternationalsnursingsconference,smanysdiscussionssandsbreakoutssessionssfocusedso
nsthesWorldsHealthsOrganizations(WHO)sviewssonshealth.sOfsthesfollowingscommentssma
desbysnursessduringsasdiscussionssession,swhichsstatementsswouldsbesconsideredsasgoodsr
epresentationsofsthesWHOsdefinition?sSelectsallsthatsapply.
A) Interestssinskeepingstheselderlyspopulationsengagedsinssuchsactivitiessassbooksr
eviewssandswordsgamessduringssocialstime
B) Increasesinsthesnumbersofschairsaerobicssclassessprovidedsinsthesskilledscaresf
acilities
C) Interventionssgearedstowardskeepingstheselderlyspopulationsdiagnosedswithsdiabete
ssmellitussunderstightsbloodsglucosescontrolsbysprovidingsin-homescookingsclasses
D) Providingstransportationsforsrenalsdialysisspatientsstosandsfromstheirshemodialysisss
essions
E) Providingshandwashingsteachingssessionsstosasgroupsofsyoungschildrens
Ans:s A,sB,sC,sE
Feedback:
ThesWHOsdefinitionsofshealthsissdefinedsass“asstatesofscompletesphysical,smental,sandssoc
ialswell-
beingsandsnotsmerelysthesabsencesofsdiseasesandsinfirmity.”sEngagingsinsbooksreviewssfa
cilitatessmentalsandssocialswell-being;schairsaerobicsshelpssfacilitatesphysicalswell-
being;sandsassistingswithstightscontrolsofsdiabetesshelpsswithsfacilitatingsphysicalswell-
beingsevensthoughsthespersonshassaschronicsdisease.sHandwashingsissvitalsinsthespreventio
nsofsdiseasesandsspreadsofsgerms.
2. Ascommunityshealthsnursesissteachingsasgroupsofsrecentsgraduatessaboutstheslargesvari
etysofsfactorssthatsinfluencesansindividual'sshealthsorslacksthereof.sThesnursesissreferri
ngstosthesHealthysPeoples2020sreportsfromsthesU.S.sDepartmentsofsHealthsandsHumans
Servicessassasteachingsexample.sOfsthesfollowingsaspectssdiscussed,swhichswouldsbesc
onsideredsasdeterminantsofshealthsthatsissoutsidesthesfocussofsthissreport?
A) ThesclientshassasdiversesbackgroundsbysbeingsofsAsiansandsNativesAmericansdes
centsandspracticessvarioussalternativestherapiesstosminimizeseffectssofsstress.
B) Thesclientshassasfamilyshistorysofscardiovascularsdiseasesrelatedstoshyperchol
esterolemiasandsremainssnoncompliantswithsthestreatmentsregime.
C) Thesclientshassasgoodscareerswithsexceptionalspreventativeshealthscaresbenefits.
D) Thesclientslivessinsansaffluent,sclean,ssuburbanscommunityswithsaccessstosmanysh
ealthscaresfacilities.
Ans:sB
Feedback:
InsHealthysPeoples2020,sthesfocussisstospromotesgoodshealthstosalls(suchsassusingsalternati
vestherapiesstosminimizeseffectssofsstress);sachievingshealthsequitysandspromotingshealthsf
orsalls(whichsincludesshavingsgoodshealthscaresbenefits);sandspromotingsgoodshealths(whi
chsincludesslivingsinsascleanscommunityswithsgoodsaccessstoshealthscare).sAsclient'ssnonco
mplianceswithstreatmentsstoscontrolshighscholesterolslevelsswithinsthespresencesofsasfamily
shistorysofsCVsdiseasesdoessnotsmeetsthes“attainingslivessfreesofspreventablesdiseasesandspr
ematuresdeath”sdeterminant.
, TESTsBANKsFORsPORTH'SsPATHOPHYSIOLOGYs10THsEDITIONsBYsNORRIS
3. Asphysiciansissprovidingscaresforsasnumbersofspatientssonsasmedicalsunitsofsaslarge,sunivers
ityshospital.sThesphysiciansissdiscussingswithsascolleaguesthesdifferentiationsbetweensdisea
sessthatsarescausedsbysabnormalsmoleculessandsdiseasessthatscausesdisease.sWhichsofsthesfo
llowingspatientssmostsclearlysdemonstratessthesconsequencessofsmoleculessthatscausesdise
ase?
A) As31-year-
oldswomanswithssicklescellsanemiaswhosissreceivingsastransfusionsofspackedsredsb
loodscells
B) As91-year-
oldswomanswhoshassexperiencedsansischemicsstrokesresultingsfromsfamilialshyp
ercholesterolemia
C) As19-year-
oldsmanswithsexacerbationsofshisscysticsfibrosissrequiringsoxygenstherapysands
chestsphysiotherapy
D) As30-year-
oldshomelesssmanswhoshassPneumocystisscariniispneumonias(PCP)sandsissHIVsposit
ive.
