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"Inflammation helps your body to produce the right antibodies to fight the infection." - A 23-year-old
man has received a recent diagnosis of appendicitis following 24 hours of acute abdominal pain. T...
MN 551 Patho Unit 1 – 5 Questions with
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
2024 | Verified
"Inflammation helps your body to produce the right antibodies to fight the infection." - ✔✔A 23-year-old
man has received a recent diagnosis of appendicitis following 24 hours of acute abdominal pain. The
nurse practitioner providing care for the man is explaining that while it is unpleasant, the inflammation
of his appendix is playing a role in his body's fight against the underlying infectious process. Which of the
following teaching points should the nurse practitioner eliminate from his teaching for the patient?
"Interferon can bolster your father's immune system by stimulating natural killer cells that attack
viruses." - ✔✔A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The
nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the patient about the diverse actions of the treatment and
the ways that it differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the following teaching points should
the nurse practitioner exclude?
"My baby could become infected either across the placenta or during the birth itself." - ✔✔A nurse
practitioner is providing prenatal care and education for a first-time expectant mother, 22 weeks'
gestation, who has a diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection. Which of the following statements by
the expectant mother demonstrates an adequate understanding of vertical disease transmission and
congenital infections?
"Stem cells can be used as a source of reserve cells for the entire blood production system." - ✔✔A
couple who are expecting their first child have been advised by friends to consider harvesting umbilical
cord blood in order to have a future source of stem cells. The couple have approached their nurse
practitioner with this request and are seeking clarification of exactly why stem cells are valuable and
what they might expect to gain from harvesting them. How can the nurse practitioner best respond to
the couple's inquiry?
A 2-year-old girl has had repeated ear and upper respiratory tract infections since she was born. A
pediatrician has determined a diagnosis of transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy. What is the
physiological origin of the child's recurrent infections? - ✔✔Antibody production by plasma cells is
compromised because of impaired communication between B and T cells.
,A 3-year-old boy has developed croup following a winter cold. His nurse practitioner would recognize
that which of the following causative microorganisms and treatments are most likely? - ✔✔Parainfluenza
virus; treatment with a mist tent and oxygen therapy
A 4-year-old boy who has been deaf since birth and has bilateral cataracts has been brought to the
emergency department by his mother because she noticed blood in the toilet after he last voided.
Urinalysis confirms heavy microscopic hematuria as well as proteinuria. What will the care team's initial
differential diagnosis most likely be? - ✔✔Alport syndrome
A 6-year-old boy has been brought to the emergency department by ambulance after his mother
discovered that his heart rate was "so fast I couldn't even count it." The child was determined to be in
atrial flutter and his mother is seeking an explanation from the health care team. Which of the following
points should underlie an explanation to the mother? - ✔✔The child is experiencing a reentry rhythm in
his right atrium.
A 6-year-old girl with a diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is being assessed at a community health clinic.
Which of the following assessments would be the health care professional's lowest priority? - ✔✔Tests
of kidney function
A 7-year-old boy is admitted to the hospital with a suspected diagnosis of lead toxicity. Which of the
following assessment findings is most congruent with the patient's diagnosis? hi - ✔✔Hemoglobin 9.9
g/dL
A 14-year-old boy has been diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis. Which of the following
pathophysiological phenomena is most responsible for his symptoms? - ✔✔Viruses are killing some of
his B cells and becoming incorporated into the genomes of others.
A 14-year-old boy who appears to be intoxicated is brought to the emergency department by
ambulance. The EMTs report that the boy has denied consuming anything out of the ordinary, but an
open antifreeze container was found in the boy's room. Which of the following is likely to be used to
treat the patient's symptoms? - ✔✔Fomepizole
A 16-year-old female has been brought to her primary care nurse practitioner by her mother due to the
girl's persistent sore throat and malaise. Which of the following facts revealed in the girl's history and
examination would lead the nurse practitioner to rule out infectious mononucleosis? - ✔✔Chest
auscultation reveals crackles in her lower lung fields bilaterally.
, A 21-year-old male patient has suffered a head injury during a crash on his motorcycle, and a deficit that
assessments have revealed is an impaired swallowing mechanism. He has also developed aspiration
pneumonia. Which of the following statements most accurately capture an aspect of his condition? -
✔✔His vocal folds have been compromised.
A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia.
Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate
further investigation? - ✔✔Decreased erythropoietin levels
A 22-year-old female with a history of intermittent flank pain, repeated UTIs, and hematuria has been
diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Which of the following
phenomena has most likely contributed to the development of her health problem? - ✔✔She has
inherited a tendency for epithelial cell in her tubules to proliferate inappropriately.
A 22-year-old male is experiencing hypovolemic shock following a fight in which his carotid artery was
cut with a broken bottle. What immediate treatments are likely to most benefit the man? - ✔✔Infusion
of normal saline of Ringer lactate to maintain the vascular space
A 24-year-old woman presents with fever and painful, swollen cervical lymph nodes. Her blood work
indicates neutrophilia with a shift to the left. She most likely has: - ✔✔A severe bacterial infection
A 25-year-old Asian American man arrives at the emergency department in a panic. Except for a bout
with bronchitis a week earlier, he has been healthy his entire life; today he has blood in his urine. What is
the most likely cause of his hematuria and how should it be treated? - ✔✔His immunoglobulin A (IgA)
nephropathy has no known effective treatments.
A 29-year-old construction worker got a sliver under his fingernail four days ago. The affected finger is
now reddened, painful, swollen, and warm to the touch. Which of the following hematological processes
is most likely occurring in response to the infection? - ✔✔Proliferation of immature neutrophils
A 30-year-old man has spent 5 hours on a cross-country flight seated next to a passenger who has been
sneezing and coughing, and the man has been inhaling viral particles periodically. Which of the following
situations would most likely result in the stimulation of the man's T lymphocytes and adaptive immune
system?
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