NURS 618 Patho FINAL EXAM 4 Questions (Fall 2021-Dr. Kinchen) Updated 2024 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ A 9 year-old girl has a diffuse collection of symptoms that are indicative of deficits in endocrine and autonomic nervous system control, and she also suffers from persistent fluid and electrolyte imbalances. On which of the following aspects of the nervous system would her care providers focus their diagnostic efforts? - CORRECT ANSWER: Impaired function of her hypothalamus
A 9 year-old girl has a diffuse collection of symptoms that are indicative of deficits in endocrine and autonomic nervous system control, and she also suffers from persistent fluid and electrolyte imbalances. On which of the following aspects of the nervous system would her care providers focus their diagnostic efforts? - CORRECT ANSWER: Impaired function of her hypothalamus
A 16-year-old boy has been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which of the
following etiologies is responsible for his health problem? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Immune response
A 17-year-old female is suspected of having narcolepsy. Which of the following aspects of her medical history and sleep analysis would contribute to a confirmation of the
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: She has frequently awakened unable to move or
speak.
A 20-year-old male has been experiencing frequent headaches that he describes as throbbing in time with his heart. He also complains of worsening grades at college due to difficulty with learning new concepts. Upon cerebral angiography, he is found to have an arteriovenous malformation. What aspects of the disease are likely responsible for
his symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER: High pressure and hemorrhage of the venous
system
A 25-year-old woman who works as an air-traffic controller presents with facial pain and severe headache. She reports that she sometimes feels the pain in her neck or ear and that it is particularly bad during very busy times at the airport. What is the most likely
diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER: Temporomandibular joint syndrome
A 26-year-old female is resting after a one-minute episode during which she lost consciousness while her muscles contracted and extremities extended. This was followed by rhythmic contraction and relaxation of her extremities. On regaining consciousness, she found herself to have experienced urinary incontinence. What has
the woman most likely experienced? - CORRECT ANSWER: A tonic-clonic seizure.
A 40-year-old male client has a congenital syndrome that affects the function of the Langerhans cells of his epidermis. The man's care provider would expect which of the 1 / 2
following manifestations of his condition? - CORRECT ANSWER: Increased
susceptibility to infection
A 44-year-old woman who has a longstanding diagnosis of SLE has been able to control her symptoms with lifestyle modifications for several years, but has presented to her care provider due to recent exacerbation. Which of the following pharmacological treatment options is her care provider most likely to rule out first? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Antiplatelet aggregators
A 45-year-old male has had a stroke that left his vestibular system intact and posture and balance maintained. What areas of the brain would be most likely have been
affected? - CORRECT ANSWER: The limbic system of the cerebrum
A 48 year-old male has a new diagnosis of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Which of the following processes underlies the deficits that accompany the degeneration of myelin in
his peripheral nervous system (PNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER: Nerve cells lack
insulation and impulse conduction is compromised by the destruction of myelin.
A 51-year-old has been admitted to a rehabilitation center after hospital treatment for an ischemic stroke. Which of the following aspects of the client's history would be considered to have contributed to his stroke? - CORRECT ANSWER: The client's blood pressure has historically been in the range of 150s/90s.
A 51-year-old has been diagnosed with an astrocytic brain tumor. Which of the following statements by the oncologist treating the client is most accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER: "Unfortunately, surgery for the treatment of brain tumors rarely cures the problem."
A 56-year-old male has been dealing with chronic back pain his entire life. Now, his shoulders are aching all the time too. His primary care physician has diagnosed him with ankylosing spondalitis, a seronegative spondyloarthropathy. What is the best
definition of a seronegative spondyloarthropathy? - CORRECT ANSWER: Arthritic
disorders characterized by involvement of the axial skeleton and an abnormal auto immune reaction
A 58-year-old woman comes to the clinic for evaluation of a sharp, intermittent, severe, stabbing facial pain that she describes as "like an electric shock." The pain occurs on only one side of her face. It seems to be triggered when she chews, brushes her teeth, or sometimes when she merely touches her face. Often it is accompanied by involuntary
grimacing. What is most likely causing her pain? - CORRECT ANSWER: Trigeminal
neuralgia
A 60-year-old male client with a long history of back pain has had little success with a variety of analgesic regimens that his family physician has prescribed. He has recently been diagnosed formally with a chronic pain disorder. Which of the following teaching
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