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Test Bank for Porth’s Pathophysiology 11th Edition.
By Tommie L. Norris.
Latest Version. 2024/2025| All Chapters Covered|
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TEST BANK
1. While attending an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout
sessions focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following
comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a
good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply.
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A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as book reviews and
word games during social time
B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes provided in the skilled care facilities
C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-home cooking classes
D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their hemodialysis
sessions
E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young children
ANSWER A, B, C, E
Feedback:
The WHO definition of health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social
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well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” Engaging in book reviews
facilitates mental and social well-being; chair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-being; and
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assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well-being even though the
person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vital in the prevention of disease and spread of
germs.
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2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large variety
of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the
Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a
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teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant
of health that is outside the focus of this report?
A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American descent and
practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress.
B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hypercholesterolemia
and remains noncompliant with the treatment regime.
C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to many health
care facilities.
ANSWER B
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In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using alternative
therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and promoting health for all
(which includes having good health care benefits); and promoting good health (which includes
living in a clean community with good access to health care). A client's noncompliance with
treatments to control high cholesterol levels within the presence of a family history of CV
disease does not meet the “attaining lives free of preventable disease and premature death”
determinant.
4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and pathogenesis of a number of
clients who are under his care in a hospital context. Which of the following aspects of clients'
situations best characterizes pathogenesis rather than etiology?
A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
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C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
D)
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A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle accident
ANSWER B
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Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such as the increasing
ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria, poisons, and traumatic injuries are
examples of etiologic factors.
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5. A new myocardial infarction patient requiring angioplasty and stent placement has
arrived to his first cardiac rehabilitation appointment. In this first session, a review of the
pathogenesis of coronary artery disease is addressed. Which statement by the patient verifies to
the nurse that he has understood the nurse's teachings about coronary artery disease?
A) “All I have to do is stop smoking, and then I won't have any more heart attacks.”
B) “My artery was clogged by fat, so I will need to stop eating fatty foods like French fries
every day.”
C) “Sounds like this began because of inflammation inside my artery that made it easy to
form fatty streaks, which lead to my clogged artery.”
D) “If I do not exercise regularly to get my heart rate up, blood pools in the veins causing a
clot that stops blood flow to the muscle, and I will have a heart attack.”
ANSWER C
Feedback:
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The true etiology/cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown; however, the pathogenesis
of the disorder relates to the progression of the inflammatory process from a fatty streak to the
occlusive vessel lesion seen in people with coronary artery disease. Risk factors for CAD revolve
around cigarette smoking, diet high in fat, and lack of exercise.
6. A 77-year-old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assessing the client
for the first time. Which of the following aspects of the patient's current state of health would be
best characterized as a symptom rather than a sign? A) The patient's oxygen saturation is 83% by
pulse oxymetry.
B) The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying supine.
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C) The RT hears diminished breath sounds to the patient's lower lung fields bilaterally.
D) The patient's respiratory rate is 31 breaths/minute.
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ANSWER B
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Symptoms are subjective complaints by the person experiencing the health problem, such as
complaints of breathing difficulty. Oxygen levels, listening to breath sounds, and respiratory rate
are all objective, observable signs of disease.
7. Which of the following situations would be classified as a complication of a disease or
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outcome from the treatment regimen? Select all that apply.
A) Massive pulmonary emboli following diagnosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation
B) Burning, intense incision pain following surgery to remove a portion of colon due to
intestinal aganglionosis
C) Development of pulmonary fibrosis following treatment with bleomycin, an antibiotic
chemotherapy agent used in treatment of lymphoma
D) Gradual deterioration in ability to walk unassisted for a patient diagnosed with Parkinson
disease
E) Loss of short-term memory in a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease
ANSWER A, C
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Test Bank for Porth’s Pathophysiology 11th Edition.
By Tommie L. Norris.
Latest Version. 2024/2025| All Chapters Covered|
C
LE
ST
BE
TEST BANK
1. While attending an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout
sessions focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following
comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a
good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply.
