Chamberlain College of Nursing - NR 510

NR 510 Week 8 Final Exam

1) What is the most commonly reported symptom of cancer treatment?

 

Question 2. Where are Langerhans cells found?

 

Question 3. An infant has a crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur located between the second and third intercostal spaces along the left sternal border. A wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound is also found. These clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect?

 

Question 4. Which statement is true concerning a fungal infection?

Question 5. A hypersensitivity reaction that produces an allergic response is called:

 

Question 6.What period follows depolarization of the myocardium and represents a period during which no new cardiac potential can be propagated?

 

Question 7. Which renal change is found in older adults?

 

Question 8. Cystic fibrosis is caused by which process?

 

Question 9.What is the most common predisposing factor to obstructive sleep apnea in children?

 

 

Question 10.What is the major virus involved in the development of cervical cancer?

 

Question 11. Which normal physiologic change occurs in the aging pulmonary system?

 

 

Question 12.Which cancer originates from connective tissue?

 

 

Question 13. Which blood cells are the chief phagocytes involved in the early inflammation process?

 

Question 14. An infant diagnosed with a small patent ductus arteriosus

(PDA) would likely exhibit which symptom?   Intermittent murmur

 

Question 15. Which type of microorganism reproduces on the skin?

 

Question 16. During an infection, why do lymph nodes enlarge and become tender?

 

Question 17. Which hormone prompts increased anxiety, vigilance, and arousal during a stress response?

 

Question 18. The area of the kidneys that contains the glomeruli and portions of the tubules is called the:

 

 

Question 19. In which structure does B lymphocytes mature and undergo changes that commit them to becoming B cells?

 

Question 20.Research has shown a link between cancer and which sexually transmitted disease?

 

Question 21. Which vitamin improves the absorption of oral iron taken to treat iron deficiency anemia in children?

 

 

Question 22.Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune process involving antibodies attacking which type of cells?

Question 23. An infant has a continuous machine-type murmur best heard at the left upper sternal border throughout systole and diastole, as well as a bounding pulse and a thrill on palpation. These clinical findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect?

 

Question 24. The tonic neck reflex observed in a newborn should no longer be obtainable by:

 

Question 25. What is the function of erythrocytes?   

 

Question 26. Clinical manifestations of Parkinson disease are caused by a deficit in which of the brain’s neurotransmitters?

 

Question 27. The BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations increase the risk of which cancer in women?

 

 

Question 28.Which term is also used to refer to paradoxic sleep?

 

 

Question 29. Which person is at the greatest risk for developing delirium?

 

Question 30. Which term is used to describe an intestinal obstruction caused by the invagination of the ileum into the cecum and part of the ascending colon by collapsing through the ileocecal valve?

 

Question 31. The mucosal secretions of the cervix secrete which immunoglobulin?

 

 

Question 32. A blunt force injury to the forehead would result in a coup injury to which region of the brain?

 

Question 33. Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) may be accompanied by a positive throat or skin culture for which bacteria?

 

Question 34.How can glaucoma cause blindness?   

 

Question 35.Aldosterone directly increases the reabsorption of:

 

 

Question 36.How does the release (increase) of epinephrine raise body temperature?

 

 

Question 37.Which assessment finding characterizes Osgood-Schlatter disease?

 

Question 38.Using a fan to reduce body temperature is an example of which mechanism of heat loss?

 

Question 39.Which statement is true regarding the major difference between male and female sex hormone production?

 

 

Question 40.Which clinical manifestations would be expected for a child who has complete trisomy of the twenty-first chromosome?

 

 

Question 41.What is the function of the mucus secreted by the Bartholin glands?

 

Question 42.What syndrome, characterized by an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome, exhibits features that include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, and webbed neck?

 

Question 43.The secretion of adrenocorticotropic-stimulating hormone (ACTH) will result in the increased level of which hormone?

 

Question 44.The data reporting that sickle cell disease affects approximately 1 in 600 American blacks is an example of which concept?

 

 

Question 45.Which condition is considered a clinical cause of amenorrhea?

 

Question 46.What is the first sign of puberty in girls?

 

Question 47.What term is used to identify the condition that exists when the urethral meatus is located on the undersurface of the penis?

 

Question 48.The presence of a zygote having one chromosome with the normal complement of genes and one with a missing gene is characteristic of which genetic disorder?

Question 49.Obesity acts as an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus by:

 

Question 50.In scoliosis, curves in the thoracic spine greater than how many degrees result in decreased pulmonary function?

 

Question 51.The failure of bones to ossify, resulting in soft bones and skeletal deformity, characterizes which disorder?

 

Question 52.Which type of fracture usually occurs in an individual who engages in a new activity that is strenuous and repetitive?

 

Question 53.It is true that myasthenia gravis:

 

 

Question 54.Which clinical manifestations are associated with fibromyalgia?

 

Question 55.Which type of diarrhea results from lactose intolerance?

 

Question 56.Which change is a result of puberty and defends the vagina from infection?

 

Question 57.Which dietary lifestyle choice has been associated with a decreased risk for developing colon cancer?

 

Question 58.Which type of ion directly controls the contraction of

muscles?

 

Question 59.At 2 or 3 weeks of age, an infant who has been well fed and has gained weight begins to vomit for no apparent reason. The vomiting gradually becomes more forceful. These symptoms may be indicative of which disorder?

 

Question 60.Which water-soluble vitamin is absorbed by passive diffusion?

 

Question 61.The common property among the three types of medications used to treat depression is that they:

 

Question 62.Which pancreatic enzyme is responsible for the breakdown of carbohydrates?

 

 

Question 63.What anchors articular cartilage to the underlying bone?

 

Question 64.The absence of which major hormone is a determinant of sexual differentiation (wolffian system) in utero?

 

Question 65.Which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?

 

Question 66.What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?

 

Question 67.Neurofibrillary tangles characterize which neurologic disorder?

 

Question 68.What is the most common opportunistic infection associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?

 

Question 69.What causes the crystallization within the synovial fluid of the joint affected by gouty arthritis?

proteoglycans

 

Question 70.Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) is released to stimulate thyroid hormone (TH) and is inhibited when plasma levels of TH are adequate. This is an example of:

 

Question 71.Transcription is best defined as a process by which:

 

 

 

 

Question 72.Which medical diagnosis is characterized by tissue degeneration or irritation of the extensor carpi radialis brevis tendon?

 

Question 73.What is the target tissue for prolactin-releasing factor?

 

Question 74.Loud snoring, a decrease in oxygen saturation, fragmented sleep, chronic daytime sleepiness, and fatigue are clinical manifestations of which sleep disorder?

 

Question 75.What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle?