NURS 2063 Practice Exam Questions
with Answers
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - ✔✔Increased heart rate,
tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia
What is homeostasis? - ✔✔The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
What is the function of ribosomes? - ✔✔protein synthesis
Difference between a sign and a symptom - ✔✔A symptom is any subjective evidence of
disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease
What electrolytes are found more in the intracellular space? - ✔✔Potassium, magnesium,
phosphate
What electrolytes are found more in the extracellular space? - ✔✔Sodium, chloride, bicarb
What is the cause of edema in regards to protein? - ✔✔Low albumin
What is the possible lethal effect of hyponatremia? - ✔✔Cerebral edema/rapid brain swilling
and coma
What is an electrolytes pool? - ✔✔Electrolytes are stores in the bones; shift between ECF and
pool in response to need/excess
What are the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis? - ✔✔Bronchioles constrict, increased
capillary permeability, peripheral blood vessels dilate/vasodilation
, What is passive immunity? - ✔✔the short-term immunity that results from the introduction of
antibodies from another person or animal.
What are the characteristics of metastatic cells? - ✔✔Spread of cancer cells beyond their
original site in the body. They also invade their neighbor cells and take over them.
What is sepsis and what is the goal of treatment? - ✔✔Severe inflammation in response to a
pathogen in the blood; treat underlying cause, resuscitate patient from septic shock, ID source
of infection, and treat with antibiotic therapy/surgery/both
What is the best way to prevent the spread of disease? - ✔✔wash hands
What is a complication of compartment syndrome? - ✔✔pain and tissue damage
What is the cause of Rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔An inflammatory response due to an
autoimmune disorder
What is the cause of contact dermatitis - ✔✔direct skin contact with an allergen
What is kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis? - ✔✔Scoliosis - S curve
Lordosis - opposite hunchback
Kyphosis - hunch back
What is osteoporosis? - ✔✔a chronic, progressive metabolic bone disease characterized by low
bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to increased bone fragility.
What is intussusception? - ✔✔The telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract into another
with Answers
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - ✔✔Increased heart rate,
tachycardia, anxiety, hypertension, hyperglycemia
What is homeostasis? - ✔✔The body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment
What is the function of ribosomes? - ✔✔protein synthesis
Difference between a sign and a symptom - ✔✔A symptom is any subjective evidence of
disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease
What electrolytes are found more in the intracellular space? - ✔✔Potassium, magnesium,
phosphate
What electrolytes are found more in the extracellular space? - ✔✔Sodium, chloride, bicarb
What is the cause of edema in regards to protein? - ✔✔Low albumin
What is the possible lethal effect of hyponatremia? - ✔✔Cerebral edema/rapid brain swilling
and coma
What is an electrolytes pool? - ✔✔Electrolytes are stores in the bones; shift between ECF and
pool in response to need/excess
What are the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis? - ✔✔Bronchioles constrict, increased
capillary permeability, peripheral blood vessels dilate/vasodilation
, What is passive immunity? - ✔✔the short-term immunity that results from the introduction of
antibodies from another person or animal.
What are the characteristics of metastatic cells? - ✔✔Spread of cancer cells beyond their
original site in the body. They also invade their neighbor cells and take over them.
What is sepsis and what is the goal of treatment? - ✔✔Severe inflammation in response to a
pathogen in the blood; treat underlying cause, resuscitate patient from septic shock, ID source
of infection, and treat with antibiotic therapy/surgery/both
What is the best way to prevent the spread of disease? - ✔✔wash hands
What is a complication of compartment syndrome? - ✔✔pain and tissue damage
What is the cause of Rheumatoid arthritis - ✔✔An inflammatory response due to an
autoimmune disorder
What is the cause of contact dermatitis - ✔✔direct skin contact with an allergen
What is kyphosis, lordosis, and scoliosis? - ✔✔Scoliosis - S curve
Lordosis - opposite hunchback
Kyphosis - hunch back
What is osteoporosis? - ✔✔a chronic, progressive metabolic bone disease characterized by low
bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue, leading to increased bone fragility.
What is intussusception? - ✔✔The telescoping of one part of the intestinal tract into another
