WCU PATHO 370 MIDTERM QUESTIONS
What indicator is most helpful in evaluating long-term blood glucose management in
patients with diabetes mellitus? - Answers -Glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c)
The dementia of Alzheimer disease is associated with structural changes in the brain,
including - Answers -deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain
Tophi are - Answers -deposits of urate crystals in tissues
Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous
gastric suctioning in order to - Answers -remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic
secretion
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS complexes,
and a heart rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which rhythm? -
Answers -Ventricular escape rhythm
It is true that Graves disease is - Answers -associated with autoantibodies to TSH
receptors
The disorder characterized by a neurologic lesion that affects bladder control is -
Answers -neurogenic bladder
When a parent asks how they will know if their 2-month-old baby, who is throwing up
and has frequent diarrhea, is dehydrated, the nurse's best response is - Answers -"If
the soft spot on the top of his head feels sunken in and his mouth is dry between his
cheek and his gums, then he is probably dehydrated."
The assessment findings of a 5-year-old with a history of asthma include extreme
shortness of breath, nasal flaring, coughing, pulsus paradoxus, and use of accessory
respiratory muscles. There is no wheezing and the chest is silent in many areas. How
should you interpret your assessment? - Answers -The child may be having such a
severe asthma episode that the airways are closed, so start oxygen and get the doctor
immediately.
Following a bone fracture, the most likely event to occur is - Answers -development of
a blood clot beneath the periosteum
In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily because of - Answers -
estrogen deficiency
The most challenging aspect of treatment for chronic pancreatitis is - Answers -pain
control
, Widespread activation of the clotting cascade secondary to massive trauma is called -
Answers -disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
_________ is a form of spina bifida in which a saclike cyst filled with CSF protrudes
through the spinal defect but does not involve the spinal cord. - Answers -Meningocele
Gastrointestinal drainage, perioperative and postoperative hypotension, and
hemorrhage may all contribute to renal failure by causing - Answers -acute tubular
necrosis
Referred pain may be perceived at some distance from the area of tissue injury, but
generally felt - Answers -within the same dermatome
Orthostatic hypotension may be a manifestation of - Answers -Parkinson disease
Bacterial pneumonia leads to hypoxemia caused by - Answers -accumulation of
alveolar exudates
The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as ________ in
nature. - Answers -steady and boring
A patient injured severely in a motor vehicle accident is hospitalized with acute kidney
injury as well as multiple broken bones and lacerations. When family members ask what
is meant by the term 'prerenal,' the nurse responds - Answers -"Your husband's kidney
injury did not start in the kidney itself, but rather in the blood flow to the kidney."
In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately? - Answers -Atrial
fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
Which electrolyte imbalances cause increased neuromuscular excitability? - Answers -
Hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia
A person who is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome is also experiencing
hypoalbuminemia. This happens because - Answers -albumin is excreted in the urine
________ is the most powerful predictor of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. -
Answers -Obesity
A laboratory test result that helps confirm the diagnosis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) is - Answers -positive antinuclear antibodies
A patient who has difficulty walking without assistance is incontinent of urine when help
doesn't get to her quickly enough. The term for this type of incontinence is - Answers -
functional
The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is - Answers -cholecystectomy
What indicator is most helpful in evaluating long-term blood glucose management in
patients with diabetes mellitus? - Answers -Glycosylated hemoglobin levels (HbA1c)
The dementia of Alzheimer disease is associated with structural changes in the brain,
including - Answers -deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain
Tophi are - Answers -deposits of urate crystals in tissues
Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous
gastric suctioning in order to - Answers -remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic
secretion
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS complexes,
and a heart rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which rhythm? -
Answers -Ventricular escape rhythm
It is true that Graves disease is - Answers -associated with autoantibodies to TSH
receptors
The disorder characterized by a neurologic lesion that affects bladder control is -
Answers -neurogenic bladder
When a parent asks how they will know if their 2-month-old baby, who is throwing up
and has frequent diarrhea, is dehydrated, the nurse's best response is - Answers -"If
the soft spot on the top of his head feels sunken in and his mouth is dry between his
cheek and his gums, then he is probably dehydrated."
The assessment findings of a 5-year-old with a history of asthma include extreme
shortness of breath, nasal flaring, coughing, pulsus paradoxus, and use of accessory
respiratory muscles. There is no wheezing and the chest is silent in many areas. How
should you interpret your assessment? - Answers -The child may be having such a
severe asthma episode that the airways are closed, so start oxygen and get the doctor
immediately.
Following a bone fracture, the most likely event to occur is - Answers -development of
a blood clot beneath the periosteum
In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily because of - Answers -
estrogen deficiency
The most challenging aspect of treatment for chronic pancreatitis is - Answers -pain
control
, Widespread activation of the clotting cascade secondary to massive trauma is called -
Answers -disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
_________ is a form of spina bifida in which a saclike cyst filled with CSF protrudes
through the spinal defect but does not involve the spinal cord. - Answers -Meningocele
Gastrointestinal drainage, perioperative and postoperative hypotension, and
hemorrhage may all contribute to renal failure by causing - Answers -acute tubular
necrosis
Referred pain may be perceived at some distance from the area of tissue injury, but
generally felt - Answers -within the same dermatome
Orthostatic hypotension may be a manifestation of - Answers -Parkinson disease
Bacterial pneumonia leads to hypoxemia caused by - Answers -accumulation of
alveolar exudates
The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as ________ in
nature. - Answers -steady and boring
A patient injured severely in a motor vehicle accident is hospitalized with acute kidney
injury as well as multiple broken bones and lacerations. When family members ask what
is meant by the term 'prerenal,' the nurse responds - Answers -"Your husband's kidney
injury did not start in the kidney itself, but rather in the blood flow to the kidney."
In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately? - Answers -Atrial
fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
Which electrolyte imbalances cause increased neuromuscular excitability? - Answers -
Hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia
A person who is diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome is also experiencing
hypoalbuminemia. This happens because - Answers -albumin is excreted in the urine
________ is the most powerful predictor of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. -
Answers -Obesity
A laboratory test result that helps confirm the diagnosis of systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) is - Answers -positive antinuclear antibodies
A patient who has difficulty walking without assistance is incontinent of urine when help
doesn't get to her quickly enough. The term for this type of incontinence is - Answers -
functional
The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is - Answers -cholecystectomy
