NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What are signs and symptoms of gastric ulcers? - correct answer Pain when
swallowing (dysphagia), Epigastric pain (goes away if they eat food), Vomiting Bright
Red Blood, Coffee Grain Colored Stool
What are potential risk factors for breast cancer? - correct answer Early period & Late
menopause, Late 1st pregnancy (after 30), Genetic history - especially if mom/sister
has it
What increases the risk for having candidiasis? - correct answer Oral or IV Antibiotics
How are hepatitis A,B,C contracted? - correct answer A: Oral - Fecal
B: Blood & Bodily Fluids
C: Contaminated Blood Transfusions before 1990; Bodily Fluids
What happens in acceleration and deceleration? (Coup/Contrecoup) - correct answer
Polar injuries of the brain within the skull resulting in double injury
What is the 1st priority for a patient who comes in with S&S of a stroke? - correct
answer Protect the Airway - keep it opened!
What is a tonic-clonic seizure? - correct answer "Grand Mal" (aka: Generalized
Seizure) Unconsciousness, Convulsions, Muscle Rigidity
What stage of sleep do most dreams occur in? - correct answer REM (Stage V)
What are the poorest neurological symptoms we can see in an unconscious patient? -
correct answer Hyperactive/Hypoactive Reflexes, Pupil Restriction/No Response,
Decorticate/Decerebrate Posturing
What are the 3 parts of the Glaucoma scale? - correct answer Verbal, Motor, Eye
Movement
Score of 3(least) - 15(best)
What kind of hemorrhage do cerebral aneurisms cause? - correct answer
Subarachnoid
,NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What causes a cerebral aneurism? - correct answer Ballooning out of a blood vessel -
Atherosclerosis, Trauma, Hypertension, Infection
What is the difference between focal and generalized seizure? - correct answer Focal
Seizure - affects 1 spot
Generalized Seizure - all over the brain
What are night terrors? - correct answer Affects children, causes fear that is difficult
to wake them up from. Fear is still persistent when awoken
How do you determine how to treat a stroke? - correct answer Determine if its a
Hemorrhagic or Ischemic Stroke
What are the S&S of Parkinson's disease? - correct answer Pill Rolling, Shuffling Gait,
Unintentional Tremors at Rest, Drooling
What are the S&S of a right sided cerebral stroke? - correct answer Life Sided
Weakness
What causes Encephalitis? - correct answer West Nile Virus
What are risk factors for hemorrhagic strokes? - correct answer Hypertension
What kind of things will you see with fibro myalgia? - correct answer (18) Tender Spots,
Pain w/o Inflammation, Fatigue
What would you expect when a student comes in with S&S of a fever of 102, headache,
and confusion? - correct answer Meningitis - very contagious!
Do children have higher or lower thresholds for pain than adults? - correct answer
Lower
What happens to the brain signals in multiple sclerosis? - correct answer Slow Down
What is one of the main complications with spinal cord injury patients, even years later
after the injury? - correct answer Autonomic Dysreflexia
,NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What is a normal intracranial pressure? - correct answer 5 - 15 mmHg
What will happen if a person has a intracranial pressure of 36? - correct answer
Cranium Herniation
What are S&S of spinal shock? - correct answer Loss of Reflexes Below Level of
Injury, Disturbances of the Bowel and Bladder Function
Somatic Pain - correct answer On the body - superficial, arising from the skin
described as sharp, dull, aching, or throbbing
Visceral Pain - correct answer Pain in the internal organs and lining of body cavities
described as aching, gnawing, throbbing, intermittent
A patient complains of pain, inflammation, pattern of detmatome? - correct answer
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
What is gouty arthritis caused by? - correct answer Uric Acid
What are the complications of fractures? - correct answer Infection, Improper Healing,
Too Much Protein in the Blood, Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome
What are the complications of compound (open) fractures? - correct answer Infection
(open wound), Increased Bleeding, Muscle Damage, Emboli - Compartment Syndrome
is NOT a problem with this!!!
Why are women at an increased risk for osteoporosis? - correct answer Decreased
Estrogen Levels (Menopause)
What is the difference between Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis? - correct
answer Rheumatoid: Autoimmuned, Pain Decreases Throughout the Day, Chronic
Inflammation, Affects Tissues & Joints
Osteoarthritis: Pain Increases Throughout the Day, Inflammation in the Joints
When is a bone completely healed? - correct answer Once the Callus is Reabsorbed
, NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What is Osteomalacia due to? - correct answer Vitamin D Deficiency
What do you do for a patient who has a casted broken arm with no capillary refill and
the fingers turned white? - correct answer Cut the Cast Off
What are S&S of rhabdomyolysis? - correct answer Increased Potassium, Increased
Proteins, Increased BUN/Creation, Tea Colored Urine
When do your refer a person to the dermatologist for a mole? - correct answer Painful,
Bleeding, Uneven Boarders, Two-Toned (color), Larger than 1/2 cm, Change Over Time
What are the most common causes of burns in children? - correct answer Scalding
What is scleroderma? - correct answer Hardening of the Skin
What is the 1st priority in caring for a burn patient? - correct answer Save the Airway -
keep it open!
