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MSN 570 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
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What type of immunity is produced when an immunoglobulin crosses the placenta?
- passive-acquired immunity
- active-acquired immunity
- passive-innate immunity
- active-innate immunity - Correct Answer - A. passive-acquired
immunity
What effect of increased secretions of epinephrine, glucagon, and growth hormone would the healthcare professional assess for?
- hyperglycemia
- hypertension
- bronchodilation
- pupil dilation - Correct Answer - A. hyperglycemia
A patient's blood gases reveal the following findings: pH 7.3;
bicarbonate (HCO3) 27 mEq/L; carbon dioxide (CO2) 58 mm Hg. What is the interpretation of these gases?
- respiratory alkalosis
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- respiratory acidosis
- metabolic alkalosis - Correct Answer - C. respiratory acidosis
A parent asks the healthcare professional to explain why a child diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot squats frequently. What explanation by the professional is best?
- Reduces the chest pain
- Controls dizziness
- Relieves hypoxia
- Improves headache - Correct Answer - c. Relieves hypoxia
A patient in the clinic reports fever, arthralgia, a rash, and nosebleeds.What other information should the healthcare professional elicit from this parent?
- family history of Marfan's disease
- history of a recent bacterial infection
- history of any recent chest trauma
- any illnesses in family members - Correct Answer - B. history of a
recent bacterial infection
A patient is diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and has elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. Which complication would the health care professional assess the patient for?
- right heart failure
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- restrictive cardiomyopathy
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Correct Answer - A. right heart failure
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical activity reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG finding would the healthcare professional associate with this problem?
- a prolong ST interval
- variability in measurement with heart rate
- PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
- a QRS complex measuring 0.08 sec - Correct Answer - C. PR interval
measuring 0.28 sec
Which factor is responsible for the hypertrophy of the myocardium associated with hypertension?
- increased norepinephrine
- adducin
- angiotension II
- insulin resistance - Correct Answer - C. angiotension II
Amyloidosis, hemochromatosis, or glycogen storage disease usually causes which form of cardiomyopathy?
- infiltrative
- restrictive
- septal
- hypertrophic - Correct Answer - B. restrictive 3 / 4
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- homocysteine
- low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
- c-reactive protein (CRP) - Correct Answer - D. c-reactive protein
(CRP)
Nicotine increases atherosclerosis by the release of which neurotransmitter?
- histamine
- nitric oxide
- angiotension II
- epinephrine - Correct Answer - D. epinephrine
A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the professional assess for pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority?
- deep vein thrombosis
- endocarditis
- valvular disease
- left heart failure - Correct Answer - A. deep vein thrombosis
What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis?
- release of the inflammatory cytokines
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