PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL (COURSE POINT) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL (COURSE
POINT) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS



Whichaofatheafollowingaareacharacteristicasignsaofaacuteaarterialaembolism?

A.aParalysis,awarmth,aandaparanoiaa
B.aPain,aincreasedabloodapressure,aandawarmth
C.aPallor,apulselessness,aandapain
D.aPurpura,amuscleaweakness,aandashortnessaofabreatha-aans--
C.aPallor,apulselessness,aandapain

Aaparentaofaaatoddleraisaconcernedaaboutapossibleasideaeffectsaofainfluenzaaimmunization
s.aWhatawillatheanurseateachatheaparentaregardingatheafluavaccine?

A.aTheaCentersaforaDiseaseaControlaandaPreventionarecommendsathataallapeoplea6amont
hsaofaageaandaolderashouldareceiveatheaannualainfluenzaavaccine.
B.aTheaNationalaAcademyaofaMedicineathinksathatathereaisanoarelationabetweenafluavaccin
esaandaautism.
C.aParentsacanawinalawsuitsaifasideaeffectsaoccurafollowingaaafluashot.
D.aThimerosalaisanoalongerausedainavaccineaadministrationasoaitaisasafeaforaallaindividuals.a
-aans--
A.aTheaCentersaforaDiseaseaControlaandaPreventionarecommendsathataallapeoplea6amont
hsaofaageaandaolderashouldareceiveatheaannualainfluenzaavaccine

Aaclientahasabeenadiagnosedawithadeepaveinathrombosisa(DVT).aTheanurseaisaplanningaca
reaandarecognizesathatatheaclientaisamostaatariskafor

A.aPulmonaryaembolism
B.aArterialainsufficiency
C.aPolyarteritisanodosa
D.aVasculitisa-aans--A.aPulmonaryaembolism

Theahealthacareaprovideraisadiscussingamajorariskafactorsaforacoronaryaarteryadiseasea(CA
D)awithaaaclient.aTheamostaimportantainformationaforatheaprovideratoaincludeawouldabe:

A.aHighaserumahigh-densityalipoproteinaandadiabetes
B.aPhysicalainactivityaandahighaserumahigh-densityalipoproteinacholesterol
C.aHistoryaofacigaretteasmokingaandaelevatedabloodapressure

,D.aAdvancedaageaandalowaserumatotalaandalow-densityalipoproteinacholesterola-aans--
C.aHistoryaofacigaretteasmokingaandaelevatedabloodapressure

Aaclientawasaadmitteda3adaysaagoaandaisadevelopingasignsaandasymptomsaofapneumonia.a
Selectatheacorrectadocumentationaofatheadiagnosis.

A.aNosocomialapneumonia
B.aAntibiotic-resistantapneumonia
C.aTypicalapneumonia
D.aCommunity-acquiredapneumoniaa-aans--A.aNosocomialapneumonia

Followingaseveralaweeksaofaincreasingafatigueaandaaasubsequentadiagnosticaworkup,aaacli
entahasabeenadiagnosedawithamitralavalvearegurgitation.aFailureaofathisaheartavalveawoulda
haveawhichahemodynamicaconsequences?

A.aBackflowafromathearightaventricleatoathearightaatriumaduringasystole
B.aBackflowafromathealeftaventricleatoaleftaatrium
C.aInhibitionaofatheaSAanode'sanormalaactionapotential
D.aBackupaofabloodafromathearightaatriumaintoatheasuperioravenaacavaa-aans--
B.aBackflowafromathealeftaventricleatoaleftaatrium

Theanurseaknowsathatatheaprimaryalong-
termaregulationaofabloodapressureaisaexertedabyawhichabodyasystem?

A.aHumoralainfluence
B.aHormonalaactivity
C.aNeuralamechanisms
D.aTheakidneysa-aans--D.aTheakidneys

Aaclientaexperiencingaaasinusaarrestawouldademonstrateawhichasymptomaorafinding?

A.aP-waveathataoccursamoreafrequentlyathanaexpected
B.aSpontaneousapersistentasinusabradycardia
C.aProlongedaperiodsaofaasystoleademonstratedaonaanaelectrocardiogram
D.aHeartarateaofagreaterathana100abeats/mina-aans--
C.aProlongedaperiodsaofaasystoleademonstratedaonaanaelectrocardiogram

Theanurseaassessesatheaelectrocardiogramaforadepolarizationaofatheaatria.aWhataportionao
fatheaECGawillatheanurseabeaassessing?

A.aQawaveabelowatheabaseline
B.aPawaveaaboveatheabaseline
C.aUawaveaaboveatheabaseline
D.aTawaveaaboveatheabaselinea-aans--B.aPawaveaaboveatheabaseline

, Theanurseaknowsawhichastatementsaregardingatheaarterialachemoreceptorsaareacorrect?
aSelectaallathataapply.



A.aTheachemoreceptorsainduceasystemicahypertensionainapersonsawithachronicaobstructiv
eapulmonaryadiseasea(COPD).
B.aTheachemoreceptorsatriggeraincreasedabloodapressureainapersonsawithasleepaapnea.
C.aTheamainafunctionaofatheachemoreceptorsaisainaregulationaofaventilation.
D.aTheachemoreceptorsacanainduceawidespreadavasodilation.
E.aTheachemoreceptorsaactivateathearenin-angiotensin-aldosteroneasystema(RAAS).a-
aans--

A.aTheachemoreceptorsainduceasystemicahypertensionainapersonsawithachronicaobstructiv
eapulmonaryadiseasea(COPD).
B.aTheachemoreceptorsatriggeraincreasedabloodapressureainapersonsawithasleepaapnea.
C.aTheamainafunctionaofatheachemoreceptorsaisainaregulationaofaventilation.

Nursingastudentsawhoaareastudyingaforatheiraupcomingacardiacaexamaareadiscussingahowa
theaheartacouldapossiblyacontinueatoabeataoncearemovedafromatheabody.aOneaofatheastude
ntsaexplainsathatathisaphenomenonaisadirectlyarelatedatoaautomaticity.aWhataisaautomaticit
y?

A.aInherentalow-impulseaconductivity
B.aInherentadischargearateaofa60-80
C.aInherentadischargearateaofa40-60
D.aInherentaspontaneousaaction-potentiala-aans--D.aInherentaspontaneousaaction-
potential

Twoamonthsafollowingaaamyocardialainfarctiona(MI),aaaclientavisitsatheahealthacareaprovider
awithareportsaofasevereafatigue,ashortnessaofabreath,aandafrequentaepisodesaofapalpitation

s.aAa12-
leadaECGarevealsatheaclientahasaatrialafibrillationawithaaaheartarateaofa120.aWhichamedicati
onsashouldatheahealthacareaprovideraconsideraprescribingaforathisaclient?
aSelectaallathataapply.



A.aAntiarrhythmics
B.aAnalgesics
C.aInhalers
D.aThrombolytics
E.aAnticoagulantsa-aans--A.aAntiarrhythmics
E.aAnticoagulants

Theaneonatologistaexplainsatoatheaparentsaofaaaneonateabornaata35aweeks'agestationathata
theiraprematureainfantawillabeamonitoredaforacomplications.aWhicharespiratoryacomplicatio
naisatheamostacommon?

A.aRespiratoryadistressasyndrome
B.aAsthma