Pathophysiology FINAL WCU Questions with
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A patient who reports an intestinal fistula also reports feeling "weak and dizzy" when
she stands. While taking her blood pressure she becomes temporarily unresponsive
but quickly regains consciousness when put into a supine position. What nursing
interventions will the nurse implement before calling the physician?
-Sit her up again, with proper support, so you can have an accurate upright blood
pressure and heart rate to report.
-Give her a drink of water or juice, talk with her to calm her down, and ask if she slept
well last night.
-Give her water or juice and some salty crackers and ask if she has had any diarrhea or
vomiting.
-Assess small vein filling time, look for ankle edema, and ask if she had any fluid to
drink yet today. Ans: Give her water or juice and some salty crackers and ask if she
has had any diarrhea or vomiting.
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with
-chest pain and ST elevation.
,-acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction.
-murmur and abnormal valves on echocardiogram.
-family history of cardiomyopathy. Ans: acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction.
Early manifestations of a developing metabolic acidosis include
-coma.
-headache.
-muscle cramps.
-short and shallow respirations. Ans: headache.
The displacement of two bones in which the articular surfaces partially lose contact
with each other is called
-subluxation.
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,-subjugation
-sublimation.
-dislocation. Ans: subluxation.
In general, with aging, organ size and function
-increase.
-decrease.
-remain the same.
-are unknown. Ans: decrease.
A cause of thrombocytopenia includes
-hypoxemia.
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, -reduced erythropoietin.
-chemotherapy.
-secondary polycythemia. Ans: chemotherapy.
Ankylosing spondylitis causes
-intervertebral joint fusion.
-instability of synovial joints.
-costal cartilage degeneration.
-temporomandibular joint degeneration. Ans: intervertebral joint fusion.
Untreated acute cholecystitis may lead to ________ of the gallbladder wall.
-gangrene
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Detailed Verified Answers
A patient who reports an intestinal fistula also reports feeling "weak and dizzy" when
she stands. While taking her blood pressure she becomes temporarily unresponsive
but quickly regains consciousness when put into a supine position. What nursing
interventions will the nurse implement before calling the physician?
-Sit her up again, with proper support, so you can have an accurate upright blood
pressure and heart rate to report.
-Give her a drink of water or juice, talk with her to calm her down, and ask if she slept
well last night.
-Give her water or juice and some salty crackers and ask if she has had any diarrhea or
vomiting.
-Assess small vein filling time, look for ankle edema, and ask if she had any fluid to
drink yet today. Ans: Give her water or juice and some salty crackers and ask if she
has had any diarrhea or vomiting.
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with
-chest pain and ST elevation.
,-acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction.
-murmur and abnormal valves on echocardiogram.
-family history of cardiomyopathy. Ans: acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction.
Early manifestations of a developing metabolic acidosis include
-coma.
-headache.
-muscle cramps.
-short and shallow respirations. Ans: headache.
The displacement of two bones in which the articular surfaces partially lose contact
with each other is called
-subluxation.
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,-subjugation
-sublimation.
-dislocation. Ans: subluxation.
In general, with aging, organ size and function
-increase.
-decrease.
-remain the same.
-are unknown. Ans: decrease.
A cause of thrombocytopenia includes
-hypoxemia.
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, -reduced erythropoietin.
-chemotherapy.
-secondary polycythemia. Ans: chemotherapy.
Ankylosing spondylitis causes
-intervertebral joint fusion.
-instability of synovial joints.
-costal cartilage degeneration.
-temporomandibular joint degeneration. Ans: intervertebral joint fusion.
Untreated acute cholecystitis may lead to ________ of the gallbladder wall.
-gangrene
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