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Exam 2: NURS611 / NURS 611 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Maryville Q: What has the biggest impact on the defense mechanisms Answer: overall health including nutrition and sleep Q: Impaired circulation of norepinephrine and epinephrine is caused by what Answer: Low albumin Q: Every tumor has it's own what? Answer: cell marker Q: Blood test for cancers Answer: Tumor markers Q: marker for prostate cancer...

PORTAGE LEARNING NURS 231: Pathophysiology 2022 Module 2 Exam Question 1 3 / 3 pts True/False: Blood tests for tumor markers are the single best screening tool for cancer. Why or why not? Your Answer: False. Tumor markers, which can be used for establishig prognosis, monitoring treatment and detecting recurrent disease, have limitiations. Under benign situations, tumor markers can still be elevated. Whereas in early stages of malignancy, not elevated. They have a lack of specificity an...

Pathophysiology - Correct answer-The study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings Etiology - Correct answer-The study of the causes and origins of disease Pathogenesis - Correct answer-Development or evolution of a disease Allostasis - Correct answer-Ability to achieve stability through change Allostatic load - Correct answer-The long-term negative impact of the stress response on the body Allostatic overload - Correct answer-Over activation of adaptive systems -High...

Tumors are named in accordance with a system based on: Cell type or tissue Organ or size Size or appearance Cell type or shape - Cell type or tissue Substances such as enzymes, antigens, and hormones present in the circulation that can be used for cancer screening, to confirm a diagnosis, or to monitor the clinical course of a malignancy are called: Oncoindicators Tumor traits Tumor markers Oncogens - Tumor markers A person's genetic predisposition to cancer may be revealed by the p...

Portage Learning NURS 231 Pathophysiology Module 2 Exam 2022 Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 57 minutes 90.5 out of 100 Score for this quiz: 90.5 out of 100 This attempt took 57 minutes. Question 1 3 / 3 pts True/False: Blood tests for tumor markers can make a diagnosis of cancer. Why or why not? Your Answer: it is false because,levels are elevated under the bening condition, however the most levels are not elevated in early stages of...

PATH 370 - Final Exam Practice Questions and Verified Answers The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is Hydropic swelling Lactate production Metaplasia Intracellular accumulations - CORRECT ANSWER-intracellular accumulation After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will Selectively kill tumor cells Stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer Have minimal side effects Kill rapidly dividing cells - CORRECT A...

PATH 370 - Final Exam 2024 Questions & Answers-The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is Hydropic swelling Lactate production Metaplasia Intracellular accumulations - intracellular accumulation After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will Selectively kill tumor cells Stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer Have minimal side effects Kill rapidly dividing cells - kill rapidly dividing cells All the...

NSG120/ NSG 120 Final Exam: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Pathophysiology Exam Review with Questions and Verified Answers| | 100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing Q: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) enlargement of the prostate gland. More common in older males Q: BPH s/s Answer: hesitancy and straining during urination. Decreased strength of the urine stream (weak flow). Dribbling after urination. Feeling that the bladder is not completely empty. An urge to urinate again soon aft...

Aldosterone is released by the adrenal cortex upon stimulation by: A. Renin B. Angiotensinogen C. Angiotenisinogen I D. Angiotensinogen II o :## D. Angiotensinogen II Clinical Assays for tumor markers are most important for: A. screening for the presence of cancer B. monitoring the course of known cancer C. confirming the absence of disease D. identifying patients at risk for cancer o :## B. Monitoring the course of known cancer Detection of which of the following substances is most ...

Exam 3: NSG550/ NSG 550 (New 2024/ 2025) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION CA 19-9, 132 Associated with cancers in the colon, stomach, and bile duct. Elevated levels of CA 19-9 may indicate advanced cancer in the pancreas but also associated with gallstones, pancreatitis, cirrhosis, and cholecystitis. Tumor marker to diagnose cancer and evaluate response to treatment. QUESTION CA 15-3 and...