NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions with Answers 2025

NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 2
Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisAgastritis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
InflammationAofAtheAstomachAlining.ATheAliningAwillAbeAredAandAinflamedAandAirritated
WhatAareAtheAcausesAofAgastritis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
IngestionAofAirritatingAsubstancesAsuchAaAalcohol,Aaspirin,ANSAIDS,AvirusesAandAbacteria
WhatAisAGERD?A-AcorrectAanswers-
theAbackAflowAofAgastricAcontentsAintoAtheAesophagusAthroughAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphi
ncter.ATheAinflammationAoccursAfromAtheAreflexAofAhighlyAacidicAstomachAacidAthatAcomesA
up.
WhatAareAtheAcausesAofAGERD?A-AcorrectAanswers-
AnyAconditionAorAagentAthatAaltersAclosureAofAtheAlowerAesophagealAsphincterAorAincrease
sAinAabdominalApressure,AfattyAfood,Acaffeine,AlargeAamountsAofAalcohol,Asmoking,Apregna
ncyAandAanatomicalAfeaturesAlikeAhiatalAhernia
WhatAareAcomplicationsAofAGERD?A-AcorrectAanswers-
Barrett'sAesophagusAwhereAcolumnarAtissueAreplacesAnormalAsquamousAtissueAinAtheAdist
alAesophagusAthatAcarriesAaAhighAriskAforAcancer.AProgressionAcanAleadAtoAulcersAandAscar
ring.AEsophagealAstrictures,ApulmonaryAsymptomsAsuchAasAcough,AasthmaAandAlaryngitisA
fromArefluxAinAbreathingApassages.
WhatAareAtheAsignsAandAsymptomsAofApepticAulcerAdisease?A-AcorrectAanswers-
epigastricAburningApainAthatAisAusuallyArelievedAbyAfoodAorAantacidsA(gastricAulcersApresen
tAonAemptyAstomachAbutAcanAbeAafterAfood,AduodenalAulcersApresentA2-
3AhoursAafterAfoodAandAisArelievedAbyAfood).ACanAalsoAbeAlifeAthreateningAasAGIAbleedingAc
anAoccurAwithoutAwarningAandAcauseAaAdropAinAH/HAandAdarkAtarryAstoolsAandAhematemes
is.
WhatAisAtheAroleAofAH.pyloriAinApepticAulcerAdisease?A-AcorrectAanswers-
promotesAbothAgastricAandAduodenalAulcerAformationAandAthrivesAinAacidicAareas.AItAslowsA
downAulcerAhealingAandAcanAreoccurAfrequently,AandAtakingAitAawayAcanAhelpAulcersAheal.
WhatAisApseudomembranousAcolitis?(C.diff)A-AcorrectAanswers-
acuteAinflammationAandAnecrosisAofAlargeAintestine.ATheAintestinalAliningAcannotAabsorbAw
ell.
WhatAisAtheAcauseAofApseudomembranousAcolitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
clostridiumAdifficile,AexposureAtoAlongAtermAantibioticsAthatAoffAsetAtheAe.coliAandAc.diffAbala
nceAinAintestine
WhatAareAtheAmanifestationsAofApseudomembranousAcolitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
foulAsmelling/bloodyAstool,AabdominalApain,Afever,Aleukocytosis,Asepsis,AcolonicAperforatio
n.
HowAdoAweAtreatApseudomembranousAcolitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
stopAcurrentAantibiotics,AtreatAischemiaAandAcontributingAconditions,AgiveAoralAantibioticsAli
keAmetronidazoleAorAvancomycin,AfecalAtransplantAorAcolectomyAifAsevere
HowAdoAweApreventAtheAspreadAofApseudomembranousAcolitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
wearingAappropriateAPPEAandAwashingAhandsAwithAsoapAandAwaterAonly

, WhatAareAtheAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAappendicitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
PeriumbilicalApain,ARLQApain,ApresenceAofAaApositiveAMcBurneysApointAwithApain,Anausea,
Avomiting,Afever,Adiarrhea,ARLQAtenderness,AsystemicAsignsAofAinfection