Why do we get atopic dermatitis or eczema? - correct answer Allergic Reaction to the
Skin
What causes skin ulcers? - correct answer Pressure, Shearing Force/Friction,
Moisture
What are melanocytes? - correct answer Pigmented Skin
What is the treatment of choice with major burn injury? - correct answer Skin
Graphing
What type of shock do burn victims go into? - correct answer Hypovolemic Shock -
sudden loss of fluid
What is impetigo? - correct answer Crusty Infection due to Bacteria
What is the aim of burn wound management? - correct answer Infection Control
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What are signs and symptoms of gastric ulcers? - correct answer Pain when
swallowing (dysphagia), Epigastric pain (goes away if they eat food), Vomiting Bright
Red Blood, Coffee Grain Colored Stool
What are potential risk factors for breast cancer? - correct answer Early period & Late
menopause, Late 1st pregnancy (after 30), Genetic history - especially if mom/sister
has it
What increases the risk for having candidiasis? - correct answer Oral or IV Antibiotics
How are hepatitis A,B,C contracted? - correct answer A: Oral - Fecal
B: Blood & Bodily Fluids
C: Contaminated Blood Transfusions before 1990; Bodily Fluids
What happens in acceleration and deceleration? (Coup/Contrecoup) - correct answer
Polar injuries of the brain within the skull resulting in double injury
What is the 1st priority for a patient who comes in with S&S of a stroke? - correct
answer Protect the Airway - keep it opened!
What is a tonic-clonic seizure? - correct answer "Grand Mal" (aka: Generalized
Seizure) Unconsciousness, Convulsions, Muscle Rigidity
What stage of sleep do most dreams occur in? - correct answer REM (Stage V)
What are the poorest neurological symptoms we can see in an unconscious patient? -
correct answer Hyperactive/Hypoactive Reflexes, Pupil Restriction/No Response,
Decorticate/Decerebrate Posturing
What are the 3 parts of the Glaucoma scale? - correct answer Verbal, Motor, Eye
Movement
Score of 3(least) - 15(best)
What kind of hemorrhage do cerebral aneurisms cause? - correct answer
Subarachnoid
,NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What causes a cerebral aneurism? - correct answer Ballooning out of a blood vessel -
Atherosclerosis, Trauma, Hypertension, Infection
What is the difference between focal and generalized seizure? - correct answer Focal
Seizure - affects 1 spot
Generalized Seizure - all over the brain
What are night terrors? - correct answer Affects children, causes fear that is difficult
to wake them up from. Fear is still persistent when awoken
How do you determine how to treat a stroke? - correct answer Determine if its a
Hemorrhagic or Ischemic Stroke
What are the S&S of Parkinson's disease? - correct answer Pill Rolling, Shuffling Gait,
Unintentional Tremors at Rest, Drooling
What are the S&S of a right sided cerebral stroke? - correct answer Life Sided
Weakness
What causes Encephalitis? - correct answer West Nile Virus
What are risk factors for hemorrhagic strokes? - correct answer Hypertension
What kind of things will you see with fibro myalgia? - correct answer (18) Tender Spots,
Pain w/o Inflammation, Fatigue
What would you expect when a student comes in with S&S of a fever of 102, headache,
and confusion? - correct answer Meningitis - very contagious!
Do children have higher or lower thresholds for pain than adults? - correct answer
Lower
What happens to the brain signals in multiple sclerosis? - correct answer Slow Down
What is one of the main complications with spinal cord injury patients, even years later
after the injury? - correct answer Autonomic Dysreflexia
,NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What is a normal intracranial pressure? - correct answer 5 - 15 mmHg
What will happen if a person has a intracranial pressure of 36? - correct answer
Cranium Herniation
What are S&S of spinal shock? - correct answer Loss of Reflexes Below Level of
Injury, Disturbances of the Bowel and Bladder Function
Somatic Pain - correct answer On the body - superficial, arising from the skin
described as sharp, dull, aching, or throbbing
Visceral Pain - correct answer Pain in the internal organs and lining of body cavities
described as aching, gnawing, throbbing, intermittent
A patient complains of pain, inflammation, pattern of detmatome? - correct answer
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
What is gouty arthritis caused by? - correct answer Uric Acid
What are the complications of fractures? - correct answer Infection, Improper Healing,
Too Much Protein in the Blood, Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome
What are the complications of compound (open) fractures? - correct answer Infection
(open wound), Increased Bleeding, Muscle Damage, Emboli - Compartment Syndrome
is NOT a problem with this!!!
Why are women at an increased risk for osteoporosis? - correct answer Decreased
Estrogen Levels (Menopause)
What is the difference between Rheumatoid arthritis and Osteoarthritis? - correct
answer Rheumatoid: Autoimmuned, Pain Decreases Throughout the Day, Chronic
Inflammation, Affects Tissues & Joints
Osteoarthritis: Pain Increases Throughout the Day, Inflammation in the Joints
When is a bone completely healed? - correct answer Once the Callus is Reabsorbed
, NR-507 Final Exam (latest update 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology Questions
and Answers 100% Correct [Grade A] -
Chamberlain
What is Osteomalacia due to? - correct answer Vitamin D Deficiency
What do you do for a patient who has a casted broken arm with no capillary refill and
the fingers turned white? - correct answer Cut the Cast Off
What are S&S of rhabdomyolysis? - correct answer Increased Potassium, Increased
Proteins, Increased BUN/Creation, Tea Colored Urine
When do your refer a person to the dermatologist for a mole? - correct answer Painful,
Bleeding, Uneven Boarders, Two-Toned (color), Larger than 1/2 cm, Change Over Time
What are the most common causes of burns in children? - correct answer Scalding
What is scleroderma? - correct answer Hardening of the Skin
What is the 1st priority in caring for a burn patient? - correct answer Save the Airway -
keep it open!
Why do we get atopic dermatitis or eczema? - correct answer Allergic Reaction to the
Skin
What causes skin ulcers? - correct answer Pressure, Shearing Force/Friction,
Moisture
What are melanocytes? - correct answer Pigmented Skin
What is the treatment of choice with major burn injury? - correct answer Skin
Graphing
What type of shock do burn victims go into? - correct answer Hypovolemic Shock -
sudden loss of fluid
What is impetigo? - correct answer Crusty Infection due to Bacteria
What is the aim of burn wound management? - correct answer Infection Control
