NUR2063 | NUR 2063 Pathophysiology
Final Exam | Questions and Correct
Answers | Rated A+ Rasmussen
2024/2025
Partial thickness burn
- Correct Answer - a burn in which the first layer of skin
(epidermis) is burned through and the dermis (second layer) is
damaged. Burns of this type cause reddening, blistering, and a
mottled appearance. (Also called second-degree burn).
Full thickness burn
- Correct Answer - a burn involving destruction of the entire
skin; extends into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often
causes severe scarring; commonly called a third-degree burn
Atopic dermatitis
- Correct Answer - Excess inflammation; dry skin, redness, and
itching from allergies and irritants.
,Erythema
- Correct Answer - abnormal redness of the skin
Pediculosis
- Correct Answer - infestation with lice
Squamous cell carcinoma
- Correct Answer - Type of skin cancer more serious than basal
cell carcinoma; often characterized by scaly red papules or
nodules.
Characteristics of aging skin
- Correct Answer - -wrinkles
-age spots
-enlarged pores
-delayed healing process
-decrease in melanin
-decrease in elasticity
GOUT
,- Correct Answer - a type of arthritis characterized by deposits
of uric acid crystals in the joints
Osteoporosis
- Correct Answer - a condition in which the bones become
fragile and break easily due to loss of bone density
Sprain
- Correct Answer - injury to a ligament
Dislocation
- Correct Answer - the total displacement of a bone from its joint
Strain
- Correct Answer - A condition resulting from damaging a
muscle or tendon
Osteomalacia
- Correct Answer - disease marked by softening of the bone
caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiency
, Rickets
- Correct Answer - osteomalacia in children; causes bone
deformity
Scoliosis
- Correct Answer - abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Lordosis
- Correct Answer - abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar
spine (sway-back condition- pregnancy)
Kyphosis
- Correct Answer - excessive outward curvature of the spine,
causing hunching of the back.
Compartment syndrome
- Correct Answer - involves the compression of nerves and
blood vessels due to swelling within the enclosed space
created by the fascia that separates groups of muscles
Final Exam | Questions and Correct
Answers | Rated A+ Rasmussen
2024/2025
Partial thickness burn
- Correct Answer - a burn in which the first layer of skin
(epidermis) is burned through and the dermis (second layer) is
damaged. Burns of this type cause reddening, blistering, and a
mottled appearance. (Also called second-degree burn).
Full thickness burn
- Correct Answer - a burn involving destruction of the entire
skin; extends into subcutaneous fat, muscle, or bone and often
causes severe scarring; commonly called a third-degree burn
Atopic dermatitis
- Correct Answer - Excess inflammation; dry skin, redness, and
itching from allergies and irritants.
,Erythema
- Correct Answer - abnormal redness of the skin
Pediculosis
- Correct Answer - infestation with lice
Squamous cell carcinoma
- Correct Answer - Type of skin cancer more serious than basal
cell carcinoma; often characterized by scaly red papules or
nodules.
Characteristics of aging skin
- Correct Answer - -wrinkles
-age spots
-enlarged pores
-delayed healing process
-decrease in melanin
-decrease in elasticity
GOUT
,- Correct Answer - a type of arthritis characterized by deposits
of uric acid crystals in the joints
Osteoporosis
- Correct Answer - a condition in which the bones become
fragile and break easily due to loss of bone density
Sprain
- Correct Answer - injury to a ligament
Dislocation
- Correct Answer - the total displacement of a bone from its joint
Strain
- Correct Answer - A condition resulting from damaging a
muscle or tendon
Osteomalacia
- Correct Answer - disease marked by softening of the bone
caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiency
, Rickets
- Correct Answer - osteomalacia in children; causes bone
deformity
Scoliosis
- Correct Answer - abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Lordosis
- Correct Answer - abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar
spine (sway-back condition- pregnancy)
Kyphosis
- Correct Answer - excessive outward curvature of the spine,
causing hunching of the back.
Compartment syndrome
- Correct Answer - involves the compression of nerves and
blood vessels due to swelling within the enclosed space
created by the fascia that separates groups of muscles
