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NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM / NUR 2063
ACTUAL EXAM ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY RASMUSSEM
2025/2026 ALL COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION
|GUARANTEED PASS A+
Fibrotic tubules with deficiency in spermatogenesis, infertility. -
..........ANSWER.......Cryptorchidism Complications
Absence of menstruation - ..........ANSWER.......Amenorrhea
Hormonal disturbances
Stress
Neoplasms (ovarian, adrenal, pituitary tumors) -
..........ANSWER.......Amenorrhea Causes
Cardiovascular disease
Hypervolemia
Depression - ..........ANSWER.......Complications of Dialysis
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Inflammation of the prostate.
Most common association is E. coli. -
..........ANSWER.......Prostatitis
Fever
Chills
Tender prostate
Low back pain
Dysuria
Leukocytosis - ..........ANSWER.......Prostatitis S/S
Urine becomes supersaturated with specific solute that forms
crystals. Crystallization is enhanced when a person is dehydrated
or has higher than normal levels of solute in the urine from
excessive secretion (calcium, uric acid). -
..........ANSWER.......Renal Calculus Cause
Dull, localized flank pain Acute discomfort accompanied by
nausea and vomiting, diaphoresis (sweating), tachycardia, and
tachypnea (abnormal, rapid breathing) Renal colic (intermittent,
sharp pain) develops as the stone moves to the ureteropelvic
junction - ..........ANSWER.......Renal Calculus S/S
Urinary retention
Obstruction to flow
Decreased stream
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Hesitancy; difficulty initiating a stream
Interruption of the stream
Infection caused by retention - ..........ANSWER.......Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy S/S
"salt-retaining hormone". Steroid that promotes the retention of
Na+ by the kidneys. Na+ retention promotes water retention,
which promotes a higher blood volume and pressur -
..........ANSWER........Aldosterone
Promotes retention of water by kidneys and increases blood
pressure. - ..........ANSWER.......Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
Diabetes
Hypertension
Recurrent pyelonephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease
Family history of CKD
Smoking
Age over 65 Ethnicity - ..........ANSWER.......Chronic Renal Failure
Risk Factors
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The outcome of the progressive and irrevocable loss of nephrons.
More than 75% of the total number of nephrons must be lost
before clinical manifestations appear. -
..........ANSWER.......Chronic Renal Failure Causes
Inflammation of the bladder lining, may result from bacterial,
fungal, or parasitic infections; chemical irritants; foreign bodies
(e.g., stones); or trauma. By far the most common is bacterial
infection. - ..........ANSWER........Cystitis Causes
E. coli adheres to bladder epithelium, colonizes, and invades host
cells. - ..........ANSWER.......Cystitis Pathogenesis
Acute onset of frequency, urgency, and dysuria; pain may be
present in the suprapubic area. The urine may appear pink
because of hematuria or cloudy as a result of the infectious
organism. - ..........ANSWER.......Cystitis S/S
Highly communicable STI that infects epithelial cells and
proliferates into pruritic, painful lesions. Leading cause of cervical
cancer. - ..........ANSWER.......Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Presents at the base of the mouth or border of the tongue. -
..........ANSWER.......Oral Cancer
Defect in diaphragm allowing a portion of the stomach to pass
through the diaphragmatic opening into the thorax. -
..........ANSWER.......Hiatal Hernia
NUR 2063 ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM / NUR 2063
ACTUAL EXAM ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY RASMUSSEM
2025/2026 ALL COMPLETE ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION
|GUARANTEED PASS A+
Fibrotic tubules with deficiency in spermatogenesis, infertility. -
..........ANSWER.......Cryptorchidism Complications
Absence of menstruation - ..........ANSWER.......Amenorrhea
Hormonal disturbances
Stress
Neoplasms (ovarian, adrenal, pituitary tumors) -
..........ANSWER.......Amenorrhea Causes
Cardiovascular disease
Hypervolemia
Depression - ..........ANSWER.......Complications of Dialysis
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Inflammation of the prostate.
Most common association is E. coli. -
..........ANSWER.......Prostatitis
Fever
Chills
Tender prostate
Low back pain
Dysuria
Leukocytosis - ..........ANSWER.......Prostatitis S/S
Urine becomes supersaturated with specific solute that forms
crystals. Crystallization is enhanced when a person is dehydrated
or has higher than normal levels of solute in the urine from
excessive secretion (calcium, uric acid). -
..........ANSWER.......Renal Calculus Cause
Dull, localized flank pain Acute discomfort accompanied by
nausea and vomiting, diaphoresis (sweating), tachycardia, and
tachypnea (abnormal, rapid breathing) Renal colic (intermittent,
sharp pain) develops as the stone moves to the ureteropelvic
junction - ..........ANSWER.......Renal Calculus S/S
Urinary retention
Obstruction to flow
Decreased stream
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Hesitancy; difficulty initiating a stream
Interruption of the stream
Infection caused by retention - ..........ANSWER.......Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy S/S
"salt-retaining hormone". Steroid that promotes the retention of
Na+ by the kidneys. Na+ retention promotes water retention,
which promotes a higher blood volume and pressur -
..........ANSWER........Aldosterone
Promotes retention of water by kidneys and increases blood
pressure. - ..........ANSWER.......Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
Diabetes
Hypertension
Recurrent pyelonephritis
Acute tubular necrosis
Glomerulonephritis
Polycystic kidney disease
Family history of CKD
Smoking
Age over 65 Ethnicity - ..........ANSWER.......Chronic Renal Failure
Risk Factors
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The outcome of the progressive and irrevocable loss of nephrons.
More than 75% of the total number of nephrons must be lost
before clinical manifestations appear. -
..........ANSWER.......Chronic Renal Failure Causes
Inflammation of the bladder lining, may result from bacterial,
fungal, or parasitic infections; chemical irritants; foreign bodies
(e.g., stones); or trauma. By far the most common is bacterial
infection. - ..........ANSWER........Cystitis Causes
E. coli adheres to bladder epithelium, colonizes, and invades host
cells. - ..........ANSWER.......Cystitis Pathogenesis
Acute onset of frequency, urgency, and dysuria; pain may be
present in the suprapubic area. The urine may appear pink
because of hematuria or cloudy as a result of the infectious
organism. - ..........ANSWER.......Cystitis S/S
Highly communicable STI that infects epithelial cells and
proliferates into pruritic, painful lesions. Leading cause of cervical
cancer. - ..........ANSWER.......Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Presents at the base of the mouth or border of the tongue. -
..........ANSWER.......Oral Cancer
Defect in diaphragm allowing a portion of the stomach to pass
through the diaphragmatic opening into the thorax. -
..........ANSWER.......Hiatal Hernia
