ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Advanced
Pathophysiology
*with Answers
Note: This document is the summation of test questions and answers found on the NURS 6501
course Mid-term and Final exams. The document is intended to facilitate remediation and reviewof
the NURS 6501 Mid-term and Final exams. This document is not intended for the purpose of
cheating or academic dishonesty. Please note that the issuer will not be held liable for the misuse
of the document for its original and intended purpose(s).
• A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing
antacidsand aluminum-containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcare professional correlate to this behavior?
• A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the
healthcareprofessional advise the person to include in the
diet?
• In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does
the healthcare professional teach is related to high morbidity of
cancer ofthe colon, uterus, and kidney?
• A professor has taught the students about the pathogenesis of abdominal pain.
, Which statement by a student indicates the professor needs to review
the material
What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system
witha drug such as atropine?
a. Salivation becomes thinner
b. Salivation decreases
c. The pH of saliva changes
d. Digestive enzymes are inhibited
• A student asks why carbon monoxide causes tissue damage. What response
bythe professor is best?
a. Competes with carbon dioxide so that it cannot be excreted
b. Binds to hemoglobin so that it cannot carry oxygen
Destroys the chemical bonds of hemoglobin so it cannot carry
c.
oxygen
d. Removes iron from hemoglobin so it cannot carry oxygen
• A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in
electrical activity reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG
finding would thehealthcare professional associate with this problem?
a. A prolonged ST interval
b. Variability in measurement with heart rate
c. PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
d. A QRS complex measuring 0.08 sec
Advanced
Pathophysiology
*with Answers
Note: This document is the summation of test questions and answers found on the NURS 6501
course Mid-term and Final exams. The document is intended to facilitate remediation and reviewof
the NURS 6501 Mid-term and Final exams. This document is not intended for the purpose of
cheating or academic dishonesty. Please note that the issuer will not be held liable for the misuse
of the document for its original and intended purpose(s).
• A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing
antacidsand aluminum-containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcare professional correlate to this behavior?
• A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the
healthcareprofessional advise the person to include in the
diet?
• In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does
the healthcare professional teach is related to high morbidity of
cancer ofthe colon, uterus, and kidney?
• A professor has taught the students about the pathogenesis of abdominal pain.
, Which statement by a student indicates the professor needs to review
the material
What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system
witha drug such as atropine?
a. Salivation becomes thinner
b. Salivation decreases
c. The pH of saliva changes
d. Digestive enzymes are inhibited
• A student asks why carbon monoxide causes tissue damage. What response
bythe professor is best?
a. Competes with carbon dioxide so that it cannot be excreted
b. Binds to hemoglobin so that it cannot carry oxygen
Destroys the chemical bonds of hemoglobin so it cannot carry
c.
oxygen
d. Removes iron from hemoglobin so it cannot carry oxygen
• A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in
electrical activity reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG
finding would thehealthcare professional associate with this problem?
a. A prolonged ST interval
b. Variability in measurement with heart rate
c. PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
d. A QRS complex measuring 0.08 sec
