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Exam (elaborations) NSG 530 (NSG530)
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- NSG 530
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- Wilkes University
Advanced pathophysiology exam 1 (nsg530) latest 2025 edition with 100% correct answers - wilkes
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NSG 530 Exam II1. A patient was diagnosed as HIV positive several years ago. Which of the
following blood tests is most clinically useful for determining the stage and
severity of her disease?: CD4+ cell counts
2. When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against antigens
expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction occurs? (transfusions,
transplant tissues, pregnancy): Alloimmune
3. A 10-year-old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He begins
itching and develops pains, swelling, redness and respiratory difficulties. He
is suffering from:: anaphylaxis
4. When a patient presents at the ED for an allergic reaction, the nurse
recognized the most severe consequences of a type I hypersensitivity
reaction is:: anaphylaxis
5. A nurse recalls that an example of an immune-complex-mediated disease
is:: serum sickness
6. When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an example of:: autoimmunity
(disturbance in immunologic tolerance of self-antigens)
7. A 30-year-old female c/o fatigue, arthritis, rash and changes in urine
color. Laboratory testing reveals anemia, lymphopenia and kidney
inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the following is also
likely to be present?: Autoantibodies
8. A 40-year-old is diagnosed with SLE. Which of the following findings
would be considered a symptom of this disease?: Photosensitivity + facial rash
confined to cheeks (malar rash)
9. A person is given an attenuated antigen as a vaccine. When the person
asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse respond? The
antigen is:: alive, but less infectious.
10. An immunologist is discussing endotoxin production. Which information
should the immunologist include? Endotoxins are produced by:: gram-
negative bacteria.
11. A 50-year-old female experiences decreased blood pressure, decreased
oxygen delivery, cardiovascular shock and subsequent death. A complication
of endotoxic shock is suspected. Which of the following is the most likely
cause?: Gram-negative bacteria
12. Which information indicates a correct understanding of viral vaccines?
Most viral vaccines contain:: attenuated viruses.
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, 13. A 22-year-old was recently diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). Which decreased lab finding would be expect to
accompany this virus?: CD4+ T-helper
14 A 30-year-old male was diagnosed with HIV. Which of the following
treatments would be most effective?: Antiretroviral therapy (ART)
15. When the immunologist says that pathogens possess virulence, what
does virulence mean?: Causes disease.
16. A patient has a tissue growth that was diagnosed as cancer. Which of the
following terms best described this growth?: Neoplasm
17. Which information indicates a nurse understands characteristics of
malignant tumors?: Has a high mitotic index
18. A nurse is discussing preinvasive epithelial tumors of glandular or
squamous cell origin. What is the nurse describing?: Cancer in situ
19. A 25-year-old male develops a tumor of the breast glandular tissue. What
type of tumor will be documented on the chart?: Adenocarcinoma
20. A 30-year-old female is diagnosed with cancer. Testing reveals that the
cancer cells have spread to local lymph nodes. A nurse realized this
cancer would be documented as stage:: 3
21. An oncologist is discussing when a cancer cell loses differentiation.
Which of the following is the oncologist describing?: Anaplasia
22. Which of the following indicates a nurse understands a proto-oncogene?
A proto-oncogene is best define as a(n) _____ gene.: normal
23. Of the following genetic lesions that cause cancer, which is the most
common?: Point mutations
24. A 45-year-old female was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer. She
reports a sexual history that includes 43 partners. Which of the following is
the most likely cause of her cancer?: Human papillomavirus (HPV)
25. A 30-year-old male with HIV is diagnosed with Epstein-Barr virus. After
2 months, the virus is still active. Based upon the EBV, which of the
following cancers is most likely to develop in this patient?: B cell lymphoma
26. Which statement indicates the patient has a correct understanding of
metastasis? The most common route of metastasis is through the blood
vessels and:: Lymphatics
27. When a patient asks what types of cancers are associated with tobacco
use, how should the nurse respond?: Squamous and small cell
adenocarcinomas 28. A 50-year-old female develops skin cancer on her head
and neck following years of sunbathing. Which of the following cancers is
the most likely?: Basal cell carcinoma
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