pathophysiology midterm exam || with 100% Errorless Answers.
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Pathophysiology
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Pathophysiology
When a baby has been identified as having featal exposure to alcohol, which assesment parameter should be concidered
A. low birth rate
B. mental retardation
C. facial anomalies
D. All of the above correct answers D. All of the above
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma pa...
pathophysiology midterm exam || with 100% Errorless Answers.
When a baby has been identified as having featal exposure to alcohol, which assesment parameter should be concidered A. low birth rate B. mental retardation C. facial anomalies
D. All of the above correct answers D. All of the above
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the patient have? correct answers Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by gunpowder and occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
The nurse is caring for a new mother who just gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. The nurse explains that this syndrome is a result of trisomy with which chromosome? correct answers
Chromsome 21
A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is normal
what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? correct answers both parents could be Carriers
If an Ovum has chromosomal nondisjunction which condition could result in the embryo? correct answers Monosomies and trisomies
If the patient has liquefactive necrosis which organ should the nurse assess first? correct answers Brain
hypoxic injury to the brain results in liquefactive necrosis because the central nervous system contains little connective tissue.
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function too correct answers protect cells from injury adaptive cellular mechanisms actually help cells adjust to environmental changes thereby protecting them from injury and death
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through autosomal recessive inheritance which is most likely the diagnosis for the patient? correct answers cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol injury correct answers Liver
Which of the following statements by a clinician about mutations is correct
Mutations always lead to genetic disease
A. Mutations always lead to genetic disease
B. spontaneous mutations occur as a result of exposure to a mutagen C. mutations are alterations in a normal DNA sequence D. Mutations are always inherited correct answers C.
The nurse in the genetic clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to progressive dementia in middle to late adulthood. Which disease is the nurse most likely referring to? correct answers Huntington disease
When the clinician is discussing the DNA Helix which information should be included? In the DNA Helix guanine pairs with: correct answers Cytosine
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term should the nurse document in the chart?
A. Contusion
B. An Avulsion
C. A hemotoma
D. An incision correct answers B. An Avulsion
Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of Clastogens? Clastogens agents that cause?
A. Chromosomal duplications
B. single gene mutations
C. Chromosomal breakage
D. Sex Chromosome aneuploidies correct answers C. Chromosomal Breakage
An individual who is heterozygous for a gene has: correct answers Alleles at a given locus that are different from one another.
A patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction does the nurse expect to see documented in the patient's chart? correct answers Type 1 typical allergic responses are characterized as type one hypersensitivity reactions.
A patient has Westcott Aldrich syndrome. Which typical assessment findings should the nurse monitor for in the patient? correct answers Decreased IgM and bleeding
What is the role of plasma in the inflammatory response cycle? correct answers It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin.
Plasma is an enzyme that will degrade fibrin during clot dissolution or at the resolution of inflammation.
Among the many innate defenses the body has two pathogens, the first line of defense is the: correct answers skin and mucous membrane the skin and mucous membrane form a barrier to prevent microorganisms from entering the body.
Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals in neighboring cells to enhance viral defenses? correct answers Interferon after a host cell is infected by your virus, it releases interferon to signal neighboring cells to boost their viral defenses.
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