NR507- Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual Exam Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor
Actions of Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER: Insulin promotes glucose uptake mostly in the liver, muscle and adipose tissue
Acute Pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER: Diagnosing by clinical symptoms alone
can be difficult; can be similar to cystitis
Diagnosis established by:
-Urine culture -Urinalysis (WBC casts indicates pyelonephritis, but may not always be present) -Signs/Symptoms -Complicated pyelonephritis requires blood cultures and urinary tract imaging
Acute renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER: Reversible
Determining prognosis- kidneys respond to diuretic with good output; this indicates that kidneys are functioning well
Adrenal Crisis- Hypocortisolism - CORRECT ANSWER: Onset of adrenal crisis is
signified by hypotension
Hypotension can progress to complete vascular collapse and shock. This is known as adrenal crisis or addisonian crisis and develops with undiagnosed disease, acute withdrawal of glucocorticoid therapy or the occurrence of infection or other comorbid stressful events
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Alzheimer's Disease - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased short-term memory occurs with
mild cognitive decline as a result of a reduced hippocampus size
Autonomic Neuropathy-Complication of Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER: Autonomic
Neuropathy includes:
GI Symptoms:
--Decreased esophageal motility --Gastroparesis --Delayed gastric emptying
Bacterial Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER: Associated with compression of Cranial
nerve V and results in severe and sharp stabbing pain that can worsen with chewing
Bell's Palsy - CORRECT ANSWER: Associated with Cranial Nerve VII paralysis and
results in facial asymmetry and inability to close eye, smile or frown on the affected side
Cerebrovascular Accident - CORRECT ANSWER: Review s/s depending on the artery
infarcted
Example: infarct in the ACA will result in motor: contralateral paralysis or paresis (greater in foot and thigh)
Sensory deficits associated with basilar artery infarct include contralateral loss of vibratory sense, sense of position with dysmetria, loss of two-point discrimination, impaired rapid alternating movements
Chronic Renal Failure - CORRECT ANSWER: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a
progressive loss of renal function associated with systemic disease such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (most significant risk factor), systemic lupus erythematosus or intrinsic kidney disease CKD stage is determined by estimates of GFR and albuminuria
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