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FREE MEDICAL AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT SCI225 FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -76 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A patient has AIDS. Which lab report should the nurse monitor closely?
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Lymphocyte counts Question 2: The sensation of feeling short of breath:
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Feeling short of breath Question 3: Hypersplenism occurs when:
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The spleen is overactive Question 4: An area where alveoli are ventilated but not perfused is termed:
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Alveolar dead space
Question 5: A patient has lymphoblastic lymphoma. Which organ is most affected?
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Thymus Question 6: Which symptoms should you assess for in a patient with Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
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Night sweats, low-grade fevers, weight loss
Question 7: Wha type of cell is most affected by acute leukemia?
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Blast cell Question 8: High ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) ratio can be caused by:
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Obstruction to pulmonary blood flow Question 9: In classic cerebral concussion, consciousness is lost for up to how many hours?
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6 Question 10: A nurse is asked why myocardial ischemia is usually reversible within 20 minutes.What is the nurses best response?
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Anaerobic metabolism maintains cellular integrity for approximately 20 minutes.Question 11: A patient has a thrombosis. While reviewing the history, the nurse found the patient has atherosclerosis. To which component of the Virchow triad does the atherosclerosis correlate?
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Endothelial Injury Question 12: A patient in the ER reports shortness of breath, coughing up blood and "feeling tired all the time". The patient is feverish. What medical condition should the nurse suspect?
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Tuberculosis
Question 13: A patient is experiencing a thyroid storm. Which assessment findings will the nurse observe?
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High levels of TH in conjunction with high levels of stress hormones, fever, tachycardia, high output heart failure Question 14: A degenerative disorder of both upper and lower motor neurons that causes
progressive muscle weakness and wasting:
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig's disease Question 15: Gastrectomy surgery commonly leads to a vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
because:
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Decreased intrinsic factor production results in decreased vitamin B Question 16: What term is used to describe hypertrophy of the nailbeds due to chronic hypoxemia?
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Clubbing Question 17: A patient has a recent spinal cord injury. What term should the nurse use to describe the loss of reflex function below the level of injury?
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Spinal shock Question 18: What interventions will the nurse include in a care plan for a patient with GERD?
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Weight reduction, smoking cessation, and elevation of the bed 6" to help alleviate symptoms Question 19: A patient has pleuritic chest pain, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis. PCP suspects a pulmonary embolus. Which lab test should the nurse check to help confirm this diagnosis?
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D-dimer levels
Question 20: Neutrophilia and left-shift are most commonly associated with:
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a bacterial infection Question 21: The nurse suspects that the spinal cord injured patient is experiencing autonomic hyperreflexia. Which symptoms would support this suspicion?
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Headache and hypertension Question 22: Prinzmetal agina is caused by:
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Vasospasm Question 23: Dyspnea that occurs when an individual lies flat and is common in individuals with
heart failure is:
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Orthopnea Question 24: Aortic stenosis results in the incomplete emptying of the:
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Left ventricle Question 25: One complication of sustained hypertension is:
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Anemia Question 26: A patient has a fracture that broke into several fragments. Which type of fracture did the patient sustain?
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Comminuted Question 27: The most common cause of hypoparathyroidism is:
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Parathyroid gland injury or removal
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