HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM
HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
After reviewing the laboratory and diagnostic reports of a client, the nurse finds that the
client's cancer is anaplastic. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
a. The cancer will be benign.
b. It will be poorly differentiated.
c. The cancer cells will be similar in size and shape.
d. It will be similar in appearance to its tissue of origin. - Answer ✓✓b
Which assessment findings are characteristic of a client with cachexia?
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a. Weight gain
b. Early satiety
c. Thermogenesis
d. Increased appetite
e. Altered metabolism - Answer ✓✓b, c, e
A nurse teaches the staff about typical characteristics of benign tumors. Which information
from the staff indicates successful teaching?
a. The tumor has few mitotic cells.
b. The tumor has numerous undifferentiated cells.
c. Benign tumors tend to invade surrounding tissue.
d. Benign tumors often are surrounded by a capsule.
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e. Cells in the tumor occasionally metastasize to lymph nodes. - Answer ✓✓a, d
Which information indicates the nurse has an accurate understanding of tumors?
a. Tumors are cancerous.
b. Most neoplasms are cancerous.
c. Cancer refers to a malignant tumor.
d. Malignant tumors have controlled growth. - Answer ✓✓c
A client has chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and is at most risk for which type of cancer?
a. Colon
b. Breast
c. Gastric
d. Bladder - Answer ✓✓c
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A client has retinoblastoma. Which gene mutation will the nurse observe written in the chart?
a. RB1
b. APC
c. WT1
d. TP53 - Answer ✓✓a
A client with cancer has a hemoglobin level of 8 g/dl. Which prescribed treatment will the
nurse provide?
a. Administration of platelets
b. Administration of erythropoietin
c. Administration of white blood cells
d. Administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor - Answer ✓✓b
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FINAL EXAM
HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
After reviewing the laboratory and diagnostic reports of a client, the nurse finds that the
client's cancer is anaplastic. How should the nurse interpret this finding?
a. The cancer will be benign.
b. It will be poorly differentiated.
c. The cancer cells will be similar in size and shape.
d. It will be similar in appearance to its tissue of origin. - Answer ✓✓b
Which assessment findings are characteristic of a client with cachexia?
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a. Weight gain
b. Early satiety
c. Thermogenesis
d. Increased appetite
e. Altered metabolism - Answer ✓✓b, c, e
A nurse teaches the staff about typical characteristics of benign tumors. Which information
from the staff indicates successful teaching?
a. The tumor has few mitotic cells.
b. The tumor has numerous undifferentiated cells.
c. Benign tumors tend to invade surrounding tissue.
d. Benign tumors often are surrounded by a capsule.
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e. Cells in the tumor occasionally metastasize to lymph nodes. - Answer ✓✓a, d
Which information indicates the nurse has an accurate understanding of tumors?
a. Tumors are cancerous.
b. Most neoplasms are cancerous.
c. Cancer refers to a malignant tumor.
d. Malignant tumors have controlled growth. - Answer ✓✓c
A client has chronic Helicobacter pylori infection and is at most risk for which type of cancer?
a. Colon
b. Breast
c. Gastric
d. Bladder - Answer ✓✓c
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A client has retinoblastoma. Which gene mutation will the nurse observe written in the chart?
a. RB1
b. APC
c. WT1
d. TP53 - Answer ✓✓a
A client with cancer has a hemoglobin level of 8 g/dl. Which prescribed treatment will the
nurse provide?
a. Administration of platelets
b. Administration of erythropoietin
c. Administration of white blood cells
d. Administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor - Answer ✓✓b
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