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Portage Learning Pathophysiology NURS 231/Final Questions and Answers
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Portage Learning Pathophysiology NURS 231/Final Questions and Answers
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1-38 of 38A 75-year-old male is brought to the emergency department via ambulance at 5 pm.
The patient's spouse reports that when they woke up (approximately at 6 am) he
reported to her that he was having some blurred vision but decided to go about his
day. As the day progressed, he started experiencing tingling and feelings of weakness
on the entire left side of his body. He has a past medical history of diabetes. Based
upon these symptoms and past medical history, what
do you suspect this patient is experiencing? How would you confirm this diagnosis?
What treatment should be administered? Explain why you chose that treatment.
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, Ischemic stroke. I would confirm this by ordering and CT scan or MRI to
figure out if a clot was blocking blood flow to the brain. Since it's outside
of the 4 hour treatment window for tPA, a catheter method would need to
be used.
Risk factors for the development of peptic ulcer?
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Pylori infection, family history, NSAID use, alcohol use
True/False:
Cell differentiation is the process of increasing cell numbers by mitotic cell division.
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false (it's cell PROLIFERATION)
True/False:
The T cells that display the host's MHC antigens and T-cell receptors for a nonself-
antigen are allowed to mature, a process termed negative selection.
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false
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