Nursing Pathophysiology Final Exam
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While viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____
conducts action
potentials down the atrioventricular septum. -
correct answer ✅Bundle of His
Which of the following patient would be most prone to metabolic
acidosis? A patient with: -
correct answer ✅Diabetes whose glucoses are uncontrolled
A 76-year-old patient had the following arterial blood gas sample
after his stomach surgery in
which his gastric content and fluid were removed: pH 7.55, PCO2
50, HCO3 35. What acidbase
imbalance is most likely in this patient? -
correct answer ✅Metabolic alkalosis, compensating
A 50-year-old male visits the cardiologist for an EKG. Results
indicate that he has no
PR interval and a variable QRS rate with rhythm irregularity. Which
of the following is
the most likely diagnosis to be recorded on the chart? -
correct answer ✅Atrial fibrillation
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A 65-year-old male is transported to the ER for chest pain. An
electrocardiogram
reveals a prolonged QRS interval. What is the nurse monitoring
when the nurse
observes the QRS complex on the electrocardiogram? The QRS
complex reflects: -
correct answer ✅Ventricular activity
Which is one of the acid/base conditions that would cause the
nurse to monitor for hyperkalemia? -
correct answer ✅metabolic acidosis
A 20-year-old male is in acute pain with restlessness and anxiety. An
arterial blood gas
reveals decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Which of the
following does the nurse
suspect is the most likely cause? -
correct answer ✅hyperventilation
A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual bleeding.
The physician identified
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endometrial changes that are due to hormonal imbalances. These
cellular changes would be
referred to as: -
correct answer ✅Pathologic hyperplasia
A 34-year-old was diagnosed with malignant tumor (cancer). The
nurse teaches the patient
about malignant cells. Which of the following is most appropriate
explanation when describing
malignant cells? -
correct answer ✅Malignant cells are dysplastic cells and are
irreversible
A characteristic of a malignant tumor includes that it: -
correct answer ✅can spread far from the tissue of origin
A 25-year-old male develops cancer of the breast glandular tissue.
What type of cancer does he
have? -
correct answer ✅adenocarcinoma
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When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in
response to an increased
workload, cardiac myocardial cells will: -
correct answer ✅Increase in size
The term apoptosis is appropriately defined as: -
correct answer ✅programmed cell death
A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred.
A nurse recalls that
muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell -
correct answer ✅size
A nursing student is studying about cancer and the associated risks
for cancer. The instructor
knows the student understands cancer when which of the following
are associated risks for
cancer? -
correct answer ✅-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
-hepatitis C virus (HCV)
-hepatitis B virus (HBV)
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While viewing the electrocardiogram, the nurse recalls the _____
conducts action
potentials down the atrioventricular septum. -
correct answer ✅Bundle of His
Which of the following patient would be most prone to metabolic
acidosis? A patient with: -
correct answer ✅Diabetes whose glucoses are uncontrolled
A 76-year-old patient had the following arterial blood gas sample
after his stomach surgery in
which his gastric content and fluid were removed: pH 7.55, PCO2
50, HCO3 35. What acidbase
imbalance is most likely in this patient? -
correct answer ✅Metabolic alkalosis, compensating
A 50-year-old male visits the cardiologist for an EKG. Results
indicate that he has no
PR interval and a variable QRS rate with rhythm irregularity. Which
of the following is
the most likely diagnosis to be recorded on the chart? -
correct answer ✅Atrial fibrillation
,Nursing Pathophysiology Final Exam
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A 65-year-old male is transported to the ER for chest pain. An
electrocardiogram
reveals a prolonged QRS interval. What is the nurse monitoring
when the nurse
observes the QRS complex on the electrocardiogram? The QRS
complex reflects: -
correct answer ✅Ventricular activity
Which is one of the acid/base conditions that would cause the
nurse to monitor for hyperkalemia? -
correct answer ✅metabolic acidosis
A 20-year-old male is in acute pain with restlessness and anxiety. An
arterial blood gas
reveals decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) levels. Which of the
following does the nurse
suspect is the most likely cause? -
correct answer ✅hyperventilation
A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual bleeding.
The physician identified
,Nursing Pathophysiology Final Exam
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endometrial changes that are due to hormonal imbalances. These
cellular changes would be
referred to as: -
correct answer ✅Pathologic hyperplasia
A 34-year-old was diagnosed with malignant tumor (cancer). The
nurse teaches the patient
about malignant cells. Which of the following is most appropriate
explanation when describing
malignant cells? -
correct answer ✅Malignant cells are dysplastic cells and are
irreversible
A characteristic of a malignant tumor includes that it: -
correct answer ✅can spread far from the tissue of origin
A 25-year-old male develops cancer of the breast glandular tissue.
What type of cancer does he
have? -
correct answer ✅adenocarcinoma
, Nursing Pathophysiology Final Exam
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When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in
response to an increased
workload, cardiac myocardial cells will: -
correct answer ✅Increase in size
The term apoptosis is appropriately defined as: -
correct answer ✅programmed cell death
A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred.
A nurse recalls that
muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell -
correct answer ✅size
A nursing student is studying about cancer and the associated risks
for cancer. The instructor
knows the student understands cancer when which of the following
are associated risks for
cancer? -
correct answer ✅-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
-hepatitis C virus (HCV)
-hepatitis B virus (HBV)
