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A nurse practitioner employed in a hospitalist notices that a patient is experiencing muscle atrophy
following 2 weeks in traction after a motor vehicle accident. Which of the following factors has most
likely contributed to the atrophy of the patient's muscle cells?
A reduction of skeletal muscle use secondary to the traction treatment
A 40-year-old woman who experiences severe seasonal allergies has been referred by her family
physician to an allergist for weekly allergy injections. The woman is confused as to why repeated
exposure to substances that set off her allergies would ultimately benefit her. Which of the following
phenomena best captures the rationale for allergy desensitization therapy?
Injections of allergens simulate production of IgG, which blocks antigens from combining with IgE.
A nurse practitioner is educating a patient with a recent diagnosis of diabetes about the roles that
glucose and insulin play in the disease pathology and the fact that glucose must enter the cell in order to
provide energy for the patient. The nurse practitioner knows that which of the following processes
allows glucose to enter body cells
Facilitated diffusion
A 22-year-old male is experiencing hypovolemic shock following a fight in which his carotid artery was
cut with a broken bottle. What immediate treatments are likely to most benefit the man?
Infusion of normal saline of Ringer lactate to maintain the vascular space
A 31-year-old patient with a diagnosis of end-stage liver failure has been admitted to the intensive care
unit of a hospital. Arterial blood gas sampling indicates that the man has an acid-base imbalance. Which
of the following situations is most likely to result in an inappropriate pH?
Low albumin and plasma globulin levels
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,A 77-year-old lifetime smoker has been diagnosed with a tumor in his lung at the site of an old tubercle
scarring site, located in a peripheral area of his bronchiolar tissue. What is this patient's most likely
diagnosis?
Adenocarcinoma
Which of the following individuals are displaying identified risk factors for the development of lower
urinary tract obstruction?
A 68-year-old man who has been diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
A patient who presented with shortness of breath and difficulty climbing stairs has been diagnosed with
pulmonary fibrosis, a disease characterized by scarring of the alveoli. What would her care team
anticipate when observing her breathing?
Short, shallow breaths
A nurse practitioner is providing care for several patients on a medical unit of a hospital. In which of the
following patient situations would the nurse practitioner be most likely to rule out hypertension as a
contributing factor?
A 61-year-old man who has a heart valve infection and recurrent fever
A 24-year-old woman presents with fever and painful, swollen cervical lymph nodes. Her blood work
indicates neutrophilia with a shift to the left. She most likely has:
A severe bacterial infection
A researcher is involved in the production of insulin through recombinant DNA technology. Which of the
following statements could the researcher best provide as a rationale for her work?
The gene fragment responsible for insulin production can be isolated and reproduced.
Which of the following statements most accurately conveys an aspect of lymphatic system activity?
B and T lymphocyte development begins in the bone marrow and ends in the peripheral lymphoid
structures.
A student nurse practitioner asks her preceptor about the origins of different tissues, and their cellular
origins during the process of development. Which of the following statements by the preceptor best
describes the process of cell differentiation?
"A fertilized ovum undergoes a series of divisions, yielding many different cell types."
An older adult female patient has presented with a new onset of shortness of breath, and the patient's
nurse practitioner has ordered measurement of her BNP levels along with other diagnostic tests. What is
the most accurate rationale for the nurse practitioner's choice of blood work?
BNP is released as a compensatory mechanism during heart failure and measuring it can help
differentiate the patient's dyspnea from a respiratory pathology.
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, Which of the following patients who presented to a walk-in medical clinic is most likely to be diagnosed
with a rhinosinusitis rather than a common cold?
A man complaining of general fatigue, a headache, and facial pain with a temperature of 100.9°F
A patient is brought to the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath. Assessment
reveals a full, bounding pulse, severe edema, and audible crackles in the lower lung fields bilaterally.
What is the patient's most likely diagnosis?
Fluid volume excess
A 61-year-old woman who has had an upper respiratory infection for several weeks has presented to her
nurse practitioner with complaints of a recent onset of urinary retention. She reveals to her nurse
practitioner that she has been taking over-the-counter cold medications at higher than the suggested
dose for the past two weeks. Which of the following phenomena will her nurse practitioner most likely
suspect is contributing to her urinary retention?
The anticholinergic effects of the medication are impairing normal bladder function.
Which of the following phenomena is most likely occurring during a child's alveolar stage of lung
development?
A single-capillary network exists and the lungs are capable of respiration.
A formerly normotensive woman, pregnant for the first time, develops hypertension and headaches at
26 weeks' gestation. Her blood pressure is 154/110 mm Hg and she has proteinuria. What other labs
should be ordered for her?
Platelet count, serum creatinine, and liver enzymes
A 22-year-old female who adheres to a vegan diet has been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia.
Which of the following components of her diagnostic blood work would be most likely to necessitate
further investigation?
Decreased erythropoietin levels
A 77-year-old male patient with a diagnosis of stomach cancer has been found to have metastases in his
liver. The patient and his family are surprised at this turn of events, stating that they don't see how he
could have developed cancer in his liver. Which of the following facts would underlie the reply that the
care team provides?
The portal circulatory system brings venous blood from the gastrointestinal tract into the liver.
Following several days in an acidotic state, a hospital patient has returned to the desired pH. Which of
the following processes could have contributed to the resolution of the patient's health problem?
Phosphate and ammonia buffer systems in the renal tubules
A male lifetime smoker has died as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Which of the
following phenomena regarding his alveoli would his care team have most reasonably expected in the
weeks prior to his death?
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