NURS 3366 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. venous congestion - ANSWER ✔ when blood settles in the legs and feet
rather than circulating properly
2. valve issues - ANSWER ✔ are the cause of venous insufficiency disorder
and a pathology is involved
3. chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) - ANSWER ✔ leg vein valves wearing
out and becoming "floppy"—they don't close tightly during diastole,
allowing backflow into distal veins of legs & feet (venous congestion)
4. venous stasis - ANSWER ✔ pool of non-moving blood in the veins
5. venous stasis ulcers - ANSWER ✔ the area becomes so engorged with
edema that the skin cells cannot function properly & the tissue easily breaks
down (especially over bony prominences such as heels, ankles, coccyx)
6. deep vein thrombosis - ANSWER ✔ a clot in the wall of a vein, usually in
deep veins in thighs and calves
,7. thrombophlebitis - ANSWER ✔ the vein and entire area around vein can
become
inflamed & swollen
8. DVT S&S - ANSWER ✔ SHEP, likely unilateral, can be extreme or can
have no S&S
9. Virchow's triad - ANSWER ✔ ISH - injury to endothelium of vein, stasis of
blood flow, hypercoagulability states (ex, dehydration or individual
coagulopathy)
10.how does dehydration cause hypercoagulability - ANSWER ✔ dehydration
means less water = higher concentration = easier for platelets to find each
other and clot
11.normal bp - ANSWER ✔ <120/80 but above 90/60
12.A patient has been experiencing signs and symptoms of weight loss,
malnutrition, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The doctor diagnosed
the patient with a disease that causes patchy inflammation transmurally in
the duodenum and ileum. What disorder does this patient most likely have?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative Colitis
C. Colorectal Cancer
D. Cirrhosis - ANSWER ✔ A. Crohn's disease
,13.A patient has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. What location will the
patient most likely experience pain?
A. RLQ
B. RUQ
C. LLQ
D. LUQ - ANSWER ✔ C. LLQ
14.What is Bloom's Taxonomy? - ANSWER ✔ A way to classify question
types that define and distinguish different levels of student thinking,
learning, and understanding.
15.What are the categories of NCLEX client needs? - ANSWER ✔ (1) Safe &
Effective Care environment (a) Management of Care; (b) Safety and
Infection Control. (2) Health Promotion and Maintenance. (3) Psychosocial
Integrity. (4) Physiological Integrity (a) Basic Care & Comfort; (b)
Pharmacological/Parental Therapy; (c) Reduction of Risk Potential; (d)
Physiological Adaptation.
16.How are the number of questions on a test determined? - ANSWER ✔ They
are roughly proportionate to the amount of lecture time spent on that subject.
17.What types of questions are included in the exam style? - ANSWER ✔
Multiple choice, multiple answers/select all that apply, fill in the blank,
true/false, short answer, and essay.
18.What cognitive levels are assessed in the learning objectives? - ANSWER ✔
Remembering/Understanding (R/U), Applying/Analyzing (A),
Evaluating/Creating (E/C).
, 19.What topics are covered in weeks 6 & 7 of the course? - ANSWER ✔
Disorders of the Circulatory System.
20.How many questions will be on the exam regarding disorders of the
circulatory system? - ANSWER ✔ 18-20 questions.
21.What are some key concepts related to effective oxygenated blood flow? -
ANSWER ✔ Normal cardiac structure, cardiac cycle, cardiac output,
preload, afterload (vascular resistance), contractility, neuroelectrical status
of the heart, status of peripheral vessels, and perfusion of tissues.
22.What is the relationship between derangements of circulatory processes and
disorders? - ANSWER ✔ Derangements affect etiological factors, clinical
manifestations, diagnostics, and basic treatment modalities of disorders like
arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, venous disorders,
hypertension, coronary artery disease, stable angina, acute coronary
syndrome, valvular disorders, and heart failure.
23.What is the significance of understanding the objectives in the RRDs? -
ANSWER ✔ To ensure comprehensive studying and understanding of the
material covered in the test.
24.What is the implication of critical thinking tests in nursing exams? -
ANSWER ✔ Material from different subject sections is often included in the
same question.
25.What is the estimated number of questions based on lecture time? -
ANSWER ✔ The number of questions can only be estimated and is not
exact.
