NR507- Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam

NR507- Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam Latest Update - Questions and 100% Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ Verified by Professor

Actions of Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER: Insulin promotes glucose uptake mostly in the liver, muscle and adipose tissue

Acute Pyelonephritis - CORRECT ANSWER: Diagnosing by clinical symptoms alone

can be difficult; can be similar to cystitis

Diagnosis established by:

-Urine culture -Urinalysis (WBC casts indicates pyelonephritis, but may not always be present) -Signs/Symptoms -Complicated pyelonephritis requires blood cultures and urinary tract imaging

Acute renal failure - CORRECT ANSWER: Reversible

Determining prognosis- kidneys respond to diuretic with good output; this indicates that kidneys are functioning well

Adrenal Crisis- Hypocortisolism - CORRECT ANSWER: Onset of adrenal crisis is

signified by hypotension

Hypotension can progress to complete vascular collapse and shock. This is known as adrenal crisis or addisonian crisis and develops with undiagnosed disease, acute withdrawal of glucocorticoid therapy or the occurrence of infection or other comorbid stressful events

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Alzheimer's Disease - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased short-term memory occurs with

mild cognitive decline as a result of a reduced hippocampus size

Autonomic Neuropathy-Complication of Diabetes - CORRECT ANSWER: Autonomic

Neuropathy includes:

GI Symptoms:

--Decreased esophageal motility --Gastroparesis --Delayed gastric emptying

Bacterial Meningitis - CORRECT ANSWER: Associated with compression of Cranial

nerve V and results in severe and sharp stabbing pain that can worsen with chewing

Bell's Palsy - CORRECT ANSWER: Associated with Cranial Nerve VII paralysis and

results in facial asymmetry and inability to close eye, smile or frown on the affected side

Cerebrovascular Accident - CORRECT ANSWER: Review s/s depending on the artery

infarcted

Example: infarct in the ACA will result in motor: contralateral paralysis or paresis (greater in foot and thigh)

Sensory deficits associated with basilar artery infarct include contralateral loss of vibratory sense, sense of position with dysmetria, loss of two-point discrimination, impaired rapid alternating movements

Chronic Renal Failure - CORRECT ANSWER: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a

progressive loss of renal function associated with systemic disease such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (most significant risk factor), systemic lupus erythematosus or intrinsic kidney disease CKD stage is determined by estimates of GFR and albuminuria

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