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WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final
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Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients
with acute pancreatitis related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction.
Ans: c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure.
Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect the client to
exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
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c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema
Ans: a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
d. Crackles in lungs
Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Surgery
b. Radiation
c. Early detection
d. Chemotherapeutic agents
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Ans: c. Early detection
Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the
best prognosis for a cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are
treated surgically, which can be curative in some localized cancers.
Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells that
are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible
area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife
and remain undetected in the local area. Chemotherapeutic agents are
not selective for tumor cells, and a certain amount of normal cell death
also occurs.
A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate
blood is likely to undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia
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Ans: c. Hypertrophy
A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of
the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
Ans: b. Hesitancy
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
WCU Pathophysiology 370 Final
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients
with acute pancreatitis related to potential for
a. respiratory depression.
b. narcotic dependency.
c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
d. allergic reaction.
Ans: c. sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
A patient is admitted to the hospital with left-sided heart failure.
Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect the client to
exhibit? (Select all that apply.)
a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
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c. Bradypnea
d. Crackles in lungs
e. Peripheral edema
Ans: a. Cough
b. Dyspnea
d. Crackles in lungs
Which offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Surgery
b. Radiation
c. Early detection
d. Chemotherapeutic agents
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Ans: c. Early detection
Early detection of cancer, while it remains localized, is associated with the
best prognosis for a cure. The majority of patients with solid tumors are
treated surgically, which can be curative in some localized cancers.
Ionizing radiation is used for two principal reasons: to kill tumor cells that
are not resectable because they are located in a vital or inaccessible
area, and to kill tumor cells that may have escaped the surgeon's knife
and remain undetected in the local area. Chemotherapeutic agents are
not selective for tumor cells, and a certain amount of normal cell death
also occurs.
A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate
blood is likely to undergo which type of cellular adaptation?
a. Atrophy
b. Metaplasia
c. Hypertrophy
d. Hyperplasia
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Ans: c. Hypertrophy
A characteristic of benign prostatic hypertrophy includes which of
the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Urgency
b. Hesitancy
c. Low back pain
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
Ans: b. Hesitancy
d. Weak urine flow
e. Incomplete bladder emptying
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
