NR 507 MIDTERM EXAM WEEK 4 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS
1. Hypertension (high blood pressure) will have its most immediate effect
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Preload
Contractiliy
Afterload
None of
these
2. Mature, circulating RBC’s lack endoplasmic reticulum. Without these
structures RBC’s are completely unable to synthesize any
ATP
Protein
All of the
above
Hemoglobin
3. Which of the following would indicate that a client with chronic
bronchitis has developed secondary polycythemia vera:
Increased hematocrit
Abnormal arterial blood
gas x Cyanosis
Peripheral
edema Stroke
volume is
4. The amount of blood the heart can hold
The amount of blood the heart ejects per minute
The amount of blood the heart ejects per beat x
Equal to the total blood volume of approximately
5 L
5. Glomerulonephritis is associated with a(n)
Elevated BUN/creat levels due to increase
GFR Decreased BUN/creat levels due to
decreased GFR Decreased bun/creat levels
due to increased GFR
Elevated bun/creat level due to decreased GFR
6. Which of the following would not typically be observed in a client with
asthma
Wheezing
Chest
tightness SOB
Productive cough
7. A prolonged episode of tachycardia will result in
Increased ejection
fraction x No change in
stroke volume Increased
stroke volume
Decreased stroke volume
8. Tubular reabsorption and tubular secretion differ in that
Secretion adds material to the filtrate, reabsorption removed material from the
filtrate
Secretion occurs via passive transport, reabsorption occurs via active transport
Secretion adds material to the blood; reabsorption removes material from the
blood Reabsorption tends to increase urine volume, secretion tends to decrease
urine volume
9. After erythrocytes have completed their lifespan \, they are removed by
macrophages located mainly in the
Yellow bone
marrow Appendix
Splee
n Liver
x
10. Alveolar hyperinflation occurs in asthma and chronic bronchitis as the result
of
Thorax expansion
Increased rate of pulmonary capillary
perfusion Sustained bronchodialation
Decreased ability to exhale
11. The primary site of damage in the nephron due to ischemic conditions is the
Bowmans
capsule Loop of
henle
Distal convoluted tubule
Proximal convoluted
tubule
12. The movement of blood into and out of the capillary beds of the lungs
to the body tissues and cells describes the process of
Metabolis
m
Respiratio
n
Perfusion
Ventilation
13. A 5-year-old female presents with frequent urinary tract infections,
imagine studies indicate a retrograde flow of urine from the urinary
bladder into the urethra. This is indicative of
Hypospadias
Vesicoureteral reflux
Renal agenesis x
Polycystic kidney
disease
14. A 30-year-old client who had a gastrectomy procedure 1 year ago is most at
risk for the development of
Iron-deficiency
anemia Aplastic
anemia Hemolytic
anemia Pernicious
anemia
15. A deficiency of intrinsic factor (IF) will most likely result in
Pernicious anemia
Iron-deficiency anemia
x Folate-deficiency
anemia Aplastic
anemia
16. During ventricular systole
A and b
Venous blood from the systemic circulation enters the right
atrium The mitral and tricuspid valves are closed
The mitral and tricuspid valves are open
17. A deficiency of transferrin is most likely to result in
Aplastic anemia
Iron-deficiency
anemia Hemolytic
anemia Pernicious
anemia
18. The primary source of erythropoietin is the
Splee
n
Kidne
y Liver
Bone marrow
19. Which of the following is not a condition associated with renal failure
Hypernatremia
Hyperphosphatem
ia Hypokalemia
Hypocalcemia
20. A 25-year-old female presents with frequent complete calculi blockage of
one ureter. This is referred to as
Postrenal
disease
Hypercalemia
Intrarenal
Prenatal
disease
21. Contractility of cardia muscle is directly dependent on the level of
Calcium
Chloride
Sodium
Potassium
x
22. Appropriate management of progressive renal failure typically includes
All of the above
Potassium
supplementation High
protein diet Erythropoietin
administration
23. In addition to oxygen, hemoglobin also carries nitric oxide (NO) No is
important for
Preventing free radical damage to RBC membranes
Promoting vasodilation
Preventing conversion of Fe +2 to fe+3
Increasing oxygen binding affinity of Hb x
24. Which equation correctly represents cardiac output (CO)
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