HowAdoAweAassessAforAappendicitis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
McBurney'sApointAtechniqueAwhenApressingAonAtheAbellyAbuttonAandARLQAhipAregionAandAr
emovingAtheApressureAcausesAintenseApain,AindicatesApositiveAappendicitis
WhatAareAtheAcausesAofAbowelAobstructions?A-AcorrectAanswers-
previousAsurgeryAofAtheAintestinesAwithAadhesions,AcongenitalAabnormalitiesAofAtheAbowel,
AmetastaticAcancerAofAtheAintestinalAtractAorAfemaleAreproductiveAorgans,AaccumulationAofA

fluid,Agas,AwaterAandAelectrolytesAinAtheAbowel.
WhatAisAaAfunctionalAbowelAobstruction?A-AcorrectAanswers-
aAproblemAwithAtheAactAofAtheAbowelAactuallyAmoving,AsuchAasAthingsAthatAinhibitAmoveme
ntAfromAsurgery,Amedications,Aopioids,AlowAfiberAdietsAthatAcanAslowAmotilityAorAshutAoffAthe
AGIAsystemAfromAtheASNSAstimulation.

WhatAisAaAmechanicalAbowelAobstruction?A-AcorrectAanswers-
dueAtoAadhesions,Ahernia,Atumors,AimpactedAfeces,AvolvusAorAtwistingAofAtheAintestines,Aint
ussusception
WhatAareAtheAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAliverAdisease?A-AcorrectAanswers-
hepatocellularAfailureA(jaundice,AdecreasedAclotting,Ahypoalbuminemia,AdecreasedAvitami
nADAandAK)AandAportalAhypertensionA(GIAcongestionAdueAtoAblockageAofAblood,AmoreAesop
hagealAorAgastricAvaries,Ahemorrhoids,AenlargedAspleen,)
ExplainAwhatAjaundiceAis?A-AcorrectAanswers-green-
AyellowAstainingAofAtissuesAfromAincreasedAlevelAofAbilirubinAasAtheAliverAcannotAmetabolize

AextraAbilirubin

WhereAcanAyouAfindAjaundiceAonAassessment?A-AcorrectAanswers-eyes,Askin,AandAmouth
ExplainAwhatAascitesAis?A-AcorrectAanswers-
pathologicalAaccumulationAofAfluidAinAtheAperitonealAcavityAdueAtoAtheAlossAofAalbuminAinAth
eAliver,AcausingAfluidAtoAbeAfreeAamongstAtheAcells.AItAcanAcauseAaAlotAofApainAinAtheAabdom
en,AandAitAmustAbeAdrainedAwithAaAparenthesis
ExplainAhepaticAencephalopathy?A-AcorrectAanswers-
neuropsychiatricAsyndromeAfromAtooAmuchAammoniaAinAtheAbloodAasAtheAliverAcannotAbre
akAitAdown.AresultsAinAdementiaAandApsychoticAsymptomsAcommonAalongAwithAjerking
WhatAisAanotherAnameAforAendAstageAliverAdisease?A-AcorrectAanswers-cirrhosis
WhatAareAtheAsignsAandAsymptomsAofAgallstones?A-AcorrectAanswers-
suddenApainAinAtheARUQ/AcenterAofAtheAabdomen,AbackApain,AandAnauseasAandAvomiting.
WhyAdoAgallstonesAoccur?A-AcorrectAanswers-
dueAtoAoftenAaAblockageAofAaAductAfromAaAcholesterolAfilledAstone
WhatAareAtheAthreeAstagesAofAgallstoneAformation?A-AcorrectAanswers-
supersaturation,Anucleation,AhypoAmotility
ExplainAsupersaturationAphaseA-AcorrectAanswers-
bileAisAsaturatedAwithAcholesterol,AcausingAprecipitationAofAcholesterol
ExplainAnucleationAphaseA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAbileAcrystalsAbeginAtoAstickAtogetherAandAbecomeAlargerAstones
ExplainAhypoAmotilityAphaseA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAbileAisAstasisAallowingAtheAstonesAtoAgrowAmore