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WorksheetsPATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURSING
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 31mins
Patient Rachel was hospitalized after experiencing too much stress from employment, family and heath. The nurse knows that the following are signs of fight or flight response:
Patient developed anxiety, depression, headaches, insomnia
Organ damage, cardiovascular diseases or death.
Hypertension, tachycardia, hyperglycemia, diaphoresis, muscle spasm
Patient develops adaptive or maladaptive coping
Patient Rachel was hospitalized after experiencing too much stress from employment, family and heath. The nurse knows that the following statement is TRUE about stage 2 response in the stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
A period of a prolonged or overwhelming stressor.
Body used all types of coping mechanisms (physical, biochemical and psychological)
Activation of SNS. Release of cortisol and catecholamines.
SNS and cortisol returns to normal, causing fight or flight symptoms to disappear
Patient Mena was brought to the emergency room after experiencing high fever and chills. The infection control nurse knows that the following statement is TRUE about monocytes as part of the White Blood Cell (WBC) differential count?
Second line of defense in the second hour of infection.
First line of defense in the first hour of infection.
Fights parasitic infection.
Fight against inflammation, allergic reaction
Patient Mena was brought to the emergency room after experiencing high fever and chills. The infection control nurse knows that the following statement is TRUE about B lymphocyte cell as part of the White Blood Cell (WBC) differential count?
Fights antigen by producing antibodies
Fights cancer and tumor cells.
Fights antigen and foreign substances
Fights bacteria and virus
Patient Mena was brought to the emergency room after experiencing redness, fever and swelling in infected wound. The pain nurse specialist knows that redness and swelling from wound is produced by which of the body's innate defense
Mast cells, prostaglandin
Macrophage and pyrogen
Interferons
Complement proteins
Patient Mena was brought to the emergency room after experiencing redness, fever and swelling in infected wound. The nurse specialist knows that the following is the action of interferon as part of the body's innate defense
Promotes vasodilation to release mediators
Released during bacterial infection to produce fever
Fights viral infection and prevent viral replication
Promote antibody action to attack bacteria
The public health nurse is conducting health education to her local community. Which of the following BEST exemplify an active acquired immunity.
Prior exposure to chickenpox and measles
Maternal-fetal transfer thru placenta
Vaccine/immunization hesitancy
Breastfeeding (milk and colostrum)
The public health nurse is conducting health education to her local community. Which of the following BEST exemplify a Type 2 hypersensitive reaction (cytotoxic)
Autoimmune disease (lupus, psoriasis)
Blood transfusion reaction
Allergies to food, drugs
Organ transplane reaction/ rejection
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who was having organ transplant after bone surgery. The nurse knows that the following BEST describes autologous category in donor-recipient transplant?
Similar species and tissue)
Same person
Identical twins
Another species (animal)
The nurse is caring for a postoperative patient who was having organ transplant after bone surgery. The nurse knows that the following BEST describes hyper acute tissue rejection after an organ transplant?
Within 3 days
Day 4 to 3 months
4 months to 1 year
After 1 year
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on anatomy and physiology. The nursing student knows that the following patient situation BEST exemplifies "Positive feedback mechanism"
A patient develops hyperglycemia (high blood sugar level) after a week of stress
A female patient suddenly develops high blood pressure.
A teenager patient develops fever and chills a week after attending concert.
A pregnant mother preparing for labor and delivery.
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on pathophysiology. The nursing student knows that the following patient situation BEST exemplifies "congenital disease"
A diabetic patient develops lung cancer after taking insulin for a decade
A female patient with family history of hypertension develops high blood pressure
A teenager patient develops unusual type of cancer with no known cause.
A person with determination have no arms (upper extremities) since birth
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on pathophysiology. The nursing student knows that the following patient situations exemplify "exacerbation" EXCEPT
A patient with fracture who is about to remove his cast after 6 months.
An HIV patient who develops pneumonia and tuberculosis
A pediatric patient returns again to the hospital after asthmatic attack
An asthmatic patient who develops respiratory distress syndrome after days in the hospital
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on pathophysiology. The nursing student knows that the following patient situation exemplifies "Inflammatory disease"
A patient with uncontrolled diabetes who develops pancreatic cancer
An elderly patient who develops gout and arthritis.
