NURS 6501 Final Exam | Advanced
Pathophysiology Exam | Correctly
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus is best described as:
A) resistance to insulin by insulin-sensitive tissues
B) the needs for lispro instead of regular insulin
C) an increase in glucagon secretion from (alpa) cells of the pancreas
D) the presence of insulin autoantibodies that destroy (beta) cells in the
pancreas
- Correct Answer - A- resistance to insulin by insulin-sensitive tissues
Common hay fever is expressed through a reaction that is mediated by
which class of immunoglobulins?
A) immunoglobulin E (IgE)
B) immunoglobulin G (IgG)
C) immunoglobulin M (IgM)
D) T cells
- Correct Answer - A- immunoglobulin E (IgE)
A person diagnosed with type 1 diabetes experiences hunger, light-
headedness, tachycardia, pallor, headache, and confusion. The most
probable cause of these symptoms is:
,A) hyperglycaemia caused by incorrect insulin administration
B) the dawn phenomenon from eating a snack before bedtime
C) hypoglycaemia caused by increased exercise
D) Somogyi effect from insulin sensitivity
- Correct Answer - C- hypoglycaemia caused by increased exercise
Hypoglycaemia followed by rebound hyperglycaemia, is observed in
those with:
Which structure is lined with columnar epithelial cells?
A) perimetrium
B) endocervical canal
C) myometrium
D) vagina
- Correct Answer - B- endocervical canal
Where is the usual site of cervical dysplasia or cancer in situ?
, A) where the squamous epithelium of the cervix meets the cuboidal
epithelium of the vagina
B) where the columnar epithelium for the cervix meets the squamous
epithelium of the uterus
C) where the squamous epithelium of the cervix meets the columnar
epithelium of the uterus
D) where the columnar epithelium of the cervix meets the squamous
epithelium of the vagina
- Correct Answer - D- where the columnar epithelium of the cervix meets
the squamous epithelium of the vagina
Which statement best describes a Schilling test?
A) administration of radioactive cbalamin and the measurement of its
excretion in the urine to test for vitamin B12 deficiency
B) measurement of antigen-antibody immune complexes in the blood to
test for haemolytic anaemia
C) measurement of serum ferritin and total iron-binding capacity in the
blood to test for iron deficiency anemia
D) administration of folate and measurement in two hours of its level in a
blood sample to test for folic acid deficiency
- Correct Answer - A- administration of radioactive cbalamin and the
measurement of its excretion in the urine to test for vitamin B12
deficiency
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