Course NURS-6501N-58,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtrs. 02/24-05/17-PT27
Test Exam - Week 11 Final
Started 5/10/20 6:24 PM Submitted 5/10/20 8:19 PM Due Date 5/11/20 1:59 AM Status Completed
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Course NURS-6501N-58,Advanced Pathophysiology.2020 Spring Qtrs. 02/24-05/17-PT27
Test Exam - Week 11 Final
Started 5/10/20 6:24 PM Submitted 5/10/20 8:19 PM Due Date 5/11/20 1:59 AM Status Completed
Attempt Score
64 out of 100 points
Time Elapsed 1 hour, 54 minutes out of 2 hours
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What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Selected Answer:
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Selected Answer:
Erythropoietin
What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Selected Answer:
Periorbital edema
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition?
Selected Answer:
Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
Selected Answer:
Polycystic ovary syndrome
The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best?
Selected Answer:
A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional prepare the patient for?
Selected Answer:
Reduction and immobilization
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Answer:
Excessive mucus production
An infant has gluten-sensitive enteropathy and the parents ask the healthcare professional to explain why the baby bruises so easily. The professional explains that the baby has which deficit?
Selected Answer:
Vitamin K deficiency from fat malabsorption
A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects?
Selected Answer:
Folat e
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?
Selected Answer:
Lepti n
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