Patho Hesi Questions and Answers
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which hormone will be found if someone is pregnant? ✔✔chorionic gonadotropin
If a person vomits alot, what acid imbalance will happen? ✔✔metabollic alkalosis
what is the body
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Patho Hesi Questions and Answers
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which hormone will be found if someone is pregnant? ✔✔chorionic gonadotropin
If a person vomits alot, what acid imbalance will happen? ✔✔metabollic alkalosis
what is the body's initial response to a severe burn? ✔✔immunologic/inflammatory response is
immediate, prolonged, and severe. result from surviving burn shock is immunosuppression with
increases susceptibility to potentially fatal burn sepsis.
What type of hearing loss is associated with ototoxic (drug) effects? ✔✔sensorineural hearing
loss
parkinson's causes a decrease in what hormone? ✔✔dopamine
what is the function of cholecystokinin? ✔✔stimulates the release of bile into the intestine and
the secretion of enzymes by the pancreas
what section of the ECG shows that there is ventricular electric action? ✔✔QRS complex
what part of the kidney increases urine concentration? ✔✔loop of henle
what does hemorrhaging do to preload? ✔✔
how does hyperglycemia cause lower leg pain? ✔✔it is caused by diabetic neuropathy
a person with a history of left heart failure wakes up in the middle of the night, what is
happening? ✔✔orthopnea
what immune cells are most affected by AIDS? ✔✔T cells
what hormones cause dark urine and increased heart rate? ✔✔
a patient with breast cancer is being screened for BRCA1 and BRCA2, what information should
be known about this? ✔✔testing is done for both genes because they need to determine if the
variants were inherited. it's important for the patient to understand if there are risks to potentially
developing other cancers in the future. also determine if other family members are at risk for
being affected.
what is gout? ✔✔uric acid crystals in joints; toes mostly, big toe***
how is bone marrow affected in leukemia? ✔✔anemia; thrombocytopenia
what is osteoarthritis? ✔✔random joint pain and stiffness throughout the body
a person who got a TB test ✔✔
what hormone is overproduced in cushing's disease? ✔✔TSH
a patient comes in with leg pain because of hypercalcemia? ✔✔Hypercalcemia can cause the
bones to release too much calcium, leaving them deficient. This abnormal bone activity can lead
to pain and muscle weakness
The nurse is caring for a client who is admitted to the critical care unit with acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) and requires endotracheal intubation. Which chest radiograph
findings indicate the pathophysiological process of ARDS? ✔✔consolidation and whiteout of the
lung fields
Which finding indicates to the nurse that a client is experiencing acute kidney injury (AKI)
related to a prerenal cause? ✔✔urinalysis shows abundant cells, casts, proteins
An elderly client diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) four years ago
presents in the emergency center with shortness of breath, cyanosis, and greenish-colored
sputum. His initial blood gases on room air are: pH 7.39, PaO2 46, PaCO2 53, and HCO3 32.
Which description best characterizes this client's presenting problem? ✔✔chronic respitory
acidosis
The development of atherosclerosis is a process of sequential events. Arrange the
pathophysiological events in order of occurrence. ✔✔Arterial endothelial injury causes
inflammation.
Macrophages consume low-density lipoprotein (LDL), creating foam cells.
Foam cells release growth factors for smooth muscle cells.
Smooth muscle grows over fatty streaks creating fibrous plaques.
Vessel narrowing results in ischemia.
A client's tumor measures 2 cm before and after receiving a course of radiotherapy. What
physiological mechanism renders this response to radiation therapy for cancers? ✔✔production
of ionizing energy damages DNA, hence stops replication
A client's heart rate increases to 147 beats per minute. The urine output drops from 43 mL to 28
mL in one hour and is dark amber in color. The brown-tinged fluid in the nasogastric tube tests
hemoccult positive. Which neurohormones are responsible for these symptoms that were created
in response to stress? ✔✔glucocorticoids and norepinephrine
A female client's morning laboratory test results include hemoglobin 11.0 grams/dL (110 g/L)
and hematocrit 34% (0.34). Based on these findings, this client is at risk for which
pathophysiological finding? ✔✔fatigue and weakness
The nurse is reviewing the laboratory findings of a client who was admitted yesterday with
cellulitis of the lower leg as the result of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). Which finding is
consistent with the client's diagnosis? ✔✔wbc count: 19,000/mm^3 (19 x 10^9/L)
a person who had ___ had a stone removed, when testing is done what is the most important
thing to look for? ✔✔need to know what the stone was made of to determine the best therapy.
A male client with a massive pulmonary embolus is tachycardic, hypotensive, and has audible
bilateral pulmonary crackles. His arterial blood gases (ABGs) results are: pH 7.0; PaCO2 66
mmHg; HCO3 24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L); PaO2 mmHg. Based on these findings, this client is at
greatest risk for which pathophysiological condition? ✔✔respiratory failure
which of the following is a result of addison's disease? ✔✔bronze skin
what causes high PaO2 and PaCO2? ✔✔
what is a pressure ulcer? ✔✔Localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a
bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear and or friction
- most common site is the sacrum then the heels
- factors include amount of pressure and length of time the pressure is exerted on the skin and
ability of patients tissue to tolerate the external pressure
- other factors: SHEARING FORCE (pressure from lying on a bed), friction, and excessive
moisture.
what are the BPMs for both nodes? ✔✔SA: 60-100
AV: 40-60
what is associated with ALS? ✔✔progressive muscle weakness
what is associated with muscular dystrophy? ✔✔degeneration of muscle mass
what is osteoartitis? ✔✔inflammation of the joints; unilaterally
what is a serum bicarb below 15? leads to metabolic acidosis? ✔✔diabetic ketoacidosis
a patient brings in her child who is sick, and is diagnosed with reye's syndrome. what caused
this? ✔✔aspirin; excessive intake; kids should not have aspirin
The client has S-T segment depression on the 12-lead electrocardiogram. The nurse concludes
that this ECG finding is consistent with which of the following changes- ✔✔ischemia
excess of PTH ✔✔bone resorption
clinical manifestation of osteoporosis ✔✔kyphosis
Where can COPD components (neutrophils, macrophages/cytes, and lymphocytes) be detected?
✔✔Bronchoalveolar fluid and induced sputum
condition affecting the upper lining the upper linings of the stomach? ✔✔gastro-something
tPA ✔✔protein involved in the breakdown of blood clots, breaks them when stroke is involved
Atherosclerosis ✔✔hardening and thickening of vessels caused by accumulation of lipid covered
macrophages in the arterial wall = leads to PLAQUE formation
acute pancreatitis ✔✔elevated serum lipase level
the nurse is caring for someone with PKD and there is flank pain and hematuria. bp is 120/80?
✔✔reningeotensin
Which wbc count with differential is characteristic of a patient with a bacterial infection?
✔✔neutrophils with increased band
The nurse is caring for a client with PKD, flank pain, and hematuria. Blood pressure of 180/100.
Which pathophysiological process would support the high blood pressure? ✔✔renin angiotensin
mechanism
A client with chronic osteoarthritis is complaining of pain in the knee, what is happening?
✔✔Joint inflammation occurs chondrocyte injury destroys cartilage when osteophytes are
produced
involving MI and ventricular distress? ✔✔ST segment
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