• Question 1 The action of platelet-derived growth factor is to stimulate the production of which
cells?
Selected Answer: Platelets
• Question 2 1
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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 1 out of 1 points People diagnosed with
neurofibromatosis have varying degrees of the condition because of which genetic principle?
Selected Answer: Expressivity • Question 5 1 out of 1 points When endothelial cells are injured, what
alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? Selected Answer: Cells are unable to make the normal
amount of vasodilating cytokines. • 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 •
Question 7 1 out of 1 points What physical sign does the healthcare professional relate to the result
of turbulent blood flow through a vessel? Selected Answer: Murmur heard on auscultation •
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 1 out of 1 points Once they
have penetrated the first line of defense, which microorganisms do natural killer (NK) cells actively
attack? Selected Answer: mycoplasma • 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:
Somatostatin • 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 Answer:
Accumulation of short-chain fatty acids are a source of 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
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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 1 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 pulmonary artery constriction? Selected Answer: Low alveolar partial pressure of
arterial oxygen (PaO 2) • Question 25 1 out of 1 points In teaching a women's community group,
which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is related to high morbidity of cancer of the
colon, uterus, and kidney? Selected Answer: Women who have a high body mass index • Question 26
1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the
professional assess for pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority? Selected Answer: Deep venous
thrombosis • Question 27 1 out of 1 points What is the second most commonly recognized genetic
cause of intellectual disability? Selected Answer: Fragile X syndrome • Question 28 1 out of 1 points
A person has acne, easy bruising, thin extremities, and truncal obesity. The healthcare professional
assesses the person for which of these? Selected Answer: Use of glucocorticoids • Question 29 1 out
of 1 points What is the cause of functional dysphagia? Selected Answer: Neural or muscular
disorders • Question 30 1 out of 1 points What effect is a result of inhibiting the parasympathetic
nervous system with a drug such as atropine? Selected Answer: Salivation decreases. • Question 31 1
out of 1 points Renal failure is the most common cause of which type of hyperparathyroidism?
Selected Answer: Secondary • Question 32 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional wants to
determine the adequacy of a person's alveolar ventilation. What assessment finding is most
important for the professional to consider? Selected Answer: Arterial blood gas shows a PaCO 2 of 44
mmHg. • Question 33 1 out of 1 points The acute inflammatory response is characterized by fever
that is produced by the hypothalamus being affected by what? Selected Answer: Endogenous
pyrogens • Question 34 1 out of 1 points A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which
patient does the professional assess for neurogenic diabetes insipidus (DI)? Selected Answer:
Posterior pituitary trauma • Question 35 1 out of 1 points Within a physiologic range, what does an
increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume (preload) result in? Selected Answer: Decrease in
repolarization • Question 36 0 out of 1 points Which patient would the healthcare professional
assess for elevated levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion? Selected Answer: Has longstanding kidney disease from diabetes • Question 37 1 out of 1 points A student asks why some [Show Less]