NUR 631 Patho Quizes week 1-7 and 9-15
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_______ is a term used to describe a serious and
debilitating mental state?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Psychosis
C. Dysthymia
D. Major depressive disorder Correct Answers B.
Psychosis
A 3-year0old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding
after minor trauma with a prolonged aPTT, but a
normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed
with?
A. DIC
B. Hemophilia
C. Liver dysfunction
D. Thrombocytopenia Correct Answers B.
Hemophilia
A college student living in a dormitory reports a
stiff neck and headache and is found to have a
fever of 102f. The information is most consistent
with?
A. Encephalitis
B. Cerebral ischemia
,C. Skull fracture
D. Meningitis Correct Answers D. Meningitis
A health care professional is educating a
community parent group and informs them that
which type of croup is most common?
A. Bacterial
B. Viral
C. Fungal Correct Answers B. Viral
A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the
diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia is?
A. Positive direct or indirect coombs test
B. Elevated MCHC and MCV
C. Elevated total and indirect bilirubin
D. Elevated total iron-binding capacity Correct
Answers D. Elevated total iron-binding capacity
A laboratory test result that helps confirm the
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)is?
A. Positive antinuclear antibodies
B. Positive microsomal antibodies
C. Elevated monoclonal antibody titer
D. Elevated serum calcium level Correct Answers
A. Positive antinuclear antibodies
,A mild form of hyperactivity in which social
functioning is not significantly impaired is called?
A. Dysthymia
B. Anhedonia
C. Dysphoria
D. Hypomania Correct Answers D. Hypomania
A patient had a myocardial infarction that
damaged the SA node, which is no longer
functioning as the pacemaker of the heart. What
heart rate would the healthcare provider expect
the patient to have?
a. 60 to 70 beats/min
b. 40 to 60 beats/min
c. 30 to 40 beats/min
d. 10 to 20 beats/min Correct Answers B. 40 to 60
beats/min
A patient has a serum sodium level of 165 mEq/L.
The health care professional explains that the
clinical manifestations of confusion, convulsions,
cerebral hemorrhage, and coma are caused by
what mechanism?
A. High sodium in the blood vessels pulls water out
of the brain into the blood vessels, causing brain
cells to shrink.
, B. High sodium in the brain cells pulls water out of
the blood vessels in the brain, causing them to
swell.
C. Low sodium in the blood vessels pulls potassium
out of the brain cells, which slows the synapses in
the brain
D. Low sodium in the blood vessels draws chloride
into brain cells followed by water, causing brain
cells to swell Correct Answers A. High sodium in
the blood vessels pulls water out of the brain into
the blood vessels, causing brain cells to shrink
A patient has been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis
and asks the health care professional to explain
this disease. What descriptions by the professional
is best?
A. A pneumococci bacteria
B. Inhalation of inorganic dust particles
C. Exposure to asbestos
D. Inhalation of cigarette smoke Correct Answers
B. Inhalation of inorganic dust particles
A patient is brought to the emergency department
with a gunshot wound to the chest. The health care
professional assesses an abnormality involving a
pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve,
permitting air to enter on inspiration but
preventing its escape by closing expiration. What
With Complete Solutions
_______ is a term used to describe a serious and
debilitating mental state?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Psychosis
C. Dysthymia
D. Major depressive disorder Correct Answers B.
Psychosis
A 3-year0old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding
after minor trauma with a prolonged aPTT, but a
normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed
with?
A. DIC
B. Hemophilia
C. Liver dysfunction
D. Thrombocytopenia Correct Answers B.
Hemophilia
A college student living in a dormitory reports a
stiff neck and headache and is found to have a
fever of 102f. The information is most consistent
with?
A. Encephalitis
B. Cerebral ischemia
,C. Skull fracture
D. Meningitis Correct Answers D. Meningitis
A health care professional is educating a
community parent group and informs them that
which type of croup is most common?
A. Bacterial
B. Viral
C. Fungal Correct Answers B. Viral
A laboratory test finding helpful in confirming the
diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia is?
A. Positive direct or indirect coombs test
B. Elevated MCHC and MCV
C. Elevated total and indirect bilirubin
D. Elevated total iron-binding capacity Correct
Answers D. Elevated total iron-binding capacity
A laboratory test result that helps confirm the
diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)is?
A. Positive antinuclear antibodies
B. Positive microsomal antibodies
C. Elevated monoclonal antibody titer
D. Elevated serum calcium level Correct Answers
A. Positive antinuclear antibodies
,A mild form of hyperactivity in which social
functioning is not significantly impaired is called?
A. Dysthymia
B. Anhedonia
C. Dysphoria
D. Hypomania Correct Answers D. Hypomania
A patient had a myocardial infarction that
damaged the SA node, which is no longer
functioning as the pacemaker of the heart. What
heart rate would the healthcare provider expect
the patient to have?
a. 60 to 70 beats/min
b. 40 to 60 beats/min
c. 30 to 40 beats/min
d. 10 to 20 beats/min Correct Answers B. 40 to 60
beats/min
A patient has a serum sodium level of 165 mEq/L.
The health care professional explains that the
clinical manifestations of confusion, convulsions,
cerebral hemorrhage, and coma are caused by
what mechanism?
A. High sodium in the blood vessels pulls water out
of the brain into the blood vessels, causing brain
cells to shrink.
, B. High sodium in the brain cells pulls water out of
the blood vessels in the brain, causing them to
swell.
C. Low sodium in the blood vessels pulls potassium
out of the brain cells, which slows the synapses in
the brain
D. Low sodium in the blood vessels draws chloride
into brain cells followed by water, causing brain
cells to swell Correct Answers A. High sodium in
the blood vessels pulls water out of the brain into
the blood vessels, causing brain cells to shrink
A patient has been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis
and asks the health care professional to explain
this disease. What descriptions by the professional
is best?
A. A pneumococci bacteria
B. Inhalation of inorganic dust particles
C. Exposure to asbestos
D. Inhalation of cigarette smoke Correct Answers
B. Inhalation of inorganic dust particles
A patient is brought to the emergency department
with a gunshot wound to the chest. The health care
professional assesses an abnormality involving a
pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve,
permitting air to enter on inspiration but
preventing its escape by closing expiration. What
