NSG530 / NSG 530 Exam 2 (Latest 2024 / 2025): Advanced Pathophysiology | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes

Exam 2: NSG530 / NSG 530 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What term is used to describe a preinvasive epithelial tumor of glandular with squamous cell origin? Answer: Carcinoma in situ Q: What stage reflects cancer that has spread to local lymph nodes? Answer: Stage II Q: What are the most common routes of metastasis? Answer: Hematogenous, lymphatic, transcoelomic (body cavities) Q: What type of cancer is associated with tobacco use? Answer: Lung, lower urinary tract, upper aerodigestive tract, stomach, kidney, pancreas, cervix, uterus, myeloid leukemia Q: What is the most common type of skin cancer? Answer: Basal cell carcinoma: lower epidermis or outer layer of skin Q: What is the most likely cause of cervical cancer? Answer: HPV Q: You have a teenaged patient that took medication to lose weight. It affects the sympathetic nervous system. What cardiovascular presentations would you expect? Answer: Tachycardia, increased CO and increased contractility and conduction- hypertension overtime Q: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system Answer: -decreased blood pressure causes the juxtaglomerular cells of kidneys to secrete renin which converts angiotensinogen (inactive) to angiotensin I (active) which is then converted into angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) -Angiotensin II stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete aldosterone - leads to absorption of Na and increased blood pressure -once blood pressure is restored, there is a decreased drive to stimulate renin release Q: Where does the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II take place? Answer: in the blood but ACE is from the lungs