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Final Exam: NUR2063/ NUR 2063 (New
Update) Pathophysiology | Complete Guide
with Questions and Verified Answers| All
Modules | 100% Correct| A Grade -
Rasmussen
QUESTION
What condition leads to a barrel chest?


Answer:
emphysema



QUESTION
What allows pneumonia to develop?


Answer:
inflammation in the lung parenchyma



QUESTION
Extrinsic asthma


Answer:
the immune system responds to the presence of allergens (e.g., pollen, mold) by causing
bronchoconstriction



QUESTION
What is acute respiratory failure?


Answer:
life-threatening inability of the lungs to maintain adequate oxygenation

,QUESTION
What are the expected findings of acute respiratory failure?


Answer:
hypercapnia and hypoxemia



QUESTION
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)


Answer:
rapidly developing respiratory failure



QUESTION
What is a common finding in ARDS?


Answer:
Severe hypoxemia



QUESTION
What are some clinical manifestations of ARDS?


Answer:
hypoxemia and hypercapnia



QUESTION
What causes ARDS?


Answer:
changes to alveoli diameter, injury to the pulmonary circulation or injury to alveoli

,QUESTION
What is the pH imbalance seen in the patient with hypercapnia


Answer:
respiratory acidosis



QUESTION
How does the body compensate for metabolic acidosis?


Answer:
increasing respirations



QUESTION
What is an expected finding when a client is experiencing hypoventilation?


Answer:
increased carbon dioxide in the bloodstream



QUESTION
Hyperventilation results in what pH imbalance?


Answer:
respiratory alkalosis



QUESTION
Clinical findings of a patient with a pulmonary embolism and develops respiratory alkalosis?


Answer:
lightheadedness or paresthesia

, QUESTION
Acute respiratory failure results in what pH imbalance?


Answer:
Respiratory acidosis



QUESTION
What is a common finding in all forms of heart failure?


Answer:
Decreased cardiac output



QUESTION
What organs are primarily affected by poorly managed hypertension?


Answer:
Heart and kidneys



QUESTION
Where do cardiac electrical impulses originate?


Answer:
Sinoatrial (SA) node



QUESTION
Where is the SA node located?


Answer:
High in the right atrium

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