Pathophysiology EAQ Review Questions Test 1 With Complete Solutions a patient develops bilateral lower extremity weakness after a prolonged period of bed rest. which condition has most likely developed - Correct Answer disuse atrophy a patient has hypertrophy of a muscle. the nurse finds which of the following are increased - Correct Answer cell size a patient has an asphyxial injury causing oxygen molecules not to reach the blood. the nurse is caring for which patient - Correct Answer a patient involved with suffocation a nurse is bandaging a tear/rip in the patient's skin that has abraded and irregular edges. the patient has which condition - Correct Answer a laceration which term does the nurse use to describe a reversible response to a normal condition, such as when the uterus enlarges when pregnant - Correct Answer adaptation a patient has acetaminophen toxicity. which organ is the priority assessment - Correct Answer liver which patient does the nurse assess first - Correct Answer a patient with heat stroke a patient steps on a nail. which type of injury does the nurse report the patient has sustained - Correct Answer puncture wound a patient has a hypoxic injury. a nurse recalls this type of injury causes damage to the rough endoplasmic reticulum and results in which process - Correct Answer decreased protein synthesis a nurse teaches the staff about methods to prevent medical errors. which information does the nurse include in the teaching session - Correct Answer use checklists to ensure completion of tasks which bodily change does the nurse expect in an older patient - Correct Answer total body potassium levels decrease 1 / 2
a nurse teaches a patient with metaplasia the meaning of the term metaplasia. which information indicates successful teaching - Correct Answer it is a reversible replacement of one mature cell type by another less differentiated cell type a patient has chemical asphyxiation from carbon monoxide intoxication. the nurse expects the patient's skin to be which color - Correct Answer cherry red a nurse provides care for a patient with an illumination injury. the nurse is caring for which patient - Correct Answer a patient with headaches from a fluorescent lamp a patient is scheduled to have a cast removed from their left arm. for anticipatory teaching, what does the nurse share with the patient - Correct Answer the arm may be shrunken because of muscle atrophy from lack of use a patient has intracellular lipid accumulation. which organ does the nurse monitor as being the most common site - Correct Answer liver a patient has coagulative necrosis from severe ischemia to the heart. while planning care, which pathophysiologic process does the nurse consider - Correct Answer protein denaturation a patient is told the left side of the heart is enlarged because of long standing high blood pressure.the patient asked for an explanation as to how that could happen. how does the nurse respond - Correct Answer high blood pressure causes the heart muscle cells to become bigger because they are are working hard a patient has cancer from gene misregulation. which mechanism caused this cellular injury - Correct Answer epigenetic patterning which pathophysiological process occurs in patients who have glycogen storage diseases - Correct Answer excessive vacuolation of the cytoplasm which patient condition does the nurse classify as a physical agent of cellular injury - Correct Answer frostbite a nurse cares for a patient who has hemosiderosis. which lab result does the nurse monitor most closely - Correct Answer iron
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