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NURS 6501 Midterm Exam
Course NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology.2021 Spring Qtr 02/24-
05/17-PT27
Test Exam - Week 6 Midterm
Started 4/4/21 3:01 PM
Submitted 4/4/21 5:01 PM Due
Date 4/6/21 1:59AM
Status Completed
Attempt Score 97 out of 100 points

 Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?

Selected Answer: Platelets

 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control is
necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?

Selected Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and
Answer: eventual scarring.

 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?

Selected Answer: Arterial stiffening

 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic
principle?

Selected Answer: Expressivity

 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?

Selected Answer: Cells are unable to make the normal amount of vasodilating cytokines.

 Question 6

, 1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional
assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?

Selected Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells

 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a
vessel?

Selected Answer: Murmur heard on auscultation

 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?

Selected Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells

 Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells
actively attack?

Selected Answer: mycoplasma

 Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of gastrin?

Selected Answer: Somatostatin

 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?

Selected Answer: Hypoxic injury

 Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?

Selected Answer: Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of increased ammonia.

 Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which

, mechanism?

Selected Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli

 Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare
professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting
air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the
healthcare professional is the priority?

Selected Answer: Assist with a chest tube insertion.

 Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the
reabsorptive surface area called?

Selected Answer: Proximal convoluted tubules

 Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare professional
is best?

Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine.

 Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what self-
care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has returned?

Selected Answer: Ingest 1000 mg of calcium a day.

 Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?

Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone

 Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because of what
reason?

Selected Answer: It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of the heart.

 Question 20
1 out of 1 points

, What is one function of the tumor cell marker?

Selected Answer: To screen individuals at high risk for cancer

 Question 21
1 out of 1 points
When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic
hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS), which condition is associated with only DKA?

Selected Answer: Kussmaul respirations

 Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?

Selected Answer: Increased retention of water

 Question 23
1 out of 1 points
The student wants information about a patient's renal function. What test does the healthcare professional
tell the student to evaluate?

Selected Answer: Serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine

 Question 24
1 out of 1 points
What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction?

Selected Answer: Low alveolar partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO 2)

 Question 25
1 out of 1 points
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is
related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?

Selected Answer: Women who have a high body mass index

 Question 26
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the professional assess for
pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority?

Selected Answer: Deep venous thrombosis

 Question 27
1 out of 1 points
What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?

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