NURS 6501 PATHO FINAL EXAM VERSION # 2 (100% correct)

Question 1. A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best? Selected Answer: Presence of red blood cells. 1 out of 1 point. Question 2. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production. 1 out of 1 point. Question 3. What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae. 1 out of 1 point. Question 4. Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information? Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic. 1 out of 1 point. Question 5. Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority? Selected Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures. 1 out of 1 point. Question 6. A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional, assess the patient? Selected Answer: History of traumatic event. 1 out of 1 point. Question 7. A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin. 1 out of 1 point. Question 8. Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what? Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction. 1 out of 1 point. Question 9. Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? Selected Answer: Heads of the femur. 1 out of 1 point. Question 10. A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate? Selected Answer: ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood. 1 out of 1 point. Question 11. A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about? Selected Answer: A sweat test. 1 out of 1 point. Question 12. A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition? Selected Answer: Compression of the urethra. 1 out of 1 point. Question 13. A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia? Selected Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue. 1 out of 1 point. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :29:23 GMT -06:00 Question 14. Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer? Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer. 1 out of 1 point. Question 15. A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient? Selected Answer: Provide speech therapy. 1 out of 1 point. Question 16. What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass. 1 out of 1 point. Question 17. A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: We are planning to get your disease in remission, but it will be hard. 1 out of 1 point. Question 18. The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder? Selected Answer: Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon. 1 out of 1 point. Question 19. Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma? Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation. 1 out of 1 point. Question 20. A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these findings with? Selected Answer: Folate deficiency anemia. 1 out of 1 point.