PN 4003 MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question: What condition is produced by enlarged adenoids?
CORRECT ANSWER : Noisy breathing
Question: What intervention should you perform when caring
for a patient with epistaxis?
CORRECT ANSWER : Apply direct continuous pressure
Question: What is a cardinal sign of lung cancer?
CORRECT ANSWER : Mucopurulent sputum
Question: A diagnosis of smoke inhalation is at increased risk
for what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Question: How to care for a patient during an acute asthma
attack?
CORRECT ANSWER : Administer bronchodilator as
ordered
Question: What is hypovolemic shock?
CORRECT ANSWER : Occurs when blood volume drops
Question: What is cardiogenic shock?
CORRECT ANSWER : Occurs with diminished heart
function
Question: What is neurogenic shock?
CORRECT ANSWER : Occurs with nervous system
problem
Question: What is a long-standing change of rheumatic heart
disease?
CORRECT ANSWER : Valvular changes
Question: Lymphoma is a group of cancers that affect which
system?
CORRECT ANSWER : Lymphatic system
Question: Lymphangitis may result in what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Red streaks that follow the course of
the lymph channels
Question: What is a common method used to promote
lymphatic drainage and prevent edema in lymphedema?
CORRECT ANSWER : Elevate the affected part of the body
Question: A large amount of edema post mastectomy is due to
what?
CORRECT ANSWER : An accumulation of lymphatic fluid
that results from impaired lymph circulation
Question: A patient with hypovolemic anemia may
experience what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Postural hypotension
Question: What are coagulopathies?
CORRECT ANSWER : Bleeding disorders that involve
platelets or clotting factors
Question: What is an early sign of impending heart failure?
CORRECT ANSWER : The presence of an S3 sound
Question: Atherosclerosis will result in what?
CORRECT ANSWER : Fatty deposits in the lumen of the
arteries
Question: Is it appropriate to treat atrial fibrillation with a
pacemaker?
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question: What is blood pressure?
CORRECT ANSWER : The force produced by the volume
of blood in arterial walls