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1. Atmanminternationalmnursingmconference,mmanymdiscussionsmandmbreakoutmsessionsmfocus
edmonmthemWorldmHealthmOrganizationm(WHO)mviewsmonmhealth.mOfmthemfollowingmcom
mentsmmadembymnursesmduringmamdiscussionmsession,mwhichmstatementsmwouldmbemconsid
eredmamgoodmrepresentationmofmthemWHOmdefinition?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Interestsminmkeepingmthemelderlympopulationmengagedminmsuchmactivitiesmasmbo
okmreviewsmandmwordmgamesmduringmsocialmtime
B) Increaseminmthemnumbermofmchairmaerobicsmclassesmprovidedminmthemskilledmc
aremfacilities
C) Interventionsmgearedmtowardmkeepingmthemelderlympopulationmdiagnosedmwithmdiab
etesmmellitusmundermtightmbloodmglucosemcontrolmbymprovidingmin-
homemcookingmclasses
D) Providingmtransportationmformrenalmdialysismpatientsmtomandmfrommtheirmhemodialys
ismsessions
E) Providingmhandwashingmteachingmsessionsmtomamgroupmofmyoungmchildr
enmAns:m A,mB,mC,mE
Feedback:
ThemWHOmdefinitionmofmhealthmismdefinedmasm“amstatemofmcompletemphysical,mmental,man
dmsocialmwell-
beingmandmnotmmerelymthemabsencemofmdiseasemandminfirmity.”mEngagingminmbookmreview
smfacilitatesmmentalmandmsocialmwell-
being;mchairmaerobicsmhelpsmfacilitatemphysicalmwell-
being;mandmassistingmwithmtightmcontrolmofmdiabetesmhelpsmwithmfacilitatingmphysicalmwel
l-
beingmevenmthoughmthempersonmhasmamchronicmdisease.mHandwashingmismvitalminmthemprev
entionmofmdiseasemandmspreadmofmgerms.
2. Amcommunitymhealthmnursemismteachingmamgroupmofmrecentmgraduatesmaboutmthemlarge
mvarietymofmfactorsmthatminfluencemanmindividual'smhealthmormlackmthereof.mThemnursem
ismreferringmtomthemHealthymPeoplem2020mreportmfrommthemU.S.mDepartmentmofmHealt
hmandmHumanmServicesmasmamteachingmexample.mOfmthemfollowingmaspectsmdiscussed,
mwhichmwouldmbemconsideredmamdeterminantm ofmhealthmthatmismoutsidemthemfocusmofmth
ismreport?
A) ThemclientmhasmamdiversembackgroundmbymbeingmofmAsianmandmNativemAmerican
mdescentmandmpracticesmvariousmalternativemtherapiesmtomminimizemeffectsmofmstre
ss.
B) Themclientmhasmamfamilymhistorymofmcardiovascularmdiseasemrelatedmtomhyper
cholesterolemiamandmremainsmnoncompliantmwithmthemtreatmentmregime.
C) Themclientmhasmamgoodmcareermwithmexceptionalmpreventativemhealthmcarembenefits.
D) Themclientmlivesminmanmaffluent,mclean,msuburbanmcommunitymwithmaccessmtomma
nymhealthmcaremfacilities.
Ans:m B
Feedback:
InmHealthymPeoplem2020,mthemfocusmismtompromotemgoodmhealthmtomallm(suchmasmusingmalte
rnativemtherapiesmtomminimizemeffectsmofmstress);machievingmhealthmequitymandmpromoting
mhealthmformallm(whichmincludesmhavingmgoodmhealthmcarembenefits);mandmpromotingmgood
mhealthm(whichmincludesmlivingminmamcleanm communitymwithmgoodmaccessmtom healthmcare).m
Amclient'smnoncompliancemwithmtreatmentsmtomcontrolmhighmcholesterolmlevelsmwithinmthem
,TESTmBANKmFORmPORTH'SmPATHOPHYSIOLOGYm10THmEDITIONmBYmNORRIS
presencemofmamfamilymhistorymofmCVmdiseasemdoesmnotmmeetmthem“attainingmlivesmfreemofm
preventablemdiseasemandmprematuremdeath”mdeterminant.
