NURS 6501 - Advanced Pathophysiology

FINAL EXAM

 Question 1

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A woman diagnosed with trichomoniasis asks if her sexual partner should be treated as well. What is the

appropriate response by the healthcare professional?

Selected Answer: Sexual partners should be treated even if they are asymptomatic.

 Question 2

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An infant is brought to the emergency department by parents who report that the baby's fontanels seem

to be bulging outward. What action by the healthcare provider is most appropriate?

Selected Answer: Prepare the baby for a lumbar puncture and blood cultures.

 Question 3

1 out of 1 points

A patient has polycythemia vera and presents to the Emergency Department with plethora and

neurological changes. The student asks the healthcare professional to explain the primary cause of these

symptoms. What response by the professional is best?

Selected Answer: Increased blood viscosity

 Question 4

1 out of 1 points

When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?

Selected Answer: At peak times of physical growth

 Question 5

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A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the patient

reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action

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does the health care professional take next?

Selected Answer: Have lab drawn for electrolyte levels.

 Question 6

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The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)

differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What answer by the healthcare professional

is best?

Selected Answer: JIA begins insidiously with systemic signs of inflammation.

 Question 7

1 out of 1 points

A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to partially lose

contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient for?

Selected Answer: Reduction and immobilization

 Question 8

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A preschool teacher notices a child who has burrows on the hands that are several millimeters to 1 cm

long, papules, and vesicular lesions. What other assessment finding would help the teacher determine the

type of infestation the child has?

Selected Answer: Check the child's hair for the presence of small mites.

 Question 9

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The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an exfoliative toxin related

to which organism?

Selected Answer: Staphylococcus aureus

 Question 10

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A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would

explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?

Selected Answer: Leptin

 Question 11

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What diagnosis is given to parents when their infant's hip maintains contact with the acetabulum but is

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not well seated within the hip joint?

Selected Answer: Subluxated hip

 Question 12

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The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What

assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?

Selected Answer: Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon

 Question 13

1 out of 1 points

What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?

Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass

 Question 14

1 out of 1 points

A man reports to the healthcare professional that he had a sudden onset of malaise, low back pain, and

perineal pain with high fever and chills, dysuria, nocturia, and urinary retention. What action by the

healthcare professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer: Assist the man in obtaining a urine sample.

 Question 15

1 out of 1 points

An infant has been diagnosed with intussusception and the student asks the healthcare professional to

explain the condition. What explanation by the professional is most accurate?

Selected Answer: One part of the intestine telescopes into another section of the intestine.

 Question 16

1 out of 1 points

Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?

Selected

Answer:

An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction,

bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation

 Question 17

1 out of 1 points

A patient is in status epilepticus. In addition to giving medication to stop the seizures, what would the

healthcare professional place highest priority on?

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