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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Upon admission assessment, the nurse hears a murmur located at the fifth
intercostal space, midclavicular line. The client asks, "What does that
mean?" The nurse will base her answer on which of the following physiologic
principles?
A. "You heart has been pumping your blood so hard, that the pressure has
damaged your valves."
B. "You have a heart valve that is diseased."
C. "Your heart has enlarged, so naturally your valves had to enlarge as well."
D. "You have been exposed to an infection that went into your blood stream."
- ANSWER-B. "You have a heart valve that is diseased."
A public health nurse is conducting a health promotion class for a group of
older adults. Which of the participants' following statements demonstrates
an accurate understanding of the risk factors for bladder cancer?
A. "I suppose I should listen to my doctor and drink more cranberry juice."
B. "I think I should be okay because there's no history of bladder cancer in
my family that I'm aware of."
C. "More than ever, I guess it would worthwhile for me to quit smoking."
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D. "I can see that preventing bladder cancer is one more benefit of a healthy
diet." - ANSWER-C. "More than ever, I guess it would worthwhile for me to
quit smoking."
A child is recovering from a bout with group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus
infection. They return to the clinic a week later complaining of decrease in
urine output with puffiness and edema noted in the face and hands. The
health care provider suspects the child has developed:
A. Adult-onset medullary cystic disease
B. Acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis
C. Acute nephritic syndrome
D. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease - ANSWER-B. Acute
postinfectious glomerulonephritis
A female client asks, "Why do I leak urine every time I cough or sneeze?"
The health care worker's response is based on which physiologic principle?
A. A pressure difference between the urethra and bladder
B. Involuntary bladder continence during filling
C. When intravesical pressure exceeds maximal urethral closure pressure
D. A decrease in bladder distensibility - ANSWER-C. When intravesical
pressure exceeds maximal urethral closure pressure
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A client is beginning to recover from acute tubular necrosis. The nurse would
likely be assessing which of the following manifestations of the recovery
phase of ATN?
A. Diuresis
B. Edema
C. Proteinuria
D. Hypokalemia - ANSWER-A. Diuresis
Many factors contribute to the incontinence that is common among the
elderly. A major factor is increased:
A. Intake of liquids and water
B. Detrusor muscle function
C. Urethral closing pressure
D. Use of multiple medications - ANSWER-D. Use of multiple medications
A client has been given the diagnosis of diffuse glomerulonephritis. They ask
the nurse what diffuse means. The nurse responds:
A. All glomeruli and all parts of the glomeruli are involved.
B. Only one segment of each glomerulus is involved.
C. That the mesangial cells are being affected.
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D. Only some of the glomeruli are affected. - ANSWER-A. All glomeruli and
all parts of the glomeruli are involved.
While taking a history from an adult client newly diagnosed with renal cell
cancer, the nurse can associate which of the following high-risk factors with
the development of this cancer?
A. Heavy smoking
B. Adrenal medulla tumors
C. Anorexia/bulimia disorder
D. Inherited renal disease - ANSWER-A. Heavy smoking
In anatomy class, the instructor asks, "Explain how urine is expelled from the
bladder during voiding." The student with the most accurate response would
be:
A. "The beginning of micturition occurs when neurons send messages down
to the pudendal nerve."
B. "The urothelium acts as a barrier to prevent urine from seeping into
capillaries."
C. "The detrusor muscle contract down on the urine and the ureteral orifices
are forced shut. The external sphincter relaxes as urine moves out of the
bladder."
D. "It's really the external sphincter muscle that controls urination. The
somatic nervous system innervates the muscles of the external sphincter
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 280 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
Upon admission assessment, the nurse hears a murmur located at the fifth
intercostal space, midclavicular line. The client asks, "What does that
mean?" The nurse will base her answer on which of the following physiologic
principles?
A. "You heart has been pumping your blood so hard, that the pressure has
damaged your valves."
B. "You have a heart valve that is diseased."
C. "Your heart has enlarged, so naturally your valves had to enlarge as well."
D. "You have been exposed to an infection that went into your blood stream."
- ANSWER-B. "You have a heart valve that is diseased."
A public health nurse is conducting a health promotion class for a group of
older adults. Which of the participants' following statements demonstrates
an accurate understanding of the risk factors for bladder cancer?
A. "I suppose I should listen to my doctor and drink more cranberry juice."
B. "I think I should be okay because there's no history of bladder cancer in
my family that I'm aware of."
C. "More than ever, I guess it would worthwhile for me to quit smoking."
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D. "I can see that preventing bladder cancer is one more benefit of a healthy
diet." - ANSWER-C. "More than ever, I guess it would worthwhile for me to
quit smoking."
A child is recovering from a bout with group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus
infection. They return to the clinic a week later complaining of decrease in
urine output with puffiness and edema noted in the face and hands. The
health care provider suspects the child has developed:
A. Adult-onset medullary cystic disease
B. Acute postinfectious glomerulonephritis
C. Acute nephritic syndrome
D. Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease - ANSWER-B. Acute
postinfectious glomerulonephritis
A female client asks, "Why do I leak urine every time I cough or sneeze?"
The health care worker's response is based on which physiologic principle?
A. A pressure difference between the urethra and bladder
B. Involuntary bladder continence during filling
C. When intravesical pressure exceeds maximal urethral closure pressure
D. A decrease in bladder distensibility - ANSWER-C. When intravesical
pressure exceeds maximal urethral closure pressure
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A client is beginning to recover from acute tubular necrosis. The nurse would
likely be assessing which of the following manifestations of the recovery
phase of ATN?
A. Diuresis
B. Edema
C. Proteinuria
D. Hypokalemia - ANSWER-A. Diuresis
Many factors contribute to the incontinence that is common among the
elderly. A major factor is increased:
A. Intake of liquids and water
B. Detrusor muscle function
C. Urethral closing pressure
D. Use of multiple medications - ANSWER-D. Use of multiple medications
A client has been given the diagnosis of diffuse glomerulonephritis. They ask
the nurse what diffuse means. The nurse responds:
A. All glomeruli and all parts of the glomeruli are involved.
B. Only one segment of each glomerulus is involved.
C. That the mesangial cells are being affected.
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D. Only some of the glomeruli are affected. - ANSWER-A. All glomeruli and
all parts of the glomeruli are involved.
While taking a history from an adult client newly diagnosed with renal cell
cancer, the nurse can associate which of the following high-risk factors with
the development of this cancer?
A. Heavy smoking
B. Adrenal medulla tumors
C. Anorexia/bulimia disorder
D. Inherited renal disease - ANSWER-A. Heavy smoking
In anatomy class, the instructor asks, "Explain how urine is expelled from the
bladder during voiding." The student with the most accurate response would
be:
A. "The beginning of micturition occurs when neurons send messages down
to the pudendal nerve."
B. "The urothelium acts as a barrier to prevent urine from seeping into
capillaries."
C. "The detrusor muscle contract down on the urine and the ureteral orifices
are forced shut. The external sphincter relaxes as urine moves out of the
bladder."
D. "It's really the external sphincter muscle that controls urination. The
somatic nervous system innervates the muscles of the external sphincter
