NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2026-2027
VERSION 2/NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM 100 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/GRADED A+
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as well. What is
the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby'sfontanels seem to
be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Measure the head circumference and plot it on a growth
Answer: chart.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department with plethora and
neurological changes. The student asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of
these symptoms. What response by the professional is best?
Selected Increased blood
Answer: viscosity
, Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?
Selected At peak times of physical
Answer: growth
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the
patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient ona cardiac monitor,
what action does the health care professional take next?
Selected Have lab drawn for
Answer: electrolyte levels.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasmacortisol levels
Answer: can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health careprofessional prepare
the patient for?
Selected Reduction and
Answer: immobilization
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance doesthe
healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Erythropoietin
, Answer:
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by anexfoliative toxin
related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococcus
Answer: aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would
explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite duringpuberty?
Selected Lepti
Answer: n
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with theacetabulum but
is not well seated within the hip joint?
Selected Subluxatedhip
Answer:
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatterdisease.
What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?
Selected Tendinitis of the anterior patellar
Answer: tendon
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
VERSION 2/NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM 100 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS/GRADED A+
A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as well. What is
the appropriate response by the healthcare professional?
Selected Sexual partners should be treated even if they are
Answer: asymptomatic.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby'sfontanels seem to
be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider
is most appropriate?
Selected Measure the head circumference and plot it on a growth
Answer: chart.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department with plethora and
neurological changes. The student asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of
these symptoms. What response by the professional is best?
Selected Increased blood
Answer: viscosity
, Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?
Selected At peak times of physical
Answer: growth
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the
patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient ona cardiac monitor,
what action does the health care professional take next?
Selected Have lab drawn for
Answer: electrolyte levels.
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasmacortisol levels
Answer: can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health careprofessional prepare
the patient for?
Selected Reduction and
Answer: immobilization
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance doesthe
healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Erythropoietin
, Answer:
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by anexfoliative toxin
related to which organism?
Selected Staphylococcus
Answer: aureus
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would
explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite duringpuberty?
Selected Lepti
Answer: n
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with theacetabulum but
is not well seated within the hip joint?
Selected Subluxatedhip
Answer:
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatterdisease.
What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?
Selected Tendinitis of the anterior patellar
Answer: tendon
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
