(2026/2027) PATHO EXAM 1 NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
A patient is prescribed anti-inflammatory medication. Which information
should the nurse include when explaining the purpose of these medications? -
ANSWER:-"Medications for inflammation are not used to treat the source or
the initial cause of the inflammation"
A patient has been exposed to measles. Which assessment is most important
to determine the patient's risk of developing the disease? - ANSWER:-If the
patient has had the measles or been vaccinated against the disease
The nurse prepares a teaching material for a patient newly diagnosed with
atherosclerosis. Which statement should the nurse include when teaching this
patient? - ANSWER:-"It is a chronic inflammatory disease."
The nurse is reviewing the WBC differential of a patient suspected of having
TB. Which WBC differential indicates a TB diagnosis? - ANSWER:-Monocytes
The nurse is reviewing a patient's white blood cell count differential.
On which laboratory value should the nurse focus to determine if the patient
has an acute viral infection? - ANSWER:-Lymphocytes
A patient has a suspected inflammatory health problem. Which laboratory test
should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? - ANSWER:-C-
reactive protein
,The nurse is teaching a coworker about the function of T cell lymphocytes.
Which response by the coworker indicates that additional teaching is required?
- ANSWER:-"They are responsible for antibody synthesis."
A patient is diagnosed with obesity. For which potential complication should
the nurse plan care for this patient? - ANSWER:-Chronic inflammatory
disorders
The nurse reviews the medical records for a group of assigned patients. Which
patient health issue should the nurse identify as being caused by an acute
inflammatory process? - ANSWER:-Wound infection
What is an example of acquired immunity? - ANSWER:-Polio vaccination
The nurse prepares educational material about the immune response. Which
description should the nurse use to explain cytokines? - ANSWER:-Small
proteins that are pro-inflammatory or anti-infammatory
A patient is diagnosed with a new onset of asthma. Which explanation should
the nurse provide about this health problem? - ANSWER:-Asthma is a chronic
airway inflammatory disease
A patient asks which body cells protect against tumor cells or viruses. Which
response should the nurse make that is the correct explanation? - ANSWER:-
"Natural killer cells, a part of innate immunity, are able to kill tumor cells or
infected cells without prior exposure to the antigen."
The nurse is teaching a patient about the acute inflammatory process and
margination. Which description of margination is accurate? - ANSWER:-
Leukocytes transmigrate across a vessel lining to the site of an injury to help
destroy a pathogen
, Which types of cells are involved in acquired immunity? - ANSWER:-B cells
The nurse is teaching a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) about how the
disease affects the body. Which statement should the nurse include in this
teaching? - ANSWER:-"MS is an autoimmune disease in which the immune
system attacks normal cells in the body."
Which type of immunity serves as the first line of defense against pathogens? -
ANSWER:-Innate
A patient presents with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
Which signs and symptoms should the nurse expect to assess in this patient? -
ANSWER:-Heart rate of 98 beats per minute
The nurse is teaching a coworker about phagocytosis during inflammation.
Which statement by the coworker indicates that teaching has been effective? -
ANSWER:-"Phagocytosis stimulates production of hydrogen injury"
The nurse reviews the process of innate immunity with a group of new nurses.
Which cells should the nurse explain are components of the innate immune
system? - ANSWER:-Natural Killer Cells
A nurse is teaching a coworker about the circulatory system's immediate
response to injury.
Which statement by the coworker indicates that teaching has been effective? -
ANSWER:-"Precapillary arterioles constrict to prevent blood loss immediately
following the tissue assault."
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) | A+ GRADE
A patient is prescribed anti-inflammatory medication. Which information
should the nurse include when explaining the purpose of these medications? -
ANSWER:-"Medications for inflammation are not used to treat the source or
the initial cause of the inflammation"
A patient has been exposed to measles. Which assessment is most important
to determine the patient's risk of developing the disease? - ANSWER:-If the
patient has had the measles or been vaccinated against the disease
The nurse prepares a teaching material for a patient newly diagnosed with
atherosclerosis. Which statement should the nurse include when teaching this
patient? - ANSWER:-"It is a chronic inflammatory disease."
The nurse is reviewing the WBC differential of a patient suspected of having
TB. Which WBC differential indicates a TB diagnosis? - ANSWER:-Monocytes
The nurse is reviewing a patient's white blood cell count differential.
On which laboratory value should the nurse focus to determine if the patient
has an acute viral infection? - ANSWER:-Lymphocytes
A patient has a suspected inflammatory health problem. Which laboratory test
should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? - ANSWER:-C-
reactive protein
,The nurse is teaching a coworker about the function of T cell lymphocytes.
Which response by the coworker indicates that additional teaching is required?
- ANSWER:-"They are responsible for antibody synthesis."
A patient is diagnosed with obesity. For which potential complication should
the nurse plan care for this patient? - ANSWER:-Chronic inflammatory
disorders
The nurse reviews the medical records for a group of assigned patients. Which
patient health issue should the nurse identify as being caused by an acute
inflammatory process? - ANSWER:-Wound infection
What is an example of acquired immunity? - ANSWER:-Polio vaccination
The nurse prepares educational material about the immune response. Which
description should the nurse use to explain cytokines? - ANSWER:-Small
proteins that are pro-inflammatory or anti-infammatory
A patient is diagnosed with a new onset of asthma. Which explanation should
the nurse provide about this health problem? - ANSWER:-Asthma is a chronic
airway inflammatory disease
A patient asks which body cells protect against tumor cells or viruses. Which
response should the nurse make that is the correct explanation? - ANSWER:-
"Natural killer cells, a part of innate immunity, are able to kill tumor cells or
infected cells without prior exposure to the antigen."
The nurse is teaching a patient about the acute inflammatory process and
margination. Which description of margination is accurate? - ANSWER:-
Leukocytes transmigrate across a vessel lining to the site of an injury to help
destroy a pathogen
, Which types of cells are involved in acquired immunity? - ANSWER:-B cells
The nurse is teaching a patient with multiple sclerosis (MS) about how the
disease affects the body. Which statement should the nurse include in this
teaching? - ANSWER:-"MS is an autoimmune disease in which the immune
system attacks normal cells in the body."
Which type of immunity serves as the first line of defense against pathogens? -
ANSWER:-Innate
A patient presents with systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
Which signs and symptoms should the nurse expect to assess in this patient? -
ANSWER:-Heart rate of 98 beats per minute
The nurse is teaching a coworker about phagocytosis during inflammation.
Which statement by the coworker indicates that teaching has been effective? -
ANSWER:-"Phagocytosis stimulates production of hydrogen injury"
The nurse reviews the process of innate immunity with a group of new nurses.
Which cells should the nurse explain are components of the innate immune
system? - ANSWER:-Natural Killer Cells
A nurse is teaching a coworker about the circulatory system's immediate
response to injury.
Which statement by the coworker indicates that teaching has been effective? -
ANSWER:-"Precapillary arterioles constrict to prevent blood loss immediately
following the tissue assault."
