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Final Exam: NURS618/ NURS 618 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pathophysiology Review | Qs & As | 100% Correct (Verified Answers)- Southeastern Louisiana Q: A 25-year-old woman who works as an air-traffic controller presents with facial pain and severe headache. She reports that she sometimes feels ...

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Update)lPathophysiologylReviewl|lQsl&lAsl|l
100%lCorrectl(VerifiedlAnswers)-
lSoutheasternlLouisiana

Q:lAl25-year-oldlwomanlwholworkslaslanlair-
trafficlcontrollerlpresentslwithlfaciallpainlandlseverelheadache.lShelreportslthatlshelsometimeslf
eelslthelpainlinlherlnecklorlearlandlthatlitlislparticularlylbadlduringlverylbusyltimeslatlthelairpo
rt.lWhatlislthelmostllikelyldiagnosis?


Answer:
Temporomandibularljointlsyndrome




Q:lAl60-year-
oldlmalelclientlwithlallonglhistoryloflbacklpainlhaslhadllittlelsuccesslwithlalvarietyloflanalgesic
lregimenslthatlhislfamilylphysicianlhaslprescribed.lHelhaslrecentlylbeenldiagnosedlformallylwit
hlalchroniclpainldisorder.lWhichloflthelfollowinglteachinglpointslaboutlchroniclpainlwouldlhisl
physicianlmostllikelylemphasizeltolthelclient?


Answer:
"Theselpainlsignalslyourlbodylislsendingllikelylservelnolreal,luseful,lorlprotectivelfunction."




Q:lAlnurselonlalpost-surgicallunitlislprovidinglcarelforlal76-year-
oldlfemalelclientlwholisl2ldayslpost-
hemiarthroplastyl(hiplreplacement)landlwholstateslthatlherlpainlhaslbeenloutloflcontrollforlthell
astlseverallhours,lthoughlshelislnotlexhibitinglsignsloflpain.lWhichloflthelfollowinglguidelinesls
houldlthelnurseluseltolguidelshort-termlandllonger-termltreatmentloflthelclient'slpain?


Answer:
Knowinglthatlthelclient'slself-reportloflpainlislthelmostlreliablelindicatorloflpain.

,Q:lWhichloflthelfollowinglhospitallpatientslislmostllikelyltolbeldiagnosedlwithlcomplexlregio
nallpainlsyndromelIIl(CRPSlII)?


Answer:
Almanlwholhaslbeenladmittedlforltreatmentloflcontinuinglhyperalgesialafter
sustaininglalnervelinjurylinlalmotorlvehiclelaccident.




Q:lAlclinicianlislprovidinglcarelforlanl84-year-oldlfemalelresidentloflallong-
termlcarelfacilitylwithlnumerouslhealthlproblemslincludinglosteoporosis,lcongestivelheartlfailur
e,lvenouslleglulcers,landlvascularldementia.lStafflatlthelcarelfacilitylnotelthatlthelwomanlhaslbe
enlfrequentlylcomplainingloflbacklpainlinlrecentlweekslandlintermittentlylgroans.lWhichloflthel
followinglfactorslisllikelyltolcomplicatelthelclinician'slassessmentlandltreatmentloflthelclient'slp
ain?


Answer:
Assessmentlandltreatmentlarelpossiblylcomplicatedlbylthellargelnumberlofldrugslthatlthelclientl
receives.




Q:lAl60-year-
oldlmalelofficelworkerlhaslpresentedltolalclinicldueltolhislrecentllowerlbacklpain.lWhichloflthel
followinglcomponentsloflhislassessmentlandlhistorylwouldlbelmostlindicativelorlalseriouslpatho
logicallprocess?


Answer:
Hislonsetloflpainlhaslbeenlgraduallandlhelhaslnolpriorlhistorylofllowerlback
problems.




Q:lAlfemalelclientlwithlbonelmetastaseslsecondaryltollunglcancerlisladmittedlforlpalliativelra
diationltreatmentlandlpainlcontrol.lThelclientlislpresentlylexperiencinglpainlthatlshelrateslatl9lo

, utlofl10.lWhichloflthelfollowinglnon-
pharmacologicalltreatmentslislmostllikelyltolbelalusefullandlappropriatelsupplementltolpharmac
ologicallanalgesialatlthislpoint?


Answer:
Relaxationlandldistraction




Q:lAlnurselpractitionerlislassessinglal7-year-
oldlboylwholhaslbeenlbroughtltolthelcliniclbylhislmother,lwholislconcernedlaboutlherlson'slincr
easinglylfrequent,lseverelheadaches.lWhichloflthelnurse'slfollowinglquestionslislleastllikelyltoly
ieldldatalthatlwilllallowlforlalconfirmationlorlrulingloutloflmigraineslaslthelcauseloflhislproble
m?


Answer:
"Doeslyourlsonlhavelanylfoodlallergieslthatlhavelbeenlidentified?"




Q:lAlclientlonlanlacutelmedicinelunitloflalhospitallwithlaldiagnosisloflsmalllbowellobstructio
nlislcomplainingloflintense,ldiffuselpainlinlherlabdomen.lWhichloflthelfollowinglphysiologicall
phenomenalislmostllikelylcontributingltolherlcomplaint?


Answer:
Nociceptivelafferentslarelconductinglthelsensationloflpainlalonglthelcranialland
spinallnervelpathwaysloflthelANS.




Q:lAl9lyear-
oldlgirllhaslaldiffuselcollectionloflsymptomslthatlarelindicativelofldeficitslinlendocrinelandlauto
nomiclnervouslsystemlcontrol,landlshelalsolsufferslfromlpersistentlfluidlandlelectrolytelimbalan
ces.lOnlwhichloflthelfollowinglaspectsloflthelnervouslsystemlwouldlherlcarelproviderslfocuslth
eirldiagnosticlefforts?


Answer:
Impairedlfunctionloflherlhypothalamus

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