1
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A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as book reviews and
word games during social time
B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes provided in the skilled care facilities
C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed with diabetes
mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-home cooking classes
D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their hemodialysis
sessions
E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young children
ANSWER A, B, C, E
Feedback:
The WHO definition of health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social
C
well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” Engaging in book reviews
facilitates mental and social well-being; chair aerobics helps facilitate physical well-being; and
LE
assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating physical well-being even though the
person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is vital in the prevention of disease and spread of
germs.
ST
2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large variety
of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the
Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a
BE
teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant
of health that is outside the focus of this report?
A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American descent and
practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress.
B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to hypercholesterolemia
and remains noncompliant with the treatment regime.
C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to many health
care facilities.
ANSWER B
Feedback:
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In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using alternative
therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and promoting health for all
(which includes having good health care benefits); and promoting good health (which includes
living in a clean community with good access to health care). A client's noncompliance with
treatments to control high cholesterol levels within the presence of a family history of CV
disease does not meet the “attaining lives free of preventable disease and premature death”
determinant.
4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and pathogenesis of a number of
clients who are under his care in a hospital context. Which of the following aspects of clients'
situations best characterizes pathogenesis rather than etiology?
A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
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C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
D)
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A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle accident
ANSWER B
Feedback:
ST
Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such as the increasing
ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria, poisons, and traumatic injuries are
examples of etiologic factors.
BE
5. A new myocardial infarction patient requiring angioplasty and stent placement has
arrived to his first cardiac rehabilitation appointment. In this first session, a review of the
pathogenesis of coronary artery disease is addressed. Which statement by the patient verifies to
the nurse that he has understood the nurse's teachings about coronary artery disease?
A) “All I have to do is stop smoking, and then I won't have any more heart attacks.”
B) “My artery was clogged by fat, so I will need to stop eating fatty foods like French fries
every day.”
C) “Sounds like this began because of inflammation inside my artery that made it easy to
form fatty streaks, which lead to my clogged artery.”
D) “If I do not exercise regularly to get my heart rate up, blood pools in the veins causing a
clot that stops blood flow to the muscle, and I will have a heart attack.”
ANSWER C
Feedback:
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The true etiology/cause of coronary artery disease (CAD) is unknown; however, the pathogenesis
of the disorder relates to the progression of the inflammatory process from a fatty streak to the
occlusive vessel lesion seen in people with coronary artery disease. Risk factors for CAD revolve
around cigarette smoking, diet high in fat, and lack of exercise.
6. A 77-year-old man is a hospital inpatient admitted for exacerbation of his chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a respiratory therapist (RT) is assessing the client
for the first time. Which of the following aspects of the patient's current state of health would be
best characterized as a symptom rather than a sign? A) The patient's oxygen saturation is 83% by
pulse oxymetry.
B) The patient notes that he has increased work of breathing when lying supine.
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C) The RT hears diminished breath sounds to the patient's lower lung fields bilaterally.
D) The patient's respiratory rate is 31 breaths/minute.
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ANSWER B
Feedback:
ST
Symptoms are subjective complaints by the person experiencing the health problem, such as
complaints of breathing difficulty. Oxygen levels, listening to breath sounds, and respiratory rate
are all objective, observable signs of disease.
7. Which of the following situations would be classified as a complication of a disease or
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outcome from the treatment regimen? Select all that apply.
A) Massive pulmonary emboli following diagnosis of new-onset atrial fibrillation
B) Burning, intense incision pain following surgery to remove a portion of colon due to
intestinal aganglionosis
C) Development of pulmonary fibrosis following treatment with bleomycin, an antibiotic
chemotherapy agent used in treatment of lymphoma
D) Gradual deterioration in ability to walk unassisted for a patient diagnosed with Parkinson
disease
E) Loss of short-term memory in a patient diagnosed with Alzheimer disease
ANSWER A, C
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