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    Walden University NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question and answers Advanced Pathophysiology (Walden University) Walden University NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question and answers Advanced Pathophysiology (Walden University) lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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    Walden University NURS 6501Final Exam– Question and Answers (Correct Answers). Results Displayed: Selected Answers and Correct Answers Question 1 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? Selected Answer: b. Expressivity Correct Answer: b. Expressivity Question 2 1 out of 1 points Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? Selected Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium Correct Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium Question 3 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: Selected Answer: a. Gene imprinting Correct Answer: a. Gene imprinting Question 4 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: Selected Answer: b. Plasma proteins Correct Answer: b. lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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    Plasma proteins Question 5 1 out of 1 points During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy. Selected Answer: a. Physiologic Correct Answer: a. Physiologic Question 6 1 out of 1 points What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? Selected Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development Correct Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development Question 7 1 out of 1 points When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene. Selected Answer: d. Autosomal recessive Correct Answer: d. Autosomal recessive Question 8 1 out of 1 points A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process? Selected Answer: d. Necrosis Correct Answer: d. Necrosis Question 9 1 out of 1 points A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained? lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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    Selected Answer: c. Nucleolus Correct Answer: c. Nucleolus Question 10 1 out of 1 points A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing? Selected Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure Correct Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure Question 11 1 out of 1 points How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? Selected Answer: c. By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) Correct Answer: c. By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) Question 12 1 out of 1 points The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in: Selected Answer: c. Reduced protein synthesis Correct Answer: c. Reduced protein synthesis Question 13 1 out of 1 points The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? Selected Answer: d. Symport Correct Answer: d. Symport Question 14 1 out of 1 points lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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    A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? Selected Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) Correct Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) Question 15 1 out of 1 points A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response? Selected Answer: d. Pregnancy in women over age 35 Correct Answer: d. Pregnancy in women over age 35 Question 16 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: Selected Answer: b. Conductivity Correct Answer: d. Communication Question 17 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? Selected Answer: c. Tetraploidy Correct Answer: c. Tetraploidy Question 18 1 out of 1 points Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: Selected Answer: a. Decreased ATP production

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    Correct Answer: a. Decreased ATP production Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on protein synthesis? Selected Answer: d. Frameshift mutations Correct Answer: d. Frameshift mutations Question 20 1 out of 1 points A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular adaptation is called: Selected Answer: c. Metaplasia Correct Answer: c. Metaplasia Question 21 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? Selected Answer: d. Passive-mediated transport (facilitated diffusion) Correct Answer: d. Passive-mediated transport (facilitated diffusion) Question 22 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. Selected Answer: c. Turner syndrome Correct Answer: c. Turner syndrome

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