NURS 6501 Midterm Exam Walden University Version 1 Course NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtr 02/24-
05/17-PT27
Test Exam - Week 6 Midterm
Started 4/4/20 3:01 PM
Submitted 4/4/20 5:01 PM Due
Date 4/6/201:59AM
Status Completed Attempt Score 97 out of 100 points
• Question 1 The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Answer: Platelets
• Question 2
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A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected
Answer:
• Question 3 Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
- out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected Answer: Arterial stiffening
• Question 4
- out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle?
Selected Answer: Expressivity
• Question 5
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
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• Question 8
- out of 1 points
Selected Answer:
Cells are unable to make the normal amount of vasodilating cytokines.
• Question 6
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A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
Selected Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells
• Question 7
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What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a vessel?
Selected Answer: Murmur heard on auscultation
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells • Question 9
- out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Selected Answer: mycoplasma
• Question 10
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Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?
Selected Answer: Somatostatin
• Question 11
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected Answer: Hypoxic injury
• Question 12
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A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?
Selected Answer: Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of increased ammonia.• Question 13
- out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which mechanism?
Selected Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli
• Question 14
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A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority?
Selected Answer: Assist with a chest tube insertion.
• Question 15
- out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected Answer: Proximal convoluted tubules
• Question 16
- out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional is best?
Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine.
• Question 17
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A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what self- care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has returned?
Selected Answer: Ingest 1000 mg of calcium a day.
• Question 18
Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?
Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone
• Question 19
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