Pathophysiology Exam 1: Module 1 – 4 Questions With
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A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent
graduates about the large variety of factors that influence an
individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the
Healthy People 2020report from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following
aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant of
health that is outside the focus of this report? Correct Answers
The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related
to hypercholesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the
treatment regime.
A genetic carrier who does not suffer from a disease is
demonstrating his or her what?
karyotype
genotype
phenotype
haplotype Correct Answers phenotype
A member of the health care team is researching the etiology
and pathogenesis of a number of clients who are under his care
in a hospital context. Which of the following aspects of clients'
situations best characterizes pathogenesis rather than etiology?
Correct Answers A client who has increasing serum ammonia
levels due to liver cirrhosis
,A professor is teaching a group of students about the role of
mitochondria within the cell. Which of the following statements
is true of mitochondria? Correct Answers They are the site of
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production.
Adaptive cellular changes can be seen in ? Correct Answers A
20 year old body building that is building muscles.
An 81-year-old female is attending a scheduled visit to her
family physician. The client asks her doctor why it is that she
and her peers seem to get sick frequently, in spite of their efforts
to stay active and eat nutritiously. Which of the following
responses best captures an aspect of the immune function of
older adults? Correct Answers "Normal, age-related changes
combined with outside factors make older adults more
susceptible to getting sick."
An 81-year-old female patient in a subacute medical unit of a
hospital has developed an oral Candida albicans infection.
Which of the following phenomena would the patient's nurse
suspect as a key contributing factor to her infection? Correct
Answers Antibiotic therapy that eliminated normal bacterial
flora
During a crime scene investigation, the coroner confirms that
rigor mortis has set in. This helps to confirm an approximate
time of death. The forensic nurse can explain this process (rigor
mortis) to a group of students based on the fact that Correct
Answers at death, the body is unable to complete the
, actin/myosin cycle and release the coupling between the myosin
and actin, creating a state of muscular contration.
Each human cell has how many different chromosome pairs?
Correct Answers 23 pairs, 46 chromosomes
Energy metabolism is controlled by a number of hormones
including insulin, glucagon, epinephrine, growth hormone, and
corticosteroids. Which hormones can lower blood glucose
levels? Correct Answers Insulin
Henry R. is a performer. He spends night after night on stage
doing speaking routines and playing in his band. Due to his
schedule, he does not sleep enough and has a very poor
diet.Which type of stress is Henry R. putting his body in?
Eustress
Distress
Compress Correct Answers Distress
If a pt has a specimen that is removed for microscopic study it is
called what? Correct Answers a tissue biopsy and that is how it
is determined if it is cancer or not
If someone contracts disease (scabies) what type of follow up
measures do you take? Correct Answers If other folks can catch
it you want to contact any other individuals they have been in
contact with
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A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent
graduates about the large variety of factors that influence an
individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse is referring to the
Healthy People 2020report from the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following
aspects discussed, which would be considered a determinant of
health that is outside the focus of this report? Correct Answers
The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related
to hypercholesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the
treatment regime.
A genetic carrier who does not suffer from a disease is
demonstrating his or her what?
karyotype
genotype
phenotype
haplotype Correct Answers phenotype
A member of the health care team is researching the etiology
and pathogenesis of a number of clients who are under his care
in a hospital context. Which of the following aspects of clients'
situations best characterizes pathogenesis rather than etiology?
Correct Answers A client who has increasing serum ammonia
levels due to liver cirrhosis
,A professor is teaching a group of students about the role of
mitochondria within the cell. Which of the following statements
is true of mitochondria? Correct Answers They are the site of
adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production.
Adaptive cellular changes can be seen in ? Correct Answers A
20 year old body building that is building muscles.
An 81-year-old female is attending a scheduled visit to her
family physician. The client asks her doctor why it is that she
and her peers seem to get sick frequently, in spite of their efforts
to stay active and eat nutritiously. Which of the following
responses best captures an aspect of the immune function of
older adults? Correct Answers "Normal, age-related changes
combined with outside factors make older adults more
susceptible to getting sick."
An 81-year-old female patient in a subacute medical unit of a
hospital has developed an oral Candida albicans infection.
Which of the following phenomena would the patient's nurse
suspect as a key contributing factor to her infection? Correct
Answers Antibiotic therapy that eliminated normal bacterial
flora
During a crime scene investigation, the coroner confirms that
rigor mortis has set in. This helps to confirm an approximate
time of death. The forensic nurse can explain this process (rigor
mortis) to a group of students based on the fact that Correct
Answers at death, the body is unable to complete the
, actin/myosin cycle and release the coupling between the myosin
and actin, creating a state of muscular contration.
Each human cell has how many different chromosome pairs?
Correct Answers 23 pairs, 46 chromosomes
Energy metabolism is controlled by a number of hormones
including insulin, glucagon, epinephrine, growth hormone, and
corticosteroids. Which hormones can lower blood glucose
levels? Correct Answers Insulin
Henry R. is a performer. He spends night after night on stage
doing speaking routines and playing in his band. Due to his
schedule, he does not sleep enough and has a very poor
diet.Which type of stress is Henry R. putting his body in?
Eustress
Distress
Compress Correct Answers Distress
If a pt has a specimen that is removed for microscopic study it is
called what? Correct Answers a tissue biopsy and that is how it
is determined if it is cancer or not
If someone contracts disease (scabies) what type of follow up
measures do you take? Correct Answers If other folks can catch
it you want to contact any other individuals they have been in
contact with
