NURS6501 Walden University Pathophysiology Final Exam With Answers (66 Solved Questions)

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Walden University NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question andanswersAdvanced Pathophysiology (Walden University)Walden University NURS 6501 Final Exam– Question andanswersAdvanced Pathophysiology (Walden University)lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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Walden University NURS 6501Final Exam– Questionand Answers (Correct Answers).Results Displayed: Selected Answers and Correct AnswersQuestion 11 out of 1 pointsAn aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varyingdegrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?Selected Answer:b.ExpressivityCorrect Answer:b.ExpressivityQuestion 21 out of 1 pointsWhy is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?SelectedAnswer:c.Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable topotassiumCorrect Answer:c.Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable topotassiumQuestion 31 out of 1 pointsA 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is anexample of:Selected Answer:a.Gene imprintingCorrect Answer:a.Gene imprintingQuestion 41 out of 1 pointsA nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls thatoncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by:Selected Answer:b.Plasma proteinsCorrect Answer:b.lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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Plasma proteinsQuestion 51 out of 1 pointsDuring childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____atrophy.Selected Answer:a.PhysiologicCorrect Answer:a.PhysiologicQuestion 61 out of 1 pointsWhat is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?Selected Answer:a.Provide growth factor for tissue growth and developmentCorrect Answer:a.Provide growth factor for tissue growth and developmentQuestion 71 out of 1 pointsWhen a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cysticfibrosis is caused by an _____ gene.Selected Answer:d.Autosomal recessiveCorrect Answer:d.Autosomal recessiveQuestion 81 out of 1 pointsA patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell deathwith severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse useto define this process?Selected Answer:d.NecrosisCorrect Answer:d.NecrosisQuestion 91 out of 1 pointsA eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell wouldmost of the genetic information be contained?lOMoARcPSD|12950611

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Selected Answer:c.NucleolusCorrect Answer:c.NucleolusQuestion 101 out of 1 pointsA nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillarymembranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluidmovement is the nurse describing?Selected Answer:a.Hydrostatic pressureCorrect Answer:a.Hydrostatic pressureQuestion 111 out of 1 pointsHow 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 121 out of 1 pointsThe early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in:Selected Answer:c.Reduced protein synthesisCorrect Answer:c.Reduced protein synthesisQuestion 131 out of 1 pointsThe ion transporter that moves Na+and Ca2+simultaneously in the same direction is anexample of which of the following types of transport?Selected Answer:d.SymportCorrect Answer:d.SymportQuestion 141 out of 1 pointslOMoARcPSD|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?SelectedAnswer:Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4dihydroxyphenylalanine)Correct Answer:Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4dihydroxyphenylalanine)Question 151 out of 1 pointsA patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s bestresponse?Selected Answer:d.Pregnancy in women over age 35Correct Answer:d.Pregnancy in women over age 35Question 160 out of 1 pointsThe student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct inidentifying the primary function of the nerve cell as:Selected Answer:b.ConductivityCorrect Answer:d.CommunicationQuestion 171 out of 1 pointsA 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that thefetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe thiscondition?Selected Answer:c.TetraploidyCorrect Answer:c.TetraploidyQuestion 181 out of 1 pointsSodium 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 productionQuestion 191 out of 1 pointsWhich of the following mutations have the most significant effect on proteinsynthesis?Selected Answer:d.Frameshift mutationsCorrect Answer:d.Frameshift mutationsQuestion 201 out of 1 pointsA 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratorydisturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamousepithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellularadaptation is called:Selected Answer:c.MetaplasiaCorrect Answer:c.MetaplasiaQuestion 211 out of 1 pointsA nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the bloodto 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 221 out of 1 pointsWhat is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals anabsent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Herfeatures include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at theelbow, and sparse body hair.Selected Answer:c.Turner syndromeCorrect Answer:c.Turner syndrome

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