NURS 6501-Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam (Question and Answers) 2022 .

NURS 6501-Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam (Question and Answers) 2022. Question 1 1 out of 1 points lOMoAR cPSD| NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question and answers Page 3 of 23 Question 5 1 out of 1 points Question 6 1 out of 1 points Question 7 1 out of 1 points Question 8 1 out of 1 points Question 9 1 out of 1 points Plasma proteins During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as atrophy. Selected Answer: a. Physiologic Correct Answer: a. Physiologic What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? Selected Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development Correct Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an gene. Selected Answer: d. Autosomal recessive Correct Answer: d. Autosomal recessive A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process? Selected Answer: d. Necrosis Correct Answer: d. Necrosis A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained? lOMoAR cPSD| NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question and answers Page 4 of 23 Question 10 1 out of 1 points Question 11 1 out of 1 points Question 12 1 out of 1 points Question 13 1 out of 1 points Question 14 1 out of 1 points Selected Answer: c. Nucleolus Correct Answer: c. Nucleolus A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing? Selected Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure Correct Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? Selected Answer: c. By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) Correct Answer: c. By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in: Selected Answer: c. Reduced protein synthesis Correct Answer: c. Reduced protein synthesis The ion transporter that moves Na+ and Ca2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? Selected Answer: d. Symport Correct Answer: d. Symport lOMoAR cPSD| NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question and answers Page 5 of 23 Question 15 1 out of 1 points Question 16 0 out of 1 points Question 17 1 out of 1 points Question 18 1 out of 1 points A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? Selected Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) Correct Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response? Selected Answer: d. Pregnancy in women over age 35 Correct Answer: d. Pregnancy in women over age 35 The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as: Selected Answer: b. Conductivity Correct Answer: d. Communication A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? Selected Answer: c. Tetraploidy Correct Answer: c. Tetraploidy Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: Selected Answer: a. Decreased ATP production .