NR 510 Week 8 Final Exam
1. What is the most commonly reported symptom of cancer treatment?
(Pts. : 2)
Nausea
Fatigue
Hair loss
Weight loss
Ques: 2.2. Where are Langerhans cells found? (Pts. : 2)
Skin
Intestinal lining
Kidney
Thyroid
Ques: 3.3. An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur
located between the second and third intercostal spaces along the left sternal
border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also found. These
clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect? (Pts. : 2)
Atrial septal defect (ASD)
Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect
Ques: 4.4. Which statement is true concerning a fungal infection? (Pts. : 2)
Fungal infections occur only on skin, hair, and nails.
Phagocytes and T lymphocytes control fungal infections.
Fungal infections release endotoxins.
Vaccines prevent fungal infections.
Ques: 5.5. A hypersensitivity reaction that produces an allergic response is
,called: (Pts. : 2)
Hemolytic shock
Anaphylaxis
Necrotizing vasculitis
Systemic erythematosus
Ques: 6.6. What period follows depolarization of the myocardium and
represents a period during which no new cardiac potential can be
propagated? (Pts. : 2)
Refractory
Hyperpolarization
Threshold
Sinoatrial (SA)
Ques: 7.7. Which renal change is found in older adults? (Pts. : 2)
Sharp decline in glomerular filtration rate
Sharp decline in renal blood flow
Decrease in the number of nephrons
Decrease in urine output
Ques: 8.8. Cystic fibrosis is caused by which process? (Pts. : 2)
Autosomal recessive inheritance
Autosomal dominant inheritance
Infection
Malignancy
Ques: 9.9. What is the most common predisposing factor to obstructive
sleep apnea in children? (Pts. : 2)
Chronic respiratory infections
Adenotonsillar hypertrophy
Obligatory mouth breathing
Paradoxic breathing
, Ques: 10.10. What is the major virus involved in the development of
cervical cancer? (Pts. : 2)
Herpes simplex virus type 6
Herpes simplex virus type 2
Human papillomavirus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Ques: 11.11. Which normal physiologic change occurs in the aging
pulmonary system? (Pts. : 2)
Decreased flow resistance
Fewer alveoli
Stiffening of the chest wall
Improved elastic recoil
Ques: 12.12. Which cancer originates from connective tissue? (Pts. : 2)
Osteogenic sarcoma
Basal cell carcinoma
Multiple myeloma
Adenocarcinoma
Ques: 13.13. Which blood cells are the chief phagocytes involved in the
early inflammation process? (Pts. : 2)
Neutrophils
Monocytes
Eosinophils
Erythrocytes
Ques: 14.14. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus
(PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom? (Pts. : 2)
Intermittent murmur