NURS 6501 WK1 PATHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NURS 6501 WK1 PATHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wk1Patho.docx 1 out of 1 points 55-year-old male has swelling of the feet. Which of the following aided in development of swelling? Question 2 Which of the foll ...

NURS 6501 WK1 PATHOLOGY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Wk1Patho.docx 1 out of 1 points 55-year-old male has swelling of the feet. Which of the following aided in development of swelling? Question 2 Which of the following disorders is manifested primarily in males? Question 3 1 out of 1 points In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? Question 4 1 out of 1 points A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? Question 5 1 out of 1 points An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? Question 6 1 out of 1 points A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the blood to the cell. What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with the patient? Question 7 1 out of 1 points What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? Question 8 1 out of 1 points A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following? 1 out of 1 points A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart? Question 10 1 out of 1 points A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with: Question 11 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for? Question 12 1 out of 1 points What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair. Question 13 1 out of 1 points The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? Question 14 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: Question 15 0 out of 1 points The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as: Question 16 1 out of 1 points A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool. What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells? Question 17 1 out of 1 points The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: Question 18 1 out of 1 points A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? Question 19 1 out of 1 points What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? Question 20 1 out of 1 points During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy. Question 21 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: Question 22 1 out of 1 points After a geneticist talks to the patient about being a chromosomal mosaic, the patient asks the nurse what that means. How should the nurse respond? You may _____ genetic disease(s). Question 23 1 out of 1 points The ion transporter that moves Na+ and Ca2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? Question 24 0 out of 1 points When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene. Question 25 1 out of 1 points A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart?