NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM/ NURS 6501 MIDTERM EXAM

NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM/ NURS 6501 MIDTERM EXAM

NURS 6501 ADVANCED

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM

2026-2027 EXAM/ NURS 6501 MIDTERM

EXAM 2026-2027

1. A patient has a history of excessive use of

magnesium-containing antacids and aluminumcontaining antacids. What lab value does the

healthcare professional correlate to this behavior?

Answer: B

a. Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL

b

.

Phosphate 1.9 mg/dL

c. Sodium 149 mEq/L

d. Potassium 2.5 mEq/L

2.A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the

healthcare professionaladvise the person to include in

the diet?

Answer: B

a. Iron

b

.

Iodine

c. Zinc

d

.

Magnesium

3.In teaching a women's community group, which risk

factor does the healthcare professional teach is

related to high morbidity of cancer of thecolon,

uterus, and kidney?

Answer: C

a. Women older than 45 years of age

b

.

Women who have never had children

c. Women who have high body mass index

d

.

Women who have smoked for more than 10 years

4.A professor has taught the students about the

pathogenesis of abdominal pain.Which statement by a

student indicates the professor needs to review the

material?

Answer: D

a.

Chemical mediators, such as histamine, bradykinin,

and serotonin, produceabdominal pain.