NURS6501 / NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam (Fall 2020) Walden University

Question 1 A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best? ...

Question 1 A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best? Question 2 Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom? Question 3 What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Question 4 Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information? Question 5 Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority? Question 6 A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the patient? Question 7 A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Question 8 Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what? Question 9 Which bones are affected in Legg-Calve-Perthes disease? Question 10 A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate? Question 11 A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about? Question 12 A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition? Question 13 A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia? Question 14 Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer? Question 15 A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient? Question 16 What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Question 17 A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate? Question 18 The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder? Question 19 Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma? Question 20 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?