HCR 240 Pathophysiology Exam 124 Questions with
Verified Answers
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER Which part of the brain is responsible for
temperature regulation?
Deprives bacteria of a food source - CORRECT ANSWER Which is a benefit of
fever?
Nociceptors - CORRECT ANSWER Which are free nerve endings in the afferent
peripheral nervous system that selectively respond to different chemical,
mechanical, and thermal stimuli?
Somatic - CORRECT ANSWER Which type of pain arises from connective tissue,
muscle, bone, and skin?
Visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER Pain in internal organs and the lining of the body
cavities is called
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Which term describes the elevation of the
body temperature without an increase in the hypothalamic set point?
Renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare professional is caring for a patient
who was rewarmed after suffering from hypothermia. What possible long-term
complication will the professional continue to assess the patient for?
,Obtain a fan and set it to blow over the patient - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare
professional is trying to lower a patient's body temperature by convection. What
action by the professional will accomplish this?
90 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep occurs in cycles
approximately how often?
Older adults experience difficulty falling asleep with less time spent in REM sleep -
CORRECT ANSWER What are the expected changes in sleep patterns of older
adults?
Repair of several crushed fingers - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare professional is
caring for four postsurgical patients. Based on an understanding of the physiologic
process of nociceptors, the nurse expects to give more pain medication to which
patient?
Profuse sweating
A need to ingest cool liquids
Profound vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWER What does heat exhaustion result in?
(Select all that apply.)
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER Pain that warns of actual or impending tissue injury is
referred to as what?
Have the campers sit inside the air-conditioned camp cafeteria - CORRECT
ANSWER The healthcare professional working in a summer camp provides cooling
, to campers by radiation. What is the most appropriate action by the professional
to accomplish this?
Give the patient plenty of cool fluids to drink - CORRECT ANSWER A patient has
been exposed to prolonged high environmental temperatures and now shows
signs of dehydration, decreased plasma volumes, hypotension, decreased cardiac
output, and tachycardia. What treatment does the healthcare professional
prepare to administer to this patient?
Peripheral vasoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWER In acute hypothermia, what
physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an
effort to decrease heat loss?
Ocular response to head turning - CORRECT ANSWER Which criterion is not used
when determining brain death?
Delirium - CORRECT ANSWER An individual having difficulty concentrating is
restless and irritable and briefly confused. These changes have developed over 2-3
days. Which describes this condition?
Increased irritability
Memory loss
Anxiety and depression - CORRECT ANSWER Which are characteristics of
Alzheimer disease? (Select all that apply.)
Verified Answers
Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER Which part of the brain is responsible for
temperature regulation?
Deprives bacteria of a food source - CORRECT ANSWER Which is a benefit of
fever?
Nociceptors - CORRECT ANSWER Which are free nerve endings in the afferent
peripheral nervous system that selectively respond to different chemical,
mechanical, and thermal stimuli?
Somatic - CORRECT ANSWER Which type of pain arises from connective tissue,
muscle, bone, and skin?
Visceral pain - CORRECT ANSWER Pain in internal organs and the lining of the body
cavities is called
Hyperthermia - CORRECT ANSWER Which term describes the elevation of the
body temperature without an increase in the hypothalamic set point?
Renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare professional is caring for a patient
who was rewarmed after suffering from hypothermia. What possible long-term
complication will the professional continue to assess the patient for?
,Obtain a fan and set it to blow over the patient - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare
professional is trying to lower a patient's body temperature by convection. What
action by the professional will accomplish this?
90 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep occurs in cycles
approximately how often?
Older adults experience difficulty falling asleep with less time spent in REM sleep -
CORRECT ANSWER What are the expected changes in sleep patterns of older
adults?
Repair of several crushed fingers - CORRECT ANSWER A healthcare professional is
caring for four postsurgical patients. Based on an understanding of the physiologic
process of nociceptors, the nurse expects to give more pain medication to which
patient?
Profuse sweating
A need to ingest cool liquids
Profound vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWER What does heat exhaustion result in?
(Select all that apply.)
Acute - CORRECT ANSWER Pain that warns of actual or impending tissue injury is
referred to as what?
Have the campers sit inside the air-conditioned camp cafeteria - CORRECT
ANSWER The healthcare professional working in a summer camp provides cooling
, to campers by radiation. What is the most appropriate action by the professional
to accomplish this?
Give the patient plenty of cool fluids to drink - CORRECT ANSWER A patient has
been exposed to prolonged high environmental temperatures and now shows
signs of dehydration, decreased plasma volumes, hypotension, decreased cardiac
output, and tachycardia. What treatment does the healthcare professional
prepare to administer to this patient?
Peripheral vasoconstriction - CORRECT ANSWER In acute hypothermia, what
physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an
effort to decrease heat loss?
Ocular response to head turning - CORRECT ANSWER Which criterion is not used
when determining brain death?
Delirium - CORRECT ANSWER An individual having difficulty concentrating is
restless and irritable and briefly confused. These changes have developed over 2-3
days. Which describes this condition?
Increased irritability
Memory loss
Anxiety and depression - CORRECT ANSWER Which are characteristics of
Alzheimer disease? (Select all that apply.)
