Nightingale Pathophysiology final
2025/2026 Actual exam Questions and
Answers
A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes polyuria. What is the
nurse's best response? The symptom of polyuria in diabetes mellitus (DM) is
caused by - Correct answer-Increase glucose in Urine
If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs), what
does the nurse suspect is happening in the patient's body? - Correct answer-Tissue/
cellular injury
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of
inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive -
Correct answer-renal retention of water without sodium retention.
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which
term should the nurse document on the chart? - Correct answer-Pretibial
myxedema
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, A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain
that acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of: - Correct answer-Growth
hormone
The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves: - Correct answer-
autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on
assessment? - Correct answer-Small thyroid nodule
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes? - Correct
answer-Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching?
Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes through: - Correct
answer-suppression of oxidative stress.
Graves disease is an example of a: - Correct answer-Type II hypersensitivity
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How
should the nurse respond? - Correct answer-Chemotherapy
A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by this disease
is a: - Correct answer-blast cell.
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2025/2026 Actual exam Questions and
Answers
A patient with type 1 diabetes asks the nurse what causes polyuria. What is the
nurse's best response? The symptom of polyuria in diabetes mellitus (DM) is
caused by - Correct answer-Increase glucose in Urine
If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs), what
does the nurse suspect is happening in the patient's body? - Correct answer-Tissue/
cellular injury
Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome of
inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in excessive -
Correct answer-renal retention of water without sodium retention.
A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the anterior leg. Which
term should the nurse document on the chart? - Correct answer-Pretibial
myxedema
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, A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse should explain
that acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of: - Correct answer-Growth
hormone
The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves: - Correct answer-
autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse find on
assessment? - Correct answer-Small thyroid nodule
Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes? - Correct
answer-Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more teaching?
Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes through: - Correct
answer-suppression of oxidative stress.
Graves disease is an example of a: - Correct answer-Type II hypersensitivity
A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How
should the nurse respond? - Correct answer-Chemotherapy
A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by this disease
is a: - Correct answer-blast cell.
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