HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS GUARANTEE

HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAM GRADE A+ COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS (2026/2027) PASS
GUARANTEE
1. Aftermtalkingmw/mthemHCP,mammalemptmcontinuesmtomhavemquestionsmaboutmthemresultsmofm
amprostaticmsurfacemantigenm(PSA)mscreeningmtestmandmasksmthemnursemhowmthemPSAmlevel
smbecomemelevated.mThemnursemshouldmexplainmwhichmpathophysiologicalmmechanism?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAsmthemprostatemglandmenlarges,mitsmcellsmcontributemmoremPSAminmt


hemcirculatingmblood



2. PSAmismamglycoproteinmfoundminmprostaticmepithelialmcells,mandmelevationsmaremusedmasmams
pecificmtumormmarkers.mElevationsminmPSAmaremr/tmglandmvolume,mie.mbenignmBPH,mprostat
itis,mandmcancermofmthemprostate,mindicatingmtumormcellmload.mPSAmlevelsmaremalsomusedmto
mmonitormresponsemtomtherapy




3. Am26myrmoldmmalemclientmw/mHodgkin'smdiseasemismscheduledmtomundergomradiationmtherap
y.mThemclinetmexpressesmconcernmaboutmthemeffectmofmradiationmonmhismabilitymtomhavemchil
dren.mWhatminfomshouldmthemnursemprovide?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmPermanentmsterilitymoccursminmthemmalemclientmwhomreceivemradiatio


n



4. Lowmspermmcountmandmlossmofmmotilitymaremseenminmmalesmw/mHodgkin'smdiseasemb/fmany
mtherapy.mRadiotherapymoftenmresultsminmpermanentmaspermia,mormsterility




5. Themnursemhearsmshort,mhigh-
pitchedmsoundsmjustmb/fmthemendmofminspirationminmthemrightmandmleftmlowermlobesmwhenm
auscultatingmamclient'smlungs.mHowmshouldmthismfindingmbemrecorded?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCracklesminmthemrightmandmleftmlowermlobes

, 6. Finemcracklesm-mshort,mhigh-
pitchedmsoundsmheardmjustmb/fmthemendmofminspirationmthatmaremthemresultmofmrapidmequal
izationmofmpressuremwhenmcollapedmalveolimormterminalmbronchiolesmsuddenlymsnapmopen



7. Wheezingmismamcontinuousmhigh-
pitchedmsqueakingmormmusicalmsoundmcausedmbymrapidmvibrationmofmbronchialmwallsmthatm
arem1stmevidentmonmexpirationmandmmaymbemaudible



8. AmclientmismadmittedmtomthemERmw/mamtensionmpneumothorax.mWhichmassessmentmshouldm
themnursemexpectmtomID?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmdeviationmofmthemtracheamtowardmthemsidemoppositemofmthempneu


mothorax



9. Tensionmpneumothoraxmismcausedmbymrapidmaccumulationmofmairminmthempleuralmspace,mca
usingmseverelymhighmintrapleuralmpressure.mThismresultsminmcollapsemofmthemlung,mandmthem
mediastinummshiftsmtowardmthemunaffectedmside,mwhichmismsubsequentlymcompressed



10. Amclientmwhomismreceivingmamwholembloodmtransfusionmdv'smchills,mfever,mandmamHAm30mmin
maftermthemtransfusionmismstarted.mThemnursemsholdmrecognizemthesemsxmasmcharacteristicmo


fmwhatmrxn?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAmfebrilemtransfusionmreaction



11. Sxmofmamfebrilemreactionmincludemsuddenmchills,mfever,mHA,mflushing,mandmmusclempain.



12. Anmallergicmrxnmismthemresponsemofmhistaminemreleasemwhichmismcharacterizedmbymflushing,
mitching,mandmurticaria.mItmexhibitsmanmexaggeratedmallergicmresponsemthatmprogressesmtom


shockmandmpossiblemcardiacmarrest



13. anmacutemhemolyticmreactionmpresentsmw/mfever,mchills,mbutmismhallmarkedmbymthemonsetm
ofmlowmbackmpain,mtachycardia,mtachypnea,mvascularmcollapse,mhemoglobinuria,mdarkmurin
e,mARF,mshock,mcardiacmarrest,mandmevenmdeath