Pathophysiology HESI Practice Quiz, (Answered). Rated A, 2022/2023
QRS interval of 0.14 second - ?✔Upon analysis of an electrocardiogram, what finding indicates a disturbance in electrical conduction in the ventricl
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Pathophysiology HESI Practice Quiz, (Answered). Rated A, 2022/2023
QRS interval of 0.14 second - ?✔Upon analysis of an electrocardiogram, what finding indicates a disturbance in electrical conduction in the ventricles?
A febrile transfusion reaction - ?✔Client recieving whole blood transfusion develops chills, fever, and headache 30 minutes after the transfusion is started. The nurse shoudl recognize these symptoms as characteristic of what reaction?
Adenocarcinoma (only lung cancer not related to cigarette smoking) - ?✔Male client has never smoked but has had COPD for the past 5 years is now being assessed for cancer of the lung. The nurse knows that he is most likely to develop which type of lung cancer?
Ptosis on the left eyelid - ?✔The RN assessing an older client determines the left upper eyelid droops, covering more of the irsi than the right eyelid. Which description should the nurse use to document this finding?
Avoid tight-fitting clothing and do not use bubble-bath or bath salts. - ?✔A nurse is planning to teach self-care measures to a female client about prevention of yeast infections. Which instructions should the nurse provide?
- Sons of female carriers have 50% chance of inheriting hemophilia
- Hemophilia is an x-linked recessive disorder - ?✔The parents of a child with hemophilia A ask the burse about their probability of having another child with hemophilia A. which information is the basis for the nurse's response?
Cystocele - ?✔A nurse is assessing a postmenopausal woman who is complaining of urinary urgency and frequency and stress incontinence. She also reports difficulty in emptying her bladder. These complaints are most likely due to which condition?
Serum potassium of 5.5 mEq and toatl calcium of 6 mg/dl - ?✔The nurse is assessing lab results for a client admitted with renal failure and osteodystrophy. Which findings are consistent with this client's clinical picture?
Peripheral edema - ?✔Which clinical finding should the nurse identify in a client who is admitted with cardiac chirrhosis?
Weight gain with low serum sodium - ?✔The nurse is caring for a client who had an excision of a malignant pituitary tumor. Which findings should the nurse document that indicates the client is developing syndrome of SIADH?
Lay the child down and ask the mother to stay near the child in the crib - ?✔A mother is crying as she rocks and hold bild with tetnus who is having muscular spasms and crying. After administering diazepam (Valium) to the child, what action should the nurse implement
As the prostate gland enlarges, its cells contribute more PSA in the circulating blood - ?✔A male client continues to have questions about the results of a prostatic surface antigen screening test and asks the nurse how the PSA levels become elevvated. The nurse should explainn which pathophysiological mechanism?
Risk for injury related to denial of deficits and implusiveness - ?✔The nurse is planning care for a client who has a R hemispheric stroke. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Consume adequate foods rich in calcium - ?✔Which healthcare practice is most important for the nurse to teach a postmenopausal client?
Review the electrocardiogram tracing - ?✔A client is brought to the ER after a snow-skiing accident. Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
Both genes of a pair must be abnormal for the disorder to occur - ?✔The nurse is teaching a client with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD), an autosomal recessive disorder, about the inheritance pattern. Which information should the nurse provide?
Loss of thirst, weight gain - ?✔The nurse is caring for a client with SIADH, which is manifested by which symptoms?
Poor blood glucose control - ?✔The severity of diabetic retinopathy is directly related to which condition?
Obstruction at the urinary bladder neck - ?✔A client with a markedly distended bladder is diagnoses with hydronephrosis and left hydroureter after an IV pyelogram. The nurse catheterizes the client and obtains a residual urine volume of 1650mL. This finding supports which pathophysiological cause of the cloent's urinary tract obstruction?
Spasmodic reflec of respiratory and gastric movements results from stimulation of the chemoreceptor trigger zone - ?✔Which pathophysiological response supports a client's vomiting experience?
Acute compartment syndrome - ?✔Client with fractured R radius reports severe, diffus pain that has not responded to the prescribed analgesics. The pain is greater with passive movement of the limb than with active movement by the client. The nurse recognizes that the client is most likely exhibiting symptoms of which condition?
Serum potassium of 5.5 mEq and total calcium of 6 mL/dL - ?✔Lab results for a patient admitted with renal failure and osteodystrophy. Which findings are consistent with this client's clinical picture?
Pernicious anemia - ?✔Deficiency of intrinstic factor =
Stony. irregular nodules palpated on the prostate should be further evaluated. - ?✔A middle-aged male client asks the nurse what findings from his digital rectal examination promted the healthcare provider to prescribe a repeat serum protatic surface antigen level. What information should the nurse provide?
Lower in the legs than in the arms - ?✔Th nurse is measuring BP on all four extremities of a child with coarctation of the aorta. Which BP finding should the nurse expect to obtain?
measures central pressures for monitoring fluid replacement - ?✔Pulmonary artery (PA) catheters...
6-12 weeks - ?✔An intial HIV antibody screen (ELISA) is
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