lOMoAR cPSD| 67691079
• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Platele
ts
Answer:
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial Answer:
hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected Arterial
Answer: stiffening
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic
principle?
Selected Dominan
ce
Answer:
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Selected The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density Answer: lipoproteins (LDLs)
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional
assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
, lOMoAR cPSD| 67691079
Selected Increased rate of falling and dizzy
spells
Answer:
• Question 7
0 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a
vessel?
Selected Bounding pulse felt on
Answer: palpation
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced Answer: by cancer cells
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively
attack?
Selected Bacteri
a
Answer:
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?
Selected Somatosta
Answer: tin
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected Hypoxic
injury
Answer: Question
12
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1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patientswith hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?
Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
Answer: increased ammonia. Question
13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which
mechanism?
Selected Decreasing surface tension in the
Answer: alveoli Question
14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare
professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to
enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare
professional is the priority?
Selected Assist with a chest tube Answer:
insertion. Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the
reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected Proximal convoluted
Answer: tubules Question
16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is
best?
Selected Give the patient an Answer:
antihistamine. Question 17
• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Platele
ts
Answer:
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial Answer:
hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected Arterial
Answer: stiffening
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic
principle?
Selected Dominan
ce
Answer:
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Selected The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density Answer: lipoproteins (LDLs)
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional
assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
, lOMoAR cPSD| 67691079
Selected Increased rate of falling and dizzy
spells
Answer:
• Question 7
0 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a
vessel?
Selected Bounding pulse felt on
Answer: palpation
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced Answer: by cancer cells
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively
attack?
Selected Bacteri
a
Answer:
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?
Selected Somatosta
Answer: tin
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected Hypoxic
injury
Answer: Question
12
, lOMoAR cPSD| 67691079
1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patientswith hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?
Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
Answer: increased ammonia. Question
13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which
mechanism?
Selected Decreasing surface tension in the
Answer: alveoli Question
14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare
professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to
enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare
professional is the priority?
Selected Assist with a chest tube Answer:
insertion. Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the
reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected Proximal convoluted
Answer: tubules Question
16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is
best?
Selected Give the patient an Answer:
antihistamine. Question 17
