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Exam-Pathophys NURS3366 Assignment Questions withDetailed Solutions
A 55 year old man with emphysema (type of lung disease) who has smoked 2 packs of
cigarettes per day for 40 years is hospitalized for acute onset of cough with bloody sputum.
After a few days of testing and treatment, the patient's nurse reads a physician's note on the
chart: "I have told the patient that the etiologies of his presenting problem are: 1)
exacerbation of his chronic emphysema and 2) the diagnosis of lung cancer. The onset of both
was contributed to by his longstanding smoking." The patient asks the nurse for more
information about his illness. Which explanation, by the nurse, indicates a full understanding
of the patient's situation?
a. "you have a new disease process that was directly caused by all the coughing you've been
doing from cigarette smoking."
b. "you have a sudden onset of chronic lung disease that was brought on by lung cancer."
c. "the coughing up of blood is caused by a worsening of a Correct Ans-...
An 80 year old patient has experienced a massive blood loss following an accident. His vital
signs are: Blood pressure (BP): 80/50 (norm: 120/80) , Heart rate (HR): 120 (norm= 60-100),
Respiratory rate (RR): 20 (norm: 12-20), Temperature (T): 98.6 (norm: 98.6). In assessing this
patient, the nurse understands that the abnormal HR is
,Exam-Pathophys NURS3366 Assignment Questions with
Detailed Solutions
a. probably the etiology for the patients elevated BP
b. due to the patients heart compensating for low blood volume
c. the normal compensatory response of shunting blood volume to the periphery
d. due to multiple risks Correct Ans-
A young, otherwise healthy patient is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of heart
failure of unknown cause. The etiology of the heart failure would be termed
a. iatrogenic
b. idiopathic
c. nosocomial
d. acute Correct Ans-
A busy student, with very few financial resources, has body aches, a fever, cough and nasal
congestions and difficulty breathing through their nose. The direct pathophysiologic etiology
of these symptoms is most likely related to
, Exam-Pathophys NURS3366 Assignment Questions with
Detailed Solutions
a. not eating green vegetables
b. lung failure
c. lack of oxygen
d. exposure to a microbe Correct Ans-
Which mini concept map best describes thermoregulation?
a. Body temperature decreases → hypothalamus sends a signal→ vasoconstriction of
superficial arteries → blood stays "warm" in the center of the body (core).
b. Body temperature rises → hypothalamus sends a signal → vasoconstriction of superficial
arteries → blood stays "cool" in the center of the body (core).
c. Body temperature rises → brain stem sends a signal → skin produces sweat → heat loss
through evaporation.
d. Body temperature rises →the brain over heats → no compensatory mechanisms exist→ a
heat stroke occurs. Correct Ans-
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