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NURS 8022 Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions6 P's of PVD Correct Answer Pallor, pulselessness, pain,
paresthesia, paralysis and poikilothermia
A blood clot in the lung is a _______ problem Correct Answer
perfusion
A child has asthma. Which pathophysiologic process occurs in
this disease?
1. Acute injury to the alveoli capillary membrane, producing
severe pulmonary edema and shunting
2. Chronic inflammatory disorder, causing mucosal edema and
reversible airflow obstruction
3. Airway obstruction, increasing resistance to airflow and
decreasing flow rates, especially inspiratory flow Correct
Answer 2. Chronic inflammatory disorder, causing mucosal
edema and reversible airflow obstruction
A child is admitted with chronic hypoxia. The nurse anticipates
the child will exhibit:
1. Normal growth and development
2. Splitting of the second heart sound
3. Periorbital edema
4. Clubbing of the nail beds Correct Answer 4. Clubbing of the
nail beds
A child with Kawasaki disease is in the acute phase is admitted
to the hospital. The nurse understands this child will:
1. Exhibit desquamation of the palms and soles
2. Receive steroids
,3. Be febrile Correct Answer 4. Be febrile
A nurse is assessing a child with coarctation of the aorta. What
will the nurse find?
1. Squatting when SOB
2. Hypercyanotic spells
3. High BP in the arms with decreased pedal pulses
4. Syncopal episodes with chest pain Correct Answer 3. High
BP in the arms with decreased pedal pulses
A patient is in renal failure. The patient reports a history of
severe diarrhea for several days. They also report they have not
been able to eat or drink anything for the last 24 hours due to not
feeling well. The NP would suspect that this patient's renal
failure is a (pre/intral/post renal) and is due to
(dehydration/ischemia/urinary obstruction). Correct Answer
Prerenal; dehydration
A patient presents with right sided heart failure, what is the most
likely cause? Correct Answer Left sided heart failure
A person has a diagnosis of valvular regurgitation. What
pathophysiologic process is the person experiencing?
The valves:
1. Are constricted and narrowed, impeding the forward flow of
blood
2. Fail to shut completely, permitting the back flow of blood to
continue
3. Have an inherited defect, such as thickening of the septal wall
, 4. Cause acute pericarditis and filling of the pericardial sac
Correct Answer 2. Fail to shut completely, permitting the back
flow of blood to continue
A person has a lesion on the lower neuron that involves the
sacral micturition center. Which condition is the person
experiencing? Correct Answer Destrusor areflexia
A person has a pulmonary embolism. What will the NP find
upon assessment? Correct Answer Sudden pleuritic chest pain,
dyspnea, unexplained anxiety
A person has atherosclerosis. Which pathophysiologic process
has occurred? Correct Answer Macrophages release enzymes
and toxic oxygen radicals that create oxidative stress.
A person has pneumococcal pneumonia. Which
pathophysiologic process has occurred?
1. Continual bronchial inflammation causes bronchial edema
and increases the size and number of mucous glands and goblet
cells.
2. Abnormal permanent enlargement of the acini is accompanied
by the destruction of alveolar walls.
3. Inflammatory cytokines cause alveolar edema, which creates
a medium for microorganisms that leads to consolidation
Correct Answer 3. Inflammatory cytokines causes alveolar
edema, which creates a medium for microorganisms that leads to
consolidation
A person has pneumoconiosis. Which information would the
nurse find in the history of this
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