NURS 2063 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY
o Needle thoracotomy of the chest tube reverses which pathophysiology
pneumothorax
✔✔o Trapped air in the pleural space that affects the lungs and heart
o Secondary damage after head trauma is caused by injury as a result of
medical treatment
✔✔o False
o Secondary damage after the head trauma is caused by injury as a result
of medical treatment
✔✔o False
o Sepsis is caused by?
✔✔o Severe inflammatory response to a pathogen
o Mechanism of injury in spinal cord injury include all of the following
except
✔✔o Expansion
o Hypoventilation causes
✔✔o Increased CO2 levels
,All forms of cardiac failure cause
✔✔
o Hodgkins-lymphoma shows reed Sternberg cell
✔✔o True
o Head CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing all forms of stroke
✔✔o True
o Thrombocytopenia means
✔✔o Decreased platelets
Virchows triad - three things that must be true
✔✔Endothelial wall damage, increased coagulation, circulatory stasis
(venus blood)
Intracranial pressure caused by
✔✔Brain inflammation, not enough space for brain to expand, decreased
prefusion
Patient in shock manifestations
✔✔Low BP, tachycardia, altered LOC, hypotension, tachypnea
Acute respiratory failure manifestation
✔✔Hypoventilation, hypoxia, hypercapnia
,Term used for stopping bleeding
✔✔Hemostasis
Hemostasis order
✔✔i. Vessel spasm
ii. Platelet clog
iii. Coagulation
iv. Retraction
v. Dissolve
Abdominal ascites with jaundice would indicate
✔✔Liver damage
Pt. appears with appendicitis manifestations
✔✔Pain RLQ, rebound tenderness
RUQ pain
✔✔Gallbladder (Gallstones)
Pneumothorax
✔✔Air in the pleura space
Arterial blood gasses
✔✔a. 7.6 pH - PACO2 56 - HCO3 53
Respiratory Alkalosis
b. 7.1 pH - PACO2 - 38 - HCO3 40
, Metabolic acidosis
Sickle cell crisis manifestations
✔✔Pain, SOB, hypoxia, ischemia
DIC concerns
✔✔Bleeding and Clotting
Issues with Gout
✔✔Uric acid
Pt. with esophageal varices are from what organ?
✔✔Liver
Peptic ulcer disease caused by?
✔✔H Pylori
Difference between stable angina, and unstable
✔✔Stable - Relives during rest
Unstable - doesn't go away - causes necrosis which is MI
Least risk of pneumonia
✔✔20-30 years of age
DKA Pathophys.
✔✔Body breaks down fats releasing ketones - cells starved for sugar
EXAM STUDY GUIDE RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY
o Needle thoracotomy of the chest tube reverses which pathophysiology
pneumothorax
✔✔o Trapped air in the pleural space that affects the lungs and heart
o Secondary damage after head trauma is caused by injury as a result of
medical treatment
✔✔o False
o Secondary damage after the head trauma is caused by injury as a result
of medical treatment
✔✔o False
o Sepsis is caused by?
✔✔o Severe inflammatory response to a pathogen
o Mechanism of injury in spinal cord injury include all of the following
except
✔✔o Expansion
o Hypoventilation causes
✔✔o Increased CO2 levels
,All forms of cardiac failure cause
✔✔
o Hodgkins-lymphoma shows reed Sternberg cell
✔✔o True
o Head CT scan is the gold standard for diagnosing all forms of stroke
✔✔o True
o Thrombocytopenia means
✔✔o Decreased platelets
Virchows triad - three things that must be true
✔✔Endothelial wall damage, increased coagulation, circulatory stasis
(venus blood)
Intracranial pressure caused by
✔✔Brain inflammation, not enough space for brain to expand, decreased
prefusion
Patient in shock manifestations
✔✔Low BP, tachycardia, altered LOC, hypotension, tachypnea
Acute respiratory failure manifestation
✔✔Hypoventilation, hypoxia, hypercapnia
,Term used for stopping bleeding
✔✔Hemostasis
Hemostasis order
✔✔i. Vessel spasm
ii. Platelet clog
iii. Coagulation
iv. Retraction
v. Dissolve
Abdominal ascites with jaundice would indicate
✔✔Liver damage
Pt. appears with appendicitis manifestations
✔✔Pain RLQ, rebound tenderness
RUQ pain
✔✔Gallbladder (Gallstones)
Pneumothorax
✔✔Air in the pleura space
Arterial blood gasses
✔✔a. 7.6 pH - PACO2 56 - HCO3 53
Respiratory Alkalosis
b. 7.1 pH - PACO2 - 38 - HCO3 40
, Metabolic acidosis
Sickle cell crisis manifestations
✔✔Pain, SOB, hypoxia, ischemia
DIC concerns
✔✔Bleeding and Clotting
Issues with Gout
✔✔Uric acid
Pt. with esophageal varices are from what organ?
✔✔Liver
Peptic ulcer disease caused by?
✔✔H Pylori
Difference between stable angina, and unstable
✔✔Stable - Relives during rest
Unstable - doesn't go away - causes necrosis which is MI
Least risk of pneumonia
✔✔20-30 years of age
DKA Pathophys.
✔✔Body breaks down fats releasing ketones - cells starved for sugar