Ans:sD
Feedback:
PCPsissansexamplesofstheseffectsofsasmoleculesthatsdirectlyscontributesstosdisease.sSicklesce
llsanemia,sfamilialshypercholesterolemia,sandscysticsfibrosissaresallsexamplessofstheseffect
ssofsabnormalsmolecules.
4. Asmembersofstheshealthscaresteamsissresearchingsthesetiologysandspathogenesissofsasnum
bersofsclientsswhosaresundershisscaresinsashospitalscontext.sWhichsofsthesfollowingsaspect
ssofsclients'ssituationssbN
esUtsR
chSaI
raN
ctGerTizBe.
ssC
paOthMogenesissrathersthansetiology?
A) AsclientswhoshassbeensexposedstosthesMycobacteriumstuberculosissbacterium
B) Asclientswhoshassincreasingsserumsammoniaslevelssduestosliverscirrhosis
C) Asclientswhoswassadmittedswithstheseffectssofsmethylsalcoholspoisoning
D) Asclientswithsmultiplesskeletalsinjuriesssecondarystosasmotorsvehiclesaccidents
Ans:s B
Feedback:
Pathogenesissrefersstosthesprogressivesandsevolutionaryscoursesofsdisease,ssuchsassthesi
ncreasingsammoniaslevelssthatsaccompanysliversdisease.sBacteria,spoisons,sandstrauma
ticsinjuriessaresexamplessofsetiologicsfactors.
, TESTsBANKsFORsPORTH'SsPATHOPHYSIOLOGYs10THsEDITIONsBYsNORRIS
5. Asnewsmyocardialsinfarctionspatientsrequiringsangioplastysandsstentsplacementshassarrive
dstoshissfirstscardiacsrehabilitationsappointment.sInsthissfirstssession,sasreviewsofsthespatho
genesissofscoronarysarterysdiseasesissaddressed.sWhichsstatementsbysthespatientsverifiesstos
thesnursesthatsheshassunderstoodsthesnurse'ssteachingssaboutscoronarysarterysdisease?
A) “AllsIshavestosdosissstopssmoking,sandsthensIswon'tshavesanysmoresheartsattacks.”
B) “Mysarteryswasscloggedsbysfat,ssosIswillsneedstosstopseatingsfattysfoodsslikesFr
enchsfriesseverysday.”
C) “Soundsslikesthissbegansbecausesofsinflammationsinsidesmysarterysthatsmadesitse
asystosformsfattysstreaks,swhichsleadstosmyscloggedsartery.”
D) “IfsIsdosnotsexercisesregularlystosgetsmysheartsratesup,sbloodspoolssinsthesveinsscaus
ingsasclotsthatsstopssbloodsflowstosthesmuscle,sandsIswillshavesasheartsattack.”
Ans:sC
Feedback:
Thestruesetiology/causesofscoronarysarterysdiseases(CAD)sissunknown;showever,sthespath
ogenesissofsthesdisordersrelatesstosthesprogressionsofsthesinflammatorysprocesssfromsasfatt
ysstreakstosthesocclusivesvesselslesionsseensinspeopleswithscoronarysarterysdisease.sRisksfa
ctorssforsCADsrevolvesaroundscigarettessmoking,sdietshighsinsfat,sandslacksofsexercise.
6. As77-year-
oldsmansissashospitalsinpatientsadmittedsforsexacerbationsofshisschronicsobstructivespulmo
narysdiseases(COPD),sandsasrespiratorystherapists(RT)sissassessingsthesclientsforsthesfirststi
me.sWhichNU ofRthSeIfN
olG
loTwBin.gCaO
spMectssofsthespatient'sscurrentsstatesofshealthswouldsbesbestsc
haracterizedsassassymptomsrathersthansassign?
A) Thespatient'ssoxygenssaturationsiss83%sbyspulsesoxymetry.
B) Thespatientsnotessthatsheshassincreasedsworksofsbreathingswhenslyingssupine.
C) ThesRTshearssdiminishedsbreathssoundsstosthespatient'sslowerslungsfieldssb
ilaterally.
D) Thespatient'ssrespiratorysratesiss31sbreaths/minute.s
Ans:s B
Feedback:
Symptomssaressubjectivescomplaintssbysthespersonsexperiencingstheshealthsproblem,ss
uchsasscomplaintssofsbreathingsdifficulty.sOxygenslevels,slisteningstosbreathssounds,san
dsrespiratorysratesaresallsobjective,sobservablessignssofsdisease.
