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RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM| COMPLETE 300
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Which of the following organs are primarily affected by poorly managed hypertension?
- Bladder and Urethra
- Brain and Skin
- Heart and Kidneys
- Stomach and Intestines - ANSWER - Heart and Kidneys
Management of hypertension involves multiple approaches including which of the following?
- Dietary Modifications
- Engaging in regular exercise routines
- Prescribing diuretics and/or anti-hypertensives
- All of the above - ANSWER - All of the above
When arterial blood pressure declines, the cells of the kidneys secrete a hormone called ___ to increase blood pressure and peripheral resistance.
- Renin 1 / 4
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- Antidiuretic Hormone
- Atrial Natriuretic
- Erythropoietin - ANSWER – Renin
What is the cause of Cardiogenic Shock?
- Severe Ventricular Dysfunction
- Acute Blood Loss
- Severe Atrial Dysfunction
- Suppression of the Sympathetic Nervous System - ANSWER - Severe
ventricular dysfunction
What is occurring in the body of clients with hypovolemic shock?
- Inadequate stomach acid
- Insufficient circulating blood volume
- Insect bite or snake bites
- Not taking enough diuretics - ANSWER - Insufficient circulating blood
volume
Obstructive shock is due to a mechanical obstruction impeding blood flow. Cause of obstructive shock include all of the following except?
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Tension Pneumothorax - ANSWER - Spinal Cord Injury 2 / 4
pg. 3 Presentation of shock includes all of the following clinical findings
except:
- Altered level of consciousness
- Hypotension
- Mental Clarity
- Tachycardia - ANSWER - Mental Clarity
Septic shock is a common cause of death in the ICU. What causes sepsis?
- An overwhelming allergic reaction
- Severe inflammatory response to pathogens
- Unknown causes resulting in Hypertension
- Poor nursing and health care provider interventions - ANSWER -
Severe inflammatory response to a pathogen
Which of the following is a type of septic shock?
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Distributive Shock
- Obstructive Shock
- Hypovolemic Shock - ANSWER - Distributive Shock
What causes secondary brain injury after head trauma?
- Brain injury resulting from the body's response to tissue damage
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- Injury as a result of medical therapy
- Focal areas of bleeding - ANSWER - Brain injury resulting from the
body's response to tissue damage
Which of the following would you expect to see in a client experiencing hypoventilation?
- Increased oxygenation in the alveoli
- Increased carbon dioxide in the alveoli
- decreased hemoglobin in the alveoli
- decreased carbon dioxide in the alveoli - ANSWER - Increased carbon
dioxide in the alveoli
A disease where the client often has shortened (genetic mutation) dystrophin strand resulting in small tears in the muscles as they are used resulted in muscle degeneration is called what?
- Gower's Disease
- Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Fibromyalgia - ANSWER - Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
How does unstable angina pectoris differ from stable angina pectoris?
- Can only be diagnosed by changes in cardiac biomarkers
- manifests in ECG changes only
- Is not relieved by periods of rest
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