NUR2063 Exam 1: Essentials of Pathophysiology
Exam 1 Review
Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
(ANS- Fever
Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called _____ injury.
(ANS- ischemic
The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages?
(ANS- Initiation, promotion, progression
The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
(ANS- Cytoplasm
Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in
sausage-shaped structures called:
(ANS- mitochondria
,A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the
patient?
(ANS- Mental status changes
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance:
(ANS- EKG
A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate the
calcium levels would be?
(ANS- low
A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the
phosphorous levels would be?
(ANS- low
The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about immunity that
has been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the patient indicates that
additional teaching is needed?
(ANS- "I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have
the chickenpox vaccine."
, In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented by the
nurse addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention?
(ANS- Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs and
symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing which of
the following?
(ANS- Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress?
(ANS- Increased susceptibility to illness
Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient complains of
shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the patient's healthcare
provider because this patient is most likely experiencing which type of
hypersensitivity?
(ANS- Type I
Exam 1 Review
Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
(ANS- Fever
Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called _____ injury.
(ANS- ischemic
The cancer growth continuum is divided into which of the following stages?
(ANS- Initiation, promotion, progression
The activities of the cell are directed by which cell structure?
(ANS- Cytoplasm
Enzymes that use oxidation to convert food materials into energy are found in
sausage-shaped structures called:
(ANS- mitochondria
,A patient presents with hyponatremia. What is the priority assessment for the
patient?
(ANS- Mental status changes
What is the priority assessment for a patient with a potassium imbalance:
(ANS- EKG
A patient presents with hypomagnesemia, what would the nurse anticipate the
calcium levels would be?
(ANS- low
A patient presents with hypercalcemia. What would the nurse anticipate the
phosphorous levels would be?
(ANS- low
The nurse is teaching a patient who has recently given birth about immunity that
has been passed to the baby in utero. Which statement by the patient indicates that
additional teaching is needed?
(ANS- "I had chickenpox and am immune to it, so my baby will not need to have
the chickenpox vaccine."
, In preparing a community teaching program, which information presented by the
nurse addresses a type of secondary cancer prevention?
(ANS- Annual measurement of prostate-specific antigen levels
A 2-day post-op heart transplant patient begins to have fever and signs and
symptoms of heart failure. The patient is more than likely experiencing which of
the following?
(ANS- Type IV delayed hypersensitivity
Which of the following is a complication of chronic stress?
(ANS- Increased susceptibility to illness
Within minutes after receiving an injection of penicillin, the patient complains of
shortness of breath and chest pain. The nurse notifies the patient's healthcare
provider because this patient is most likely experiencing which type of
hypersensitivity?
(ANS- Type I
