D 115 / D115 Objective Assessment
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Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is working with a patient who
has had two days of severe nausea and vomiting and is diagnosed with an
intestinal obstruction. Due to this diagnosis, the APRN knows that the
patient may have an acute kidney injury.
Which kidney injury coincides with the symptoms described?
Answer:
Prerenal acute
,Question:
A patient experiences numbness and tingling of the feet and hands that has
been associated with loss of appetite, occasional epigastric pain, and a
deficiency in vitamin B12.
Which diagnosis should an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
suspect for this patient?
Answer:
Chronic gastritis
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an adult patient
who fell off a ladder and has a T5 compression and a compound fracture of
the femur.
The following assessment data is noted:
Vital signs: BP 102/52
Apical pulse: 48
Weak peripheral pulses
Flaccid lower extremities
Severe bruising of the femur
Which type of shock should the APRN suspect?
Answer:
Neurogenic
, Question:
A patient is experiencing memory loss, irritability, and a hand tremor. An
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is concerned that the patient is
experiencing hepatic encephalopathy.
Which diagnostic lab result should be used to confirm this diagnosis?
Answer:
Ammonia
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is assessing a patient who is
diagnosed with hepatitis B. The APRN is aware that the patient is in the
icteric phase of the infection.
Which finding led the APRN to this conclusion?
Answer:
Jaundice
Question:
An obese, middle-aged patient presents to an advanced practice registered
nurse (APRN) with complaints of heartburn, chronic cough, frequent
wheezing, laryngitis, and sinusitis.
Which pathological mechanism is associated with the probable diagnosis?
Answer:
(Latest Update )
Advanced Pathophysiology for the
Advanced Practice Nurse | Pre-
Exam Questions and Verified
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
WGU
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is working with a patient who
has had two days of severe nausea and vomiting and is diagnosed with an
intestinal obstruction. Due to this diagnosis, the APRN knows that the
patient may have an acute kidney injury.
Which kidney injury coincides with the symptoms described?
Answer:
Prerenal acute
,Question:
A patient experiences numbness and tingling of the feet and hands that has
been associated with loss of appetite, occasional epigastric pain, and a
deficiency in vitamin B12.
Which diagnosis should an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)
suspect for this patient?
Answer:
Chronic gastritis
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an adult patient
who fell off a ladder and has a T5 compression and a compound fracture of
the femur.
The following assessment data is noted:
Vital signs: BP 102/52
Apical pulse: 48
Weak peripheral pulses
Flaccid lower extremities
Severe bruising of the femur
Which type of shock should the APRN suspect?
Answer:
Neurogenic
, Question:
A patient is experiencing memory loss, irritability, and a hand tremor. An
advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is concerned that the patient is
experiencing hepatic encephalopathy.
Which diagnostic lab result should be used to confirm this diagnosis?
Answer:
Ammonia
Question:
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is assessing a patient who is
diagnosed with hepatitis B. The APRN is aware that the patient is in the
icteric phase of the infection.
Which finding led the APRN to this conclusion?
Answer:
Jaundice
Question:
An obese, middle-aged patient presents to an advanced practice registered
nurse (APRN) with complaints of heartburn, chronic cough, frequent
wheezing, laryngitis, and sinusitis.
Which pathological mechanism is associated with the probable diagnosis?
Answer:
