PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM - NUR2063: ESSENTIALS
OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL
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1. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in
homeostatic control mechanisms?
- Fever
2. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
- ischemic
3. The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages?
- Initiation, promotion, progression
4. The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
- Cytoplasm
5. Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in sausage-
shaped structures called:
- mitochondria
6. A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the patient?
- Mental status changes
7. What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance?
- EKG
8. A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse
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anticipate the calcium levels would be?
- low
9. A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse
anticipate the phosphorous levels would be?
- low
10. The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about
immunity that has been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement
by the patient indicates that additional teaching is needed?
- "I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need
to have the chickenpox vaccine."
11. In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented
by the nurse addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention?
- Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
12. A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs
and symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely
experiencing which of the following?
- Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
13. Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress?
- Increased susceptibility to illness
14. Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient
complains of shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the
patient's healthcare provider because this patient is most likely
experiencing which type of hypersensitivity?
- Type I