D115 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
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D115 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
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An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an adult patient who fell off a ladder
and has a T5 compression and a compound fracture of the femur.
The following assessment data is noted:
Vital signs: BP 102/52
Apical pulse: 48
Weak peripheral pulses
Flaccid lower extremities
Severe bruising of the femur
Which type of shock should the APRN suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER Neurogenic
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for a patient who experienced a 20%
total body surface area (TBSA) burn injury. Current assessment findings include massive
evaporative water losses, a flux of large amounts of fluid and electrolytes in the tissues,
generalized edema, and circulatory hypovolemia. The APRN needs to take immediate action to
prevent irreversible hypovolemic shock and death.
Which priority action should be taken by the APRN? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer up to
30 L of lactated ringer solution over 24 hours
An adult patient has experienced a third-degree burn. An advanced practice registered nurse
(APRN) is attempting to calculate the total body surface area affected using the rule of nines.
The areas involved include the anterior and posterior right arm and leg and the groin.
What is the estimated total body surface area that will be assigned by the APRN? - CORRECT
ANSWER 28%
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) assesses a school-aged child with sepsis who is
experiencing new symptoms of hyperthermia, tachycardia, and tachypnea.
Which additional diagnosis should the APRN consider? - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic
inflammatory response syndrome
A female patient presents with abnormal hair growth on the face and body and reports that the
hair on her head is receding. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) determines that the
patient has hirsutism.
Which other diagnosis associated with this condition should be considered by the APRN? -
CORRECT ANSWER Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
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CLASS PASS
2025 EXAM
A +
, PDF: GRADED A+ EXAM
D115 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
2025 EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100%
APPROVED CORRECT ANSWERS FIRST
CLASS PASS
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for an adult patient who fell off a ladder
and has a T5 compression and a compound fracture of the femur.
The following assessment data is noted:
Vital signs: BP 102/52
Apical pulse: 48
Weak peripheral pulses
Flaccid lower extremities
Severe bruising of the femur
Which type of shock should the APRN suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER Neurogenic
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is caring for a patient who experienced a 20%
total body surface area (TBSA) burn injury. Current assessment findings include massive
evaporative water losses, a flux of large amounts of fluid and electrolytes in the tissues,
generalized edema, and circulatory hypovolemia. The APRN needs to take immediate action to
prevent irreversible hypovolemic shock and death.
Which priority action should be taken by the APRN? - CORRECT ANSWER Administer up to
30 L of lactated ringer solution over 24 hours
An adult patient has experienced a third-degree burn. An advanced practice registered nurse
(APRN) is attempting to calculate the total body surface area affected using the rule of nines.
The areas involved include the anterior and posterior right arm and leg and the groin.
What is the estimated total body surface area that will be assigned by the APRN? - CORRECT
ANSWER 28%
An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) assesses a school-aged child with sepsis who is
experiencing new symptoms of hyperthermia, tachycardia, and tachypnea.
Which additional diagnosis should the APRN consider? - CORRECT ANSWER Systemic
inflammatory response syndrome
A female patient presents with abnormal hair growth on the face and body and reports that the
hair on her head is receding. An advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) determines that the
patient has hirsutism.
Which other diagnosis associated with this condition should be considered by the APRN? -
CORRECT ANSWER Polycystic ovarian syndrome
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