NSG 530 EXAM 1 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
◉ Which stage of hepatitis is characterized by jaundice, fatigue,
anorexia, nausea, and vomiting?
A) Prodromal phase
B) Icteric phase
C) Recovery phase
D) Chronic active hepatitis. Answer: Prodromal phase
◉ A client presents with epigastric pain, which radiates to the back,
and vomiting. Hyperglycemia and tachycardia are noted. Client
reports being "a heavy drinker but never had problems like this
before." Which disease process is supported by this client's
symptoms?
A) Cholelithiasis
B) Cholecystitis
C) Acute pancreatitis
D) Appendicitis. Answer: Acute pancreatitis
◉ Which statement is TRUE regarding cancer of the colon?
A) It is the most frequent cause of cancer death.
,B) It accounts for 25% of all cancer deaths.
C) It tends to occur in young individuals less than 30 years of age.
D) Treatment will include surgical resection of the colon.. Answer:
Treatment will include surgical resection of the colon
◉ Colorectal cancer limited to the bowel wall is characteristic of
which stage of cancer?
A) Stage A
B) Stage B
C) Stage C
D) Stage D. Answer: Stage A
◉ Which statement is TRUE regarding the anomaly that results in a
cleft lip?
A) The incomplete fusion of the nasomedial or intermaxillary
process
B) Occurs in about 10 in 1000 births
C) Increased incidence in black populations
D) Increased incidence in females. Answer: The incomplete fusion of
the nasomedial or intermaxillary process
◉ Which term is used to identify the condition in which the
esophagus ends in a blind pouch?
,A) Esophageal atresia
B) Tracheoesophageal fistula
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Malrotation. Answer: Esophageal atresia
◉ Which statement regarding infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
(IHPS) is TRUE?
A) It results in diarrhea.
B) Most commonly observed in children aged 6-8 months.
C) Characterized by forceful postprandial vomiting.
D) Apathy is a common characteristic.. Answer: Characterized by
forceful postprandial vomiting.
◉ Which disease is associated with meconium ileus?
A) Cleft palate
B) Sickle cell disease
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Esophageal atresia. Answer: Cystic fibrosis
◉ A patient has impacted feces and constipation. The cause of the
patient's signs is the absence of parasympathetic intrinsic ganglion
cells in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses with the absence of
, peristaltic movement in bowels. Which disease is characterized by
this description?
A) Pyloric stenosis
B) Esophageal atresia
C) Congenital aganglionic megacolon
D) Tracheoesophageal fistula. Answer: Congenital aganglionic
megacolon
◉ A 1-year-old patient is very irritable and is passing currant jelly
stools. Which intervention would be considered initially for this
condition?
A) Surgery
B) Enema reduction
C) Ultrasonographic imaging
D) Antibiotics. Answer: Ultrasonographic imaging
◉ What is the term for a "severe deficiency of all nutrients"?
A) Kwashiorkor
B) Marasmus
C) Necrotizing enterocolitis
D) Gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Answer: Marasmus
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2026 EXAMINATION TEST
◉ Which stage of hepatitis is characterized by jaundice, fatigue,
anorexia, nausea, and vomiting?
A) Prodromal phase
B) Icteric phase
C) Recovery phase
D) Chronic active hepatitis. Answer: Prodromal phase
◉ A client presents with epigastric pain, which radiates to the back,
and vomiting. Hyperglycemia and tachycardia are noted. Client
reports being "a heavy drinker but never had problems like this
before." Which disease process is supported by this client's
symptoms?
A) Cholelithiasis
B) Cholecystitis
C) Acute pancreatitis
D) Appendicitis. Answer: Acute pancreatitis
◉ Which statement is TRUE regarding cancer of the colon?
A) It is the most frequent cause of cancer death.
,B) It accounts for 25% of all cancer deaths.
C) It tends to occur in young individuals less than 30 years of age.
D) Treatment will include surgical resection of the colon.. Answer:
Treatment will include surgical resection of the colon
◉ Colorectal cancer limited to the bowel wall is characteristic of
which stage of cancer?
A) Stage A
B) Stage B
C) Stage C
D) Stage D. Answer: Stage A
◉ Which statement is TRUE regarding the anomaly that results in a
cleft lip?
A) The incomplete fusion of the nasomedial or intermaxillary
process
B) Occurs in about 10 in 1000 births
C) Increased incidence in black populations
D) Increased incidence in females. Answer: The incomplete fusion of
the nasomedial or intermaxillary process
◉ Which term is used to identify the condition in which the
esophagus ends in a blind pouch?
,A) Esophageal atresia
B) Tracheoesophageal fistula
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Malrotation. Answer: Esophageal atresia
◉ Which statement regarding infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
(IHPS) is TRUE?
A) It results in diarrhea.
B) Most commonly observed in children aged 6-8 months.
C) Characterized by forceful postprandial vomiting.
D) Apathy is a common characteristic.. Answer: Characterized by
forceful postprandial vomiting.
◉ Which disease is associated with meconium ileus?
A) Cleft palate
B) Sickle cell disease
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) Esophageal atresia. Answer: Cystic fibrosis
◉ A patient has impacted feces and constipation. The cause of the
patient's signs is the absence of parasympathetic intrinsic ganglion
cells in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses with the absence of
, peristaltic movement in bowels. Which disease is characterized by
this description?
A) Pyloric stenosis
B) Esophageal atresia
C) Congenital aganglionic megacolon
D) Tracheoesophageal fistula. Answer: Congenital aganglionic
megacolon
◉ A 1-year-old patient is very irritable and is passing currant jelly
stools. Which intervention would be considered initially for this
condition?
A) Surgery
B) Enema reduction
C) Ultrasonographic imaging
D) Antibiotics. Answer: Ultrasonographic imaging
◉ What is the term for a "severe deficiency of all nutrients"?
A) Kwashiorkor
B) Marasmus
C) Necrotizing enterocolitis
D) Gluten-sensitive enteropathy. Answer: Marasmus
