NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1 Study
Guide Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisApathophysiology?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAhomeostasis.AWhatAtheAbodyAhasAtoAdoAtoAbeAatAnormalAoperatingArange.A
EtiologyAofAdisease.AWhatAisAnormalAandAabnormal.
GeneralAAdaptationASyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAclusterAofAsystemicAmanifestationsAthatArepresentAanAattemptAtoAcopeAwithAaAstressor
DescribeAtheAAlarmAphaseA-AcorrectAanswers-
GeneralizedAstimulationAofAtheAsympatheticAnervousAsystem,AreleasesAcatacholaminesA
andAcortisolAAKAAfightAorAflight.
DumpAofAadrenalineAorAepinephrineArushAinAtheAbody.
BreathingAisAfaster.
DescribeAtheAresistanceAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswers-
DuringAthisAstageAtheAbodyAselectsAtheAmostAeffectiveAandAeconomicAchannelsAofAdefense
.ADuringAthisAstageAtheAcortisolAlevelsAthatAwereApresentAinAtheAalarmAstageAdropAbecauseA
theyAareAnoAlongerAneeded.
TryingAtoAgetAawayAfromAtheAstress.
DescribeAtheAexhaustionAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswers-
InitiatedAifAtheAstressorAisAprolongedAorAoverwhelmsAtheAbody.AWhenAyouAareAexhaustedAa
ndAdone.
WhatAisAaAsign?A-AcorrectAanswers-somethingAthatAyouAcanAphysicallyAsee
WhatAisAaAsymptom?A-AcorrectAanswers-SomethingAthatAisAfeltAbyAaAperson
WhatAisAedema?A-AcorrectAanswers-Swelling/inflammation.
excessAfluidAinAtheAinterstitialAspaces
DehydrationA-AcorrectAanswers-(ECFAvolumeAdeficit)
InadequateAfluidAintake
occursAwhenAtotalAbodyAfluidAlevelsAareAinsufficientAtoAmeetAbody'sAneeds.ALackAofAvolume
AinAtheAbody
HypertonicAHydrationA(fluidAoverload)A-AcorrectAanswers-ExcessAfluid,Alungs-
difficultAtoAbreathe,AboundingApulse.AEdemaAisAanAexample
WhatAisAtheAmainAelectrolyteAinAtheAextracellularAfluid?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SodiumA(NaCl)AChloride
TheAmainAelectrolyteAinsideAofAtheAcell?A-AcorrectAanswers-Potassium
MainAelectrolyteAinAtheAinterstitialAspaceA-AcorrectAanswers-Magnesium
SodiumAnormalArangeA-AcorrectAanswers-135-145Ameq/L
HighAsodiumA(A>A145AmEq/L):A-AcorrectAanswers-hypernatremia
SymptomsAofAhypernatremiaAincludeA-AcorrectAanswers-
dehydrationAandAanyAaccompanyingAECFAvolumeAdeficitA(posturalAhypotension,Aweaknes
s,AandAtachycardia).
<135Ameq/LA(LowAsodium)A-AcorrectAanswers-Hyponatremia
HyponatremiaAsymptomsA-AcorrectAanswers-
CausesAbrainAswelling,Aweakness,AandAconfusion
Guide Questions with Answers 2025
WhatAisApathophysiology?A-AcorrectAanswers-
TheAstudyAofAhomeostasis.AWhatAtheAbodyAhasAtoAdoAtoAbeAatAnormalAoperatingArange.A
EtiologyAofAdisease.AWhatAisAnormalAandAabnormal.
GeneralAAdaptationASyndromeA-AcorrectAanswers-
AAclusterAofAsystemicAmanifestationsAthatArepresentAanAattemptAtoAcopeAwithAaAstressor
DescribeAtheAAlarmAphaseA-AcorrectAanswers-
GeneralizedAstimulationAofAtheAsympatheticAnervousAsystem,AreleasesAcatacholaminesA
andAcortisolAAKAAfightAorAflight.
DumpAofAadrenalineAorAepinephrineArushAinAtheAbody.
BreathingAisAfaster.
DescribeAtheAresistanceAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswers-
DuringAthisAstageAtheAbodyAselectsAtheAmostAeffectiveAandAeconomicAchannelsAofAdefense
.ADuringAthisAstageAtheAcortisolAlevelsAthatAwereApresentAinAtheAalarmAstageAdropAbecauseA
theyAareAnoAlongerAneeded.
TryingAtoAgetAawayAfromAtheAstress.
DescribeAtheAexhaustionAstageAofAGASA-AcorrectAanswers-
InitiatedAifAtheAstressorAisAprolongedAorAoverwhelmsAtheAbody.AWhenAyouAareAexhaustedAa
ndAdone.
WhatAisAaAsign?A-AcorrectAanswers-somethingAthatAyouAcanAphysicallyAsee
WhatAisAaAsymptom?A-AcorrectAanswers-SomethingAthatAisAfeltAbyAaAperson
WhatAisAedema?A-AcorrectAanswers-Swelling/inflammation.
excessAfluidAinAtheAinterstitialAspaces
DehydrationA-AcorrectAanswers-(ECFAvolumeAdeficit)
InadequateAfluidAintake
occursAwhenAtotalAbodyAfluidAlevelsAareAinsufficientAtoAmeetAbody'sAneeds.ALackAofAvolume
AinAtheAbody
HypertonicAHydrationA(fluidAoverload)A-AcorrectAanswers-ExcessAfluid,Alungs-
difficultAtoAbreathe,AboundingApulse.AEdemaAisAanAexample
WhatAisAtheAmainAelectrolyteAinAtheAextracellularAfluid?A-AcorrectAanswers-
SodiumA(NaCl)AChloride
TheAmainAelectrolyteAinsideAofAtheAcell?A-AcorrectAanswers-Potassium
MainAelectrolyteAinAtheAinterstitialAspaceA-AcorrectAanswers-Magnesium
SodiumAnormalArangeA-AcorrectAanswers-135-145Ameq/L
HighAsodiumA(A>A145AmEq/L):A-AcorrectAanswers-hypernatremia
SymptomsAofAhypernatremiaAincludeA-AcorrectAanswers-
dehydrationAandAanyAaccompanyingAECFAvolumeAdeficitA(posturalAhypotension,Aweaknes
s,AandAtachycardia).
<135Ameq/LA(LowAsodium)A-AcorrectAanswers-Hyponatremia
HyponatremiaAsymptomsA-AcorrectAanswers-
CausesAbrainAswelling,Aweakness,AandAconfusion