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3. Amphysicianmismprovidingmcaremformamnumbermofmpatientsmonmammedicalmunitmofmamlarge,mu
niversitymhospital.mThemphysicianmismdiscussingmwithmamcolleaguemthemdifferentiationmbet
weenmdiseasesmthatmaremcausedmbymabnormalmmoleculesmandmdiseasesmthatmcausemdisease.m
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmmostmclearlymdemonstratesmthemconsequencesmofmmolec
ulesmthatmcausemdisease?
A) Am31-year-
oldmwomanmwithmsicklemcellmanemiamwhomismreceivingmamtransfusionmofmpackedmr
edmbloodmcells
B) Am91-year-
oldmwomanmwhomhasmexperiencedmanmischemicmstrokemresultingmfrommfamilialm
hypercholesterolemia
C) Am19-year-
oldmmanmwithmexacerbationmofmhismcysticmfibrosismrequiringmoxygenmtherapym
andmchestmphysiotherapy
D) Am30-year-
oldmhomelessmmanmwhomhasmPneumocystismcariniimpneumoniam(PCP)mandmismHIVmp
ositive.
Ans:m D
Feedback:
PCPmismanmexamplemofmthemeffectmofmammoleculemthatmdirectlymcontributesmtomdisease.mSic
klemcellmanemia,mfamilialmhypercholesterolemia,mandmcysticmfibrosismaremallmexamplesmofmt
hemeffectsmofmabnormalmmolecules.
4. Amnewmmyocardialminfarctionmpatientmrequiringmangioplastymandmstentmplacementmhasmarr
ivedmtomhismfirstmcardiacmrehabilitationmappointment.mInmthismfirstmsession,mamreviewmofmth
empathogenesismofmcoronarymarterymdiseasemismaddressed.mWhichmstatementmbymthempatien
tmverifiesmtomthemnursemthatmhemhasmunderstoodmthemnurse'smteachingsmaboutmcoronarymarte
rymdisease?
A) “AllmImhavemtomdomismstopmsmoking,mandmthenmImwon'tmhavemanymmoremheartmattacks.”
B) “Mymarterymwasmcloggedmbymfat,msomImwillmneedmtomstopmeatingmfattymfoodsml
ikemFrenchmfriesmeverymday.”
C) “Soundsmlikemthismbeganmbecausemofminflammationminsidemmymarterymthatmmade
easymtomformmfattymstreaks,mwhichmleadmtommymcloggedmartery.”
mitm
D) “IfmImdomnotmexercisemregularlymtomgetmmymheartmratemup,mbloodmpoolsminmthemveins
mcausingmamclotmthatmstopsmbloodmflowmtomthemmuscle,mandm Imwillmhavemamheartmatta
ck.”
Ans:m C
Feedback:
Themtruemetiology/causemofmcoronarymarterymdiseasem(CAD)mismunknown;mhowever,mthem
pathogenesismofmthemdisordermrelatesmtomthemprogressionmofmtheminflammatorymprocessmfr
ommamfattymstreakmtomthemocclusivemvesselmlesionmseenminmpeoplemwithmcoronarymarterymdis
ease.mRiskmfactorsmformCADmrevolvemaroundmcigarettemsmoking,mdietmhighminmfat,mandmla
ckmofmexercise.
5. Ammembermofmthemhealthmcaremteammismresearchingmthemetiologymandmpathogenesismofma
mnumbermofmclientsmwhomaremundermhismcareminmamhospitalmcontext.mWhichmofmthemfollo
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Pathophysiology 5 m
Edition Test Bank by
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Tommie L. Norris
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Latest Revised
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2023/2024
, TESTmBANKmFORmPORTH'SmPATHOPHYSIOLOGYm10THmEDITIONmBYmNORRIS
Porth’s Pathophysiology 10th Edition Norris Test Bank
m m m m m m
1. Atmanminternationalmnursingmconference,mmanymdiscussionsmandmbreakoutmsessionsmfocus
edmonmthemWorldmHealthmOrganizationm(WHO)mviewsmonmhealth.mOfmthemfollowingmcom
mentsmmadembymnursesmduringmamdiscussionmsession,mwhichmstatementsmwouldmbemconsid
eredmamgoodmrepresentationmofmthemWHOmdefinition?mSelectmallmthatmapply.