A pediatric patient diagnosed with mild autism
A patient diagnosed with ACS who develops unstable angina and heart attack
Patient Cara was diagnosed with Hodgkin diseases after observing 0.5 inch of mass in the neck area. The doctor mentioned it is just beginning as cancer cells have not yet reached the lymph and adjacent tissue organs. The oncology nurse knows that the following patient situation best reflect which tumor staging?
Tumor
Node
Metastasis
All of the above
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on anatomy and physiology. The nursing student knows that all of the following statement are true about cellular function EXCEPT
Cell membrane is the outer protective layer of the cell.
Nucleus is control center of the cell.
Mitochondria is the power house of the cell.
Organelles are internal structures supported by nucleoplasm.
The nurse educator is reviewing basic concepts to his students on pathophysiology. The nursing student knows that the following is the correct order of steps in carcinogenesis.
Progression, Initiation, and Promotion
Promotion, Initiation, and Progression
Initiation, Progression and Promotion
Initiation, Promotion and Progression
A nurse was assigned to take care of the newly admitted patient diagnosed with cancer. Which of the following statement best reflects hyperplasia
Increase in cell size
Increase in cell number
Increase in cell size, shape, appearance.
Decrease in cell size and number
A nurse was assigned to take care of the newly admitted patient diagnosed with cancer. Which of the following statement best reflects atrophy
Person develops beefy and big body after regular going to gym.
Bedridden patient becomes very thin after 1 year in being on bed
Patient develops scars after series of injection
Patient with bulimia develops esophageal cancer
The newly hired nurse was assigned by her supervisor to take care of set of patients in the general ward. Which of the following set of medical conditions BEST pertain to "neoplastic diseases"?
Aneurysm, Cancer and Hypertension
Lung cancer, Colorectal cancer and Uterine cancer
Diabetes, hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism
Gout, Arthritis and Lupus
The incoming shift nurse during endorsement receives the latest laboratory results from outgoing shift nurse. Based from the laboratory results, which of the following is TRUE about pancytopenia?
WBC count is 3,000
Platelet count is 90,000
All of the above
RBC count is 3,500,000
The incoming shift nurse during endorsement receives the latest laboratory results from outgoing shift nurse. Based from the laboratory results, which of the following is TRUE about polycythemia vera?
WBC count is 30,000
Platelet count is 600,000
RBC count is 7,000,000
RBC count is 3,500,000
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with anemia. Which of the following patient situation is TRUE about aplastic anemia?
Vitamin B12 and intrinsic factor deficiency
Iron deficiency
Bone marrow suppression
Hemoglobin protein (alpha or beta) deficiency
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with bleeding disorders. Which of the following clinical manifestations are evident to a patient diagnosed with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Reddish skin and hypertension
Bruising and petechia
Purpura, bleeding
Blood clots and bleeding
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with anemia. Which of the following clinical manifestations are evident to a patient diagnosed with sickle cell anemia
Loss of deep tendon reflex, anemia, diarrhea
Spleenomegaly, hepatomegaly,. delayed growth
bleeding, infection, anemia
abdominal pain, body pain, anemia
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with anemia. Which of the following clinical manifestations are evident to a patient diagnosed with thalassemia
Loss of deep tendon reflex, anemia, diarrhea
Spleenomegaly, hepatomegaly,. delayed growth
bleeding, infection, anemia
abdominal pain, body pain, anemia
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with anemia. Which of the following are causative factors of hemolytic anemia?
Autoimmune, blood transfusion reaction, blood incompatibilities
Genetics, dehydration, high altitudes
Autoimmune, viral infection, chemotherapy drugs
Low intake of iron, bleeding, GI disorder
The hematologic nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with bleeding disorder. Which of the following are causative factors of hemophilia?
Chemical, viral, radiation
Genetics, absent clotting factor 8 (VIII)
Autoimmune, viral infection, immunodeficiency
Absent von Willebrand factor, hyper coagulation, cancer
The oncology nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with different types of cancer. Which of the following are causative factors of non-hodgkin?
Chemical, viral, radiation
Epstein Barr virus, + Reed-Sternberg cells, Immunodeficiency
Autoimmune, - Reed-Sternberg cells, HIV
Bone marrow cancer, radiation, spleen destruction
The oncology nurse was assigned to take care of patients diagnosed with different types of cancer. Which of the following are clinical manifestations experienced by the patient diagnosed with multiple myeloma?
All of the above
Bone pain, fracture, kidney problems
Painless node, enlarged lymph node, recurrent infection
Anemia, bleeding, lymphadenopathy
