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FREE PATHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT WEEK 9-11
EXAM QUESTIONS
Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation
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-Guarantee passing score -46 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: A patient has hypersplenism. How should the nurse explain this to the
patient? In this disease, which is related to the spleen, the spleen is:
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overacting Question 2: A nurse is describing insulin resistance in relation to hypertension. Which information should the nurse include? Insulin resistance is associated with overactivity of the
sympathetic nervous system and the:
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renin-angiotensin aldosterone system Question 3: Which assessment finding indicates that the patient is experiencing dyspnea?
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Feeling short of breath Question 4: When conducting a physical assessment of a patient during an acute asthma
episode, the nurse would expect to observe:
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pulsus paradoxus.
Question 5: A nurse is teaching about obesity and adipokines. Which information should the
nurse include? Obesity causes a decrease of:
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adiponectin
Question 6: A patient has lymphoblastic lymphoma. Which organ is most affected?
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Thymus Question 7: A patient has non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL). When the nurse is reviewing the history, which finding is a risk factor for NHL?
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Organ transplant 2 years ago Question 8: Which assessment finding is typical in a patient with multiple myeloma (MM)?
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Hypercalcemia Question 9: A patient has atherosclerosis. Which factor associated with endothelial injury will the nurse observe written in the history?
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Autoimmunity Question 10: A patient has recently developed chronic bronchitis. Which assessment finding is typical for this patient?
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Productive cough Question 11: A patient has heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). Which condition is a priority to assess?
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Pulmonary embolism
Question 12: Which laboratory result will be elevated in a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
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Fibrin degradation products Question 13: When a nurse observes a platelet count of 9,000/mm^3, which condition must the nurse monitor for in this patient?
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Spontaneous bleeding Question 14: The nurse recalls risk factors that are associated with atherosclerosis. These include primary hypertension and
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advanced age.Question 15: If a patient's history indicates that the cardiac valve disease is autosomal dominant, which diagnosis will the nurse observe written in the chart?
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Mitral valve prolapse Question 16: A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple myeloma? How should the nurse respond?
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Chemotherapy Question 17: If a patient has secondary hypertension, the nurse realizes that the patient has an
abnormal blood pressure caused by:
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an underlying disease Question 18: A nurse is asked what causes Prinzmetal angina. How should the nurse respond?
Prinzmetal angina is caused by:
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vasopspasm
Question 19: A patient has adenocarcinoma of the lungs. What type of cancer does this patient have?
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A tumor arising from the lung glands.Question 20: A patient has infectious mononucleosis, which immune cells are most affected?
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B lymphocytes
Question 21: Which statement indicates that the nurse needs more teaching about
complications of sustained hypertension? One complication of sustained hypertension is
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anemia Question 22: A patient has a decreased drive to breathe. Which condition should the nurse monitor for in this patient?
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Hypercapnia Question 23: Which of the following conditions should the nurse monitor for in a patient with hypoventilation?
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Hypercapnia Question 24: A patient's coronary blood flow is insufficient to meet the metabolic demands of the myocytes. which term will the nurse use to describe this process?
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Myocardial ischemia Question 25: A patient has a pneumothorax. Which action by the nurse is most important for this patient?
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Monitoring the chest tube
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