A) Interestsminmkeepingmthemelderlympopulationmengagedminmsuchmactivitiesmasmbo
okmreviewsmandmwordmgamesmduringmsocialmtime
B) Increaseminmthemnumbermofmchairmaerobicsmclassesmprovidedminmthemskilledmc
aremfacilities
C) Interventionsmgearedmtowardmkeepingmthemelderlympopulationmdiagnosedmwithmdiab
etesmmellitusmundermtightmbloodmglucosemcontrolmbymprovidingmin-
homemcookingmclasses
D) Providingmtransportationmformrenalmdialysismpatientsmtomandmfrommtheirmhemodialys
ismsessions
E) Providingmhandwashingmteachingmsessionsmtomamgroupmofmyoungmchildr
enmAns:m A,mB,mC,mE
Feedback:
ThemWHOmdefinitionmofmhealthmismdefinedmasm“amstatemofmcompletemphysical,mmental,man
dmsocialmwell-
beingmandmnotmmerelymthemabsencemofmdiseasemandminfirmity.”mEngagingminmbookmreview
smfacilitatesmmentalmandmsocialmwell-
being;mchairmaerobicsmhelpsmfacilitatemphysicalmwell-
being;mandmassistingmwithmtightmcontrolmofmdiabetesmhelpsmwithmfacilitatingmphysicalmwel
l-
beingmevenmthoughmthempersonmhasmamchronicmdisease.mHandwashingmismvitalminmthemprev
entionmofmdiseasemandmspreadmofmgerms.
2. Amcommunitymhealthmnursemismteachingmamgroupmofmrecentmgraduatesmaboutmthemlarge
mvarietymofmfactorsmthatminfluencemanmindividual'smhealthmormlackmthereof.mThemnursem
ismreferringmtomthemHealthymPeoplem2020mreportmfrommthemU.S.mDepartmentmofmHealt
hmandmHumanmServicesmasmamteachingmexample.mOfmthemfollowingmaspectsmdiscussed,
mwhichmwouldmbemconsideredmamdeterminantm ofmhealthmthatmismoutsidemthemfocusmofmth
ismreport?
A) ThemclientmhasmamdiversembackgroundmbymbeingmofmAsianmandmNativemAmerican
mdescentmandmpracticesmvariousmalternativemtherapiesmtomminimizemeffectsmofmstre
ss.
B) Themclientmhasmamfamilymhistorymofmcardiovascularmdiseasemrelatedmtomhyper
cholesterolemiamandmremainsmnoncompliantmwithmthemtreatmentmregime.
C) Themclientmhasmamgoodmcareermwithmexceptionalmpreventativemhealthmcarembenefits.
D) Themclientmlivesminmanmaffluent,mclean,msuburbanmcommunitymwithmaccessmtomma
nymhealthmcaremfacilities.
Ans:m B
Feedback:
InmHealthymPeoplem2020,mthemfocusmismtompromotemgoodmhealthmtomallm(suchmasmusingmalte
rnativemtherapiesmtomminimizemeffectsmofmstress);machievingmhealthmequitymandmpromoting
mhealthmformallm(whichmincludesmhavingmgoodmhealthmcarembenefits);mandmpromotingmgood
mhealthm(whichmincludesmlivingminmamcleanm communitymwithmgoodmaccessmtom healthmcare).m
Amclient'smnoncompliancemwithmtreatmentsmtomcontrolmhighmcholesterolmlevelsmwithinmthem
,TESTmBANKmFORmPORTH'SmPATHOPHYSIOLOGYm10THmEDITIONmBYmNORRIS
presencemofmamfamilymhistorymofmCVmdiseasemdoesmnotmmeetmthem“attainingmlivesmfreemofm
preventablemdiseasemandmprematuremdeath”mdeterminant.
