Question 1
The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which cells?
Selected
Answer:
Platele
ts
Question 2
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A healthcare professional is educating a patient about asthma. The professional states
that good control is necessary due to which pathophysiologic process?
Selected
Answer:
Uncontrolled inflammation leads to increased bronchial
hyperresponsiveness and eventual scarring.
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is an expected change in the cardiovascular system that occurs with aging?
Selected
Answer:
Arterial
stiffening
Question 4
0 out of 1 points
People diagnosed with neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because
of which genetic principle?
Selected
Answer:
Dominan
ce
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Selected
Answer:
The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density
lipoproteins (LDLs)
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should
the professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
Selected
Answer:
Increased rate of falling and dizzy
spells
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Question 7
0 out of 1 points
What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result of turbulent
blood flow through a vessel?
Selected
Answer:
Bounding pulse felt on
palpation
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
What are tumor cell markers?
Selected
Answer:
Hormones, enzymes, antigens, and antibodies that are produced
by cancer cells
Question 9
0 out of 1 points
Once they have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural
killer (NK) cells actively attack?
Selected
Answer:
Bacteri
a
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
Which gastric hormone inhibits acid and pepsinogen secretion, as well as decreases the
release of gastrin?
Selected
Answer:
Somatosta
tin
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
What is the single most common cause of cellular injury?
Selected
Answer:
Hypoxic
injury
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in patients
with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the professor
should review this material?
Selected Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of
Answer: increased ammonia.
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
Surfactant produced by type II alveolar cells facilitates alveolar distention and
ventilation by which mechanism?
Selected
Answer:
Decreasing surface tension in the
alveoli
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient is brought to the Emergency Department with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The healthcare professional assesses an abnormality involving a pleural rupture that
acts as a one-way valve, permitting air to enter on inspiration but preventing its escape
by closing during expiration. What action by the healthcare professional is the priority?
Selected
Answer:
Assist with a chest tube
insertion.
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
What is the only surface inside the nephron where cells are covered with microvilli to
increase the reabsorptive surface area called?
Selected
Answer:
Proximal convoluted
tubules
Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A patient is having an IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. What action by the
healthcare professional is best?
Selected
Answer:
Give the patient an
antihistamine.
Question 17
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with a renal stone. Based on knowledge of common stone
types, what self-care measure does the healthcare professional plan to teach the patient
when stone analysis has returned?
Selected
Answer:
Ingest 1000 mg of calcium
a day.
Question 18
1 out of 1 points
Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting
duct?
Selected
Answer:
Antidiuretic
hormone
Question 19
1 out of 1 points
The cardiac electrical impulse normally begins spontaneously in the sinoatrial (SA) node
because of what reason?
Selected
Answer:
It depolarizes more rapidly than other automatic cells of
the heart.
Question 20
1 out of 1 points
What is one function of the tumor cell marker?
Selected
Answer:
To screen individuals at high risk for
cancer
Question 21
1 out of 1 points
When comparing the clinical manifestations of both diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and
hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNKS), which condition is
associated with only DKA?
Selected
Answer:
Kussmaul
respirations
Question 22
1 out of 1 points
Which cAMP-mediated response is related to antidiuretic hormone?
Selected
Answer:
Increased retention of
water
Question 23
0 out of 1 points
The student wants information about a patient's renal function. What test does the
healthcare professional tell the student to evaluate?
Selected
Answer:
Serum blood urea nitrogen and
creatinine
Question 24
1 out of 1 points
What is the most important cause of pul [Show Less]