A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored
urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes
... [Show More] it. What explanation
by the professional is best?
Selected
Answer:
Presence of red blood
cells
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected
Answer:
Excessive mucus
production
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected
Answer:
Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the
vertebrae
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected
Answer:
Lateral
spinothalamic
Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the
child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems
very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare
professional prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
Selected
Answer:
Lumbar puncture with CSF
cultures
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional assess the patient?
Selected
Answer:
History of traumatic
event
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate?
Selected
Answer:
Draw blood to measure total
bilirubin.
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of
what?
Selected
Answer:
Pressure and
obstruction
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected
Answer:
Heads of the
femur
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the
healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
is most accurate?
Selected
Answer:
ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater
than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional
advise the parents about?
Selected
Answer:
A sweat
test
Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a
result of which pathophysiologic condition?
Selected
Answer:
Compression of the
urethra
Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale
conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
Selected
Answer:
Oral mucus membranes and
tongue
Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
Selected
Answer:
Vaginal
cancer
Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by
the professional would be best in working with this patient? [Show Less]