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Exam 2: NURS618/ NURS 618 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pathophysiology Review | Qs & As | 100% Correct (Verified Answers)- Southeastern Louisiana Q: Which of the following patients is most likely to be experiencing vasodilation? Answer: A 51-year-old man with a history of hypertension who ...

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Examl2:lNURS618/lNURSl618l(Latestl
Update)lPathophysiologylReviewl|lQsl&lAsl|l
100%lCorrectl(VerifiedlAnswers)-
lSoutheasternlLouisiana

Q:lWhichloflthelfollowinglpatientslislmostllikelyltolbelexperiencinglvasodilation?

Answer:
Al51-year-
oldlmanlwithlalhistoryloflhypertensionlwholisltakinglalmedicationlthatlblocksltheleffectloflthelr
enin-angiotensin-aldosteronelsystem




Q:lAl54-year-oldlmanlwithlallong-
standingldiagnosisloflessentiallhypertensionlislmeetinglwithlhislphysician.lThelpatient'slphysici
anlwouldlanticipatelthatlwhichloflthelfollowinglphenomenalislmostllikelyloccurring?


Answer:
ThelconversionloflangiotensinlIltolangiotensinlIIlinlhisllungslcauseslincreaseslinlbloodlpressurel
andlsodiumlreabsorption.




Q:lAlnurselonlalgeriatriclmedicinelunitlhaslnotedlthatlalsignificantlmajorityloflthelpatientslonl
thelunitlarelprescribedlantihypertensivelmedications.lWhichloflthelfollowinglphenomenalwouldl
thelnurselbelmostljustifiedlinlrulingloutlaslalcontributinglfactorltolthis?


Answer:
Increasedlsensitivityloflthelrenin-angiotensin-aldosteronelsystem

,Q:lAl60-year-
oldlwomanlhasljustlbeenldiagnosedlwithlheartlfailure.lDuringlalconversationlwithlherlphysician,
lshelwasltoldlthatlthelheartlfailurelhadlbeenldevelopinglforlyears.lWhenlshelaskedlwhylshelhadl
notlfeltlthelsymptomslsooner,lthelphysicianlexplainedlthelconceptlofladaptation.lWhichloflthelf
ollowinglarelexampleslofladaptationslthatlcouldlmasklthelheartlfailure?


Answer:
Increasedlrenin-angiotensin-aldosteronelsysteml(RAAS)




Q:lAnlelderlylpatientlhaslbeenldiagnosedlwithlheartlfailure.lHelislprescribedlanl"ACElinhibito
r"ltoltreatlthelsymptomslandlimprovelhislqualitylofllife.lWhatlislthelpharmacologiclactionloflanl
ACElinhibitor?


Answer:
ThelACElinhibitorlinhibitslthelconversionloflangiotensinlIltolangiotensinlII.




Q:lAl56-year-
oldlwomanlhaslbeenldiagnosedlwithlCKD.lShelfirstlwentltoltheldoctorldueltolcomplicationslofl
hypertension.lHowlarelhypertensionlandlCKDlrelated?


Answer:
ThelmechanismslthatlproducelhypertensionlinlCKDlincludelanlincreasedlvascularlvolume,leleva
tionloflperipherallvascularlresistance,ldecreasedllevelsloflrenallvasodilatorlprostaglandins,landli
ncreasedlactivityloflthelrenin-angiotensinlsystem.




Q:lAlphysicianlislprovidinglcarelforlseverallpatientslonlalmedicallunitloflalhospital.lInlwhichl
oflthelfollowinglpatientlsituationslwouldlthelphysicianlbelmostllikelyltolruleloutlhypertensionlas
lalcontributinglfactor?


Answer:
Al61-year-oldlmanlwholhaslalheartlvalvelinfectionlandlrecurrentlfever

, Q:lAl66-year-
oldlclient'slechocardiogramlrevealslalhypertrophiedlleftlventricle,lnormallchamberlvolume,landl
alnormallejectionlfractionlfromlthelheart.lWhatlislthislclient'slmostllikelyldiagnosis?


Answer:
Aorticlvalvelstenosis




Q:lAlpatientlisladmittedlforlobservationldueltolabnormallheartlsounds,lpulmonarylcongestion,l
nocturnallparoxysmalldyspnea,landlorthopnea.lUponlauscultationlallow-
lpitched,lrumblinglmurmur,lbestlheardlatlthelapexloflthelheart,lislalsolheard.lWhichloflthelfollo
winglconditionsldoeslthelpatientllikelylhave?


Answer:
Mitrallvalvelstenosis




Q:lAlclientlhaslbeenldiagnosedlwithlmitrallvalvelstenosislfollowinglhislrecoverylfromlrheuma
ticlfever.lWhichloflthelfollowinglteachinglpointslwouldlbelmostlaccurateltolconveyltolthelclient
?


Answer:
"Yourlmitrallvalvelisn'tlopeningluplenoughlforlbloodltolflowlintolthelpartloflyourlheartlthatlsen
dslbloodlintolcirculation."




Q:lAl13-year-
oldlboylhaslhadlalsorelthroatlforlatlleastlalweeklandlhaslbeenlvomitinglforltwoldays.lHislglands
larelswollen,landlhelmoveslstifflylbecauselhisljointslhurt.lHislparentslhavelbeenltreatinglhimlwi
thlvariouslherballpreparationslwithoutlsuccesslandlarelnowlseekinglantibioticltreatment.lThroatl
cultureslshowlinfectionlwithlgrouplAlstreptococci.lThislchildlislatlhighlrisklforlwhichloflthelfoll
owing:

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