NURS 320: Pathophysiology Cumulative
Final QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) |
NEW UPDATE 2025
A nurse is caring for a child with Down Syndrome. Which type of transmission
occurred? - ANSWER aneuploidy
Which infant should the nurse assess for Down Syndrome?
A. An infant from a teenage pregnancy
B. An infant from a mother 46 years old
C. An infant from a mother who abused alcohol
D. An infant from a mother with a family history of Down Syndrome - ANSWER
An infant from a mother 46 years old
Which client has the highest risk for developing hypernatremia?
A. A client who has a deficiency of aldosterone
B. A comatose client receiving gastric tube feedings
C. A client with excessive production of ADH
D. A client receiving an intravenous infusion of isotonic sodium chloride -
ANSWER A comatose client receiving gastric tube feedings
A client has a serum potassium level of 3.0 mEq/L. The nurse monitors the client
for which assessment findings? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
, -diarrhea
-confusion
-tall, peaked T waves
-decreased urine output
-weake, irregular pulse - ANSWER confusion, decreased bowel sounds, weak,
irregular pulse rate
When a patient's mast cells degranulate, which substance is released? -
ANSWER histamine
While reviewing the laboratory reports of a newborn, the nurse finds that the
newborn has alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Which test should be prescribed later
in the child's life to determine effects? - ANSWER Pulmonary functioning test
Which change in laboratory values will the nurse assess as evidence of renal
compensation for a client's respiratory acidosis?
- Elevated carbon dioxide
- Decreased carbon dioxide
- Elevated bicarbonate ion concentration
- Decreased bicarbonate ion concentration - ANSWER Elevated bicarbonate
ion concentration
Which term should the nurse use to describe a client's major buffer in the
extracellular fluid?
Final QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) |
NEW UPDATE 2025
A nurse is caring for a child with Down Syndrome. Which type of transmission
occurred? - ANSWER aneuploidy
Which infant should the nurse assess for Down Syndrome?
A. An infant from a teenage pregnancy
B. An infant from a mother 46 years old
C. An infant from a mother who abused alcohol
D. An infant from a mother with a family history of Down Syndrome - ANSWER
An infant from a mother 46 years old
Which client has the highest risk for developing hypernatremia?
A. A client who has a deficiency of aldosterone
B. A comatose client receiving gastric tube feedings
C. A client with excessive production of ADH
D. A client receiving an intravenous infusion of isotonic sodium chloride -
ANSWER A comatose client receiving gastric tube feedings
A client has a serum potassium level of 3.0 mEq/L. The nurse monitors the client
for which assessment findings? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
, -diarrhea
-confusion
-tall, peaked T waves
-decreased urine output
-weake, irregular pulse - ANSWER confusion, decreased bowel sounds, weak,
irregular pulse rate
When a patient's mast cells degranulate, which substance is released? -
ANSWER histamine
While reviewing the laboratory reports of a newborn, the nurse finds that the
newborn has alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency. Which test should be prescribed later
in the child's life to determine effects? - ANSWER Pulmonary functioning test
Which change in laboratory values will the nurse assess as evidence of renal
compensation for a client's respiratory acidosis?
- Elevated carbon dioxide
- Decreased carbon dioxide
- Elevated bicarbonate ion concentration
- Decreased bicarbonate ion concentration - ANSWER Elevated bicarbonate
ion concentration
Which term should the nurse use to describe a client's major buffer in the
extracellular fluid?