, TESTmBANKmFORmPORTH'SmPATHOPHYSIOLOGYm10THmEDITIONmBYmNORRIS
3. Amphysicianmismprovidingmcaremformamnumbermofmpatientsmonmammedicalmunitmofmamlarge,mu
niversitymhospital.mThemphysicianmismdiscussingmwithmamcolleaguemthemdifferentiationmbet
weenmdiseasesmthatmaremcausedmbymabnormalmmoleculesmandmdiseasesmthatmcausemdisease.m
Whichmofmthemfollowingmpatientsmmostmclearlymdemonstratesmthemconsequencesmofmmolec
ulesmthatmcausemdisease?
A) Am31-year-
oldmwomanmwithmsicklemcellmanemiamwhomismreceivingmamtransfusionmofmpackedmr
edmbloodmcells
B) Am91-year-
oldmwomanmwhomhasmexperiencedmanmischemicmstrokemresultingmfrommfamilialm
hypercholesterolemia
C) Am19-year-
oldmmanmwithmexacerbationmofmhismcysticmfibrosismrequiringmoxygenmtherapym
andmchestmphysiotherapy
D) Am30-year-
oldmhomelessmmanmwhomhasmPneumocystismcariniimpneumoniam(PCP)mandmismHIVmp
ositive.
Ans:m D
Feedback:
PCPmismanmexamplemofmthemeffectmofmammoleculemthatmdirectlymcontributesmtomdisease.mSic
klemcellmanemia,mfamilialmhypercholesterolemia,mandmcysticmfibrosismaremallmexamplesmofmt
hemeffectsmofmabnormalmmolecules.
4. Amnewmmyocardialminfarctionmpatientmrequiringmangioplastymandmstentmplacementmhasmarr
ivedmtomhismfirstmcardiacmrehabilitationmappointment.mInmthismfirstmsession,mamreviewmofmth
empathogenesismofmcoronarymarterymdiseasemismaddressed.mWhichmstatementmbymthempatien
tmverifiesmtomthemnursemthatmhemhasmunderstoodmthemnurse'smteachingsmaboutmcoronarymarte
rymdisease?
A) “AllmImhavemtomdomismstopmsmoking,mandmthenmImwon'tmhavemanymmoremheartmattacks.”
B) “Mymarterymwasmcloggedmbymfat,msomImwillmneedmtomstopmeatingmfattymfoodsml
ikemFrenchmfriesmeverymday.”
C) “Soundsmlikemthismbeganmbecausemofminflammationminsidemmymarterymthatmmade
easymtomformmfattymstreaks,mwhichmleadmtommymcloggedmartery.”
mitm
D) “IfmImdomnotmexercisemregularlymtomgetmmymheartmratemup,mbloodmpoolsminmthemveins
mcausingmamclotmthatmstopsmbloodmflowmtomthemmuscle,mandm Imwillmhavemamheartmatta
ck.”
Ans:m C
Feedback:
Themtruemetiology/causemofmcoronarymarterymdiseasem(CAD)mismunknown;mhowever,mthem
pathogenesismofmthemdisordermrelatesmtomthemprogressionmofmtheminflammatorymprocessmfr
ommamfattymstreakmtomthemocclusivemvesselmlesionmseenminmpeoplemwithmcoronarymarterymdis
ease.mRiskmfactorsmformCADmrevolvemaroundmcigarettemsmoking,mdietmhighminmfat,mandmla
ckmofmexercise.
5. Ammembermofmthemhealthmcaremteammismresearchingmthemetiologymandmpathogenesismofma
mnumbermofmclientsmwhomaremundermhismcareminmamhospitalmcontext.mWhichmofmthemfollo
wingmaspectsmofmclients'msituationsmbN
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