EXAM 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. venous congestion - ANSWER ✔ when blood settles in the legs and feet
rather than circulating properly
2. valve issues - ANSWER ✔ are the cause of venous insufficiency disorder
and a pathology is involved
3. chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) - ANSWER ✔ leg vein valves wearing
out and becoming "floppy"—they don't close tightly during diastole,
allowing backflow into distal veins of legs & feet (venous congestion)
4. venous stasis - ANSWER ✔ pool of non-moving blood in the veins
5. venous stasis ulcers - ANSWER ✔ the area becomes so engorged with
edema that the skin cells cannot function properly & the tissue easily breaks
down (especially over bony prominences such as heels, ankles, coccyx)
6. deep vein thrombosis - ANSWER ✔ a clot in the wall of a vein, usually in
deep veins in thighs and calves
,7. thrombophlebitis - ANSWER ✔ the vein and entire area around vein can
become
inflamed & swollen
8. DVT S&S - ANSWER ✔ SHEP, likely unilateral, can be extreme or can
have no S&S
9. Virchow's triad - ANSWER ✔ ISH - injury to endothelium of vein, stasis of
blood flow, hypercoagulability states (ex, dehydration or individual
coagulopathy)
10.how does dehydration cause hypercoagulability - ANSWER ✔ dehydration
means less water = higher concentration = easier for platelets to find each
other and clot
11.normal bp - ANSWER ✔ <120/80 but above 90/60
12.A patient has been experiencing signs and symptoms of weight loss,
malnutrition, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps. The doctor diagnosed
the patient with a disease that causes patchy inflammation transmurally in
the duodenum and ileum. What disorder does this patient most likely have?
A. Crohn's disease
B. Ulcerative Colitis
C. Colorectal Cancer
D. Cirrhosis - ANSWER ✔ A. Crohn's disease
,13.A patient has been diagnosed with diverticulitis. What location will the
patient most likely experience pain?
A. RLQ
B. RUQ
C. LLQ
D. LUQ - ANSWER ✔ C. LLQ
14.What is Bloom's Taxonomy? - ANSWER ✔ A way to classify question
types that define and distinguish different levels of student thinking,
learning, and understanding.
15.What are the categories of NCLEX client needs? - ANSWER ✔ (1) Safe &
Effective Care environment (a) Management of Care; (b) Safety and
Infection Control. (2) Health Promotion and Maintenance. (3) Psychosocial
Integrity. (4) Physiological Integrity (a) Basic Care & Comfort; (b)
Pharmacological/Parental Therapy; (c) Reduction of Risk Potential; (d)
Physiological Adaptation.
16.How are the number of questions on a test determined? - ANSWER ✔ They
are roughly proportionate to the amount of lecture time spent on that subject.
17.What types of questions are included in the exam style? - ANSWER ✔
Multiple choice, multiple answers/select all that apply, fill in the blank,
true/false, short answer, and essay.
18.What cognitive levels are assessed in the learning objectives? - ANSWER ✔
Remembering/Understanding (R/U), Applying/Analyzing (A),
Evaluating/Creating (E/C).
, 19.What topics are covered in weeks 6 & 7 of the course? - ANSWER ✔
Disorders of the Circulatory System.
20.How many questions will be on the exam regarding disorders of the
circulatory system? - ANSWER ✔ 18-20 questions.
21.What are some key concepts related to effective oxygenated blood flow? -
ANSWER ✔ Normal cardiac structure, cardiac cycle, cardiac output,
preload, afterload (vascular resistance), contractility, neuroelectrical status
of the heart, status of peripheral vessels, and perfusion of tissues.
22.What is the relationship between derangements of circulatory processes and
disorders? - ANSWER ✔ Derangements affect etiological factors, clinical
manifestations, diagnostics, and basic treatment modalities of disorders like
arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease, venous disorders,
hypertension, coronary artery disease, stable angina, acute coronary
syndrome, valvular disorders, and heart failure.
23.What is the significance of understanding the objectives in the RRDs? -
ANSWER ✔ To ensure comprehensive studying and understanding of the
material covered in the test.
24.What is the implication of critical thinking tests in nursing exams? -
ANSWER ✔ Material from different subject sections is often included in the
same question.
25.What is the estimated number of questions based on lecture time? -
ANSWER ✔ The number of questions can only be estimated and is not
exact.
