• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Answer: Platelets
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient abo
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• Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected Answer: Platelets
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states that good control
is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected
Answer:
Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial hyperresponsiveness and
eventual scarring.
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected Answer: Arterial stiffening
• Question 4
0 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which
genetic principle?
Selected Answer: Dominance
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Selected
Answer:
The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins
(LDLs)
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the professional
assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
Selected Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells
• Question 7
0 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent blood flow through a
vessel?
Selected Answer: Bounding pulse felt on palpation
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected Answer: Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced by cancer cells
• Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells
actively attack?
Selected Answer: Bacteria
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the release of
gastrin?
Selected Answer: Somatostatin
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected Answer: Hypoxic injury
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients with hepatic
encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor should review this material?
Selected Answer: Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of increased ammonia.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and ventilation by which
mechanism?
Selected Answer: Decreasing surface tension in the alveoli
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest. The healthcare
professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that acts as a one-way valve, permitting
air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape by closing during expiration. What action by the
healthcare professional is the priority?
Selected Answer: Assist with a chest tube insertion.
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to increase the
reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected Answer: Proximal convoluted tubules
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the healthcare
professional is best?
Selected Answer: Give the patient an antihistamine.
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone types, what selfcare measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient when stone analysis has
returned?
Selected Answer: Ingest 1000 mg of calcium a day.
• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?
Selected Answer: Antidiuretic hormone
• Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node because of
what reason?
Selected Answer: It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of the heart.
• Question 20
1 out of 1 points
What is one function of the tumor cell marker?
Selected Answer: To screen individuals at high risk for cancer
• Question 21
1 out of 1 points
When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic
hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS), which condition is associated with only DKA?
Selected Answer: Kussmaul respirations
• Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?
Selected Answer: Increased retention of water
• Question 23
0 out of 1 points
The student wants information about a patient's renal function. What test does the healthcare
professional tell the student to evaluate?
Selected Answer: Serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine
• Question 24
1 out of 1 points
What is the most important cause of pulmonary artery constriction?
Selected Answer: Low alveolar partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO 2)
• Question 25
0 out of 1 points
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is
related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
Selected Answer: Woman who have smoked for more than 10 years
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the professional assess for
pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority?
Selected Answer: Deep venous thrombosis
• Question 27
0 out of 1 points
What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?
Selected Answer: Down syndrome
• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
A person has acne, easy bruising, thin extremities, and truncal obesity. The healthcare professional
assesses the person for which of these?
Selected Answer: Use of glucocorticoids
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