NURS 6030

NURS 6030 Exam 4 2025/2026 Questions with Elaborated Answers (Original Exam) Already A Graded-Marquette University where is the vomiting center located? medulla chemoreceptor trigger zone the chemoreceptor trigger zone stimulate what? salivary center respiratory center abdominal muscles occult blood hidden blood

A type of macrophage that resides in the liver and helps remove bacteria, debris and old red blood cells. - Answer Kupffer cells You are receiving shift report on a patient with cirrhosis. The nurse tells you the patient's bilirubin levels are very high. Based on this, what assessment findings may you expect to find during your head-to-toe assessment? Select all that apply - Answer - Dark brown urine - Yellowing of the sclera - Jaundice of the skin During preparation for bowel s...

Natriuretic Peptides - Answer produced by cardiac muscle- too much fluid brain type peptide- ventricular stretching atrial natriuretic peptide- atrial stretching actions: vasodilation of afferent arterioles and inhibits renin secretion Hyponatremia- causes - Answer excessive loss of Na+ -water gain (dilutional) Causes: vomiting, diarrhea, diuretics, SIADH, intake (free water; IVF) Hyponatremia S/S - Answer lots of neurological issues, increase pressure on brain = cerebral ede...

Within the alveoli, the following cells ingest foreign particles and organisms: - Answer Alveolar macrophages The following statement regarding surfactant is false: - Answer The following statement regarding surfactant is false: Following maximal inspiration, the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled is known as the: - Answer Forced vital capacity. The pulmonary circulation is very sensitive to the oxygenation; decreased oxygen in the alveoli leads to the following response...

Signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism - Answer weight loss, thinning oily hair, anxiety, nervousness, heart palpitations What is this? TSH low free t4 high t3 high - Answer hyperthyroidism First sign of colon cancer - Answer blood in stool GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) - Answer solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach-causes epigastric pain, chronic cough,at risk for barretts esophagus and cancer What is commonly related to h. Pylori? - Answer Pe...

- most numerous of the formed elements in the blood - carry oxygen and CO2 - NO nucleus or organelles - no longer true cells - BICONCAVE disc structure (large surface area; can flex to move within vessels_ - live 120 days - Answer describe the characteristics of RBCs mean corpuscular volume = measures average volume / size of RBC (**if low microcytic**if high macrocytic) - Answer what is the lab meaning of the erythrocyte indice MCV mean corpuscular hemoglobin = measures amount/w...

Pathophysiology - Answer the study of disease processes and how they affect body function - Pathos: suffering - Physio: function of organs - Logos: system of formal study Disease - Answer Interruption, cessation, or disorder of cells, tissues, organs or body systems Etiology - Answer cause Physical forces (trauma) Biological (infection) Inflammatory/immune Chemical Genetic Nutritional excesses/deficits Most diseases are multifactorial in origin Pathogenesis - Answ...

Colonization: - Answer presence of microorganisms (not necessarily infection) Infection: - Answer presence, multiplication and tissue injury from microorganisms Pathogen: - Answer virulent organisms Virulence: - Answer potential to produce disease Saprophytes: - Answer harmless organisms Mycosis: - Answer infection with a fungus Opportunistic: - Answer cause disease in immunocompromised host incubation period - Answer interval between initial infectio...

Pathogenesis of osteoarthritis - Answer degenerative disease of cartilage (chondrocytes and matrix) Clinical Features of OA - Answer Joint Pain- deep aching pain aggravated by motion and weight bearing; sometimes worse at night after day of vigorous activity • Joint stiffness, esp. after periods of inactivity • Joint enlargement of osteophyte formation • Crepitus on movement with joint • Later stages, pain on motion and at rest, limitation of motion, mal-alignment, bony p...