NURS 6501/ NURS6501 Advanced Pathophysiology (NURS 6501)

NURS 6501 Midterm Answers Advanced Pathophysiology • Question 1 1 out of 1 points The patient’s medication has a side effect of gynecomastia. The patient asks the nurse to define this term. The nurse would respond that gynecomastia is: • Question 2 1 out of 1 points When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following estrogens, what is the nurse’s best response? It is: • Question 3 1 out of 1 points An important risk factor i...

NURS 6501N Week 1 Quiz - 04 Sets 1. An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? 2. Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? 3. A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: 4. A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is d...

NURS 6501N-31 Week 8 Quiz 4 (35 out of 35) NURS 6501N Review Test Submission: Quiz - Week 8 1. An 8-week-old male was recently diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following digestive alterations would be expected? 2. In alcoholic cirrhosis, hepatocellular damage is caused by: 3. A 3-month-old female develops colicky pain, abdominal distention, and diarrhea after drinking cow’s milk. The best explanation for her symptoms is: 4. The nurse assessing the patient with biliary atresia ...

NURS 6501N-3 Week 5 Quiz 4 (30 out of 30) NURS 6501N Week 5 Quiz 1. A newborn baby is severely cyanotic. An echocardiogram reveals transposition of the great arteries. A nurse assesses for which of the following, as it usually occurs with this defect? 2. A 30-year-old female presents to her primary care provider with fever, cardiac murmur, and petechial skin lesions. She is diagnosed with infective endocarditis. When the patient wants to know what caused the disease, what is the nurse’s bes...

NURS 6501N Week 6 Quiz 3 (Two Sets) 1. A 53-year-old male with a 20-year history of smoking is diagnosed with emphysema. When a staff member asks why the patient’s airways are obstructed, how should the nurse respond? The airways are obstructed because of: 2. A 57-year-old male presents with cough, sputum production, dyspnea, and decreased lung volume. He is diagnosed with pneumoconiosis. When taking the patient’s history, which finding is the most probable cause of his illness? 3. A 10-year...

NURS 6501N Week 7 Quiz 5 - 04 Sets NURS 6501 Week 7 QUIZ 1. When completing this quiz, did you comply with Walden University’s Code of Conduct including the expectations for academic integrity? 2. How should the nurse prepare a patient who is to receive a Schilling test for pernicious anemia? 3. A staff member wants to know where the greatest proportion of iron is located. How should the nurse respond? The greatest proportion of total body iron is located in the: 4. A 21-year-old female was r...

NURS 6501 Final Exam (100 out of 100) NURS-6501N-34, Advanced Pathophysiology. Spring Qtr 02/24-05/17-PT27 1. Which cells function to maintain bone matrix? 2. Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer? 3. Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? 4. In infectious mononucleosis (IM), what does the Monospot test detect? 5. A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is ...

NURS 6501N Week 5 Quiz 3 (30 out of 30) NURS 6501N WEEK 5 QUIZ 1 1. A 72-year-old female has a history of right heart failure caused by a right ventricular myocardial infarction. Which of the following symptoms are specifically related to her right heart failure? 2. Which is the most common type of congenital heart defect the nurse should assess for in infants? 3. A nurse is teaching a patient about anaphylactic shock. Which information should the nurse include? The onset of anaphylactic shock i...