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A collection of multiple-choice questions and answers covering various topics in nursing, including acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, cystic fibrosis, ankylosing spondylitis, and more. It serves as a valuable resource for students preparing for their final exam in nurs 6501n, offering insights into common exam questions and potential answers.
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A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?
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Presence of red blood cells
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Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
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Excessive mucus production
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What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
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Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae
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A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess the patient?
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History of traumatic event
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
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Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?
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Pressure and obstruction
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
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Heads of the femur
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the professional
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V aginal cancer
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by
the professional would be best in working with this patient?
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Provide speech therapy.
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
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Firm, nontender testicular mass
A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
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1cWe are planning to get your disease in remission, but it will be hard.1d
The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has Osgood-Schlatter disease. What assessment finding does the student anticipate for this disorder?
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Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon
Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during puberty?
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Lepti n
What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle?
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Sudden increase of LH
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the third person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
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We can test your blood for factor V Leiden.
A professor explains to a class that the reason lymph nodes enlarge and become tender during infection is because of what reason?
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B. Lymphocytes proliferate
A healthcare professional advises a pregnant woman to add supplements of which nutrient to her diet to prevent birth defects?
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Folat e
Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
x-ray imaging
Why is nasal congestion a serious threat to young infants?
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Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
Parents report their 3-week-old infant who eats well and has gained weight began to have projectile vomiting for no apparent reason. What treatment option does the healthcare professional prepare to educate the parents on?
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Corrective surgery
A child has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. What complication does the healthcare professional teach the parents is most important to control?
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Respiratory infection
To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction, what assessment should the healthcare professional perform as the priority?
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A patient has been diagnosed with lithium toxicity. Which electrolyte imbalance does the healthcare professional correlate with this condition?
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Hyponatremia
A severely malnourished patient is in the hospital to improve nutrition. On the second day, the patient reports palpitations and difficulty breathing. After placing the patient on a cardiac monitor, what action does the health care professional take next?
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Have lab drawn for electrolyte levels.
Gait disturbances and instability are characteristic of which form of cerebral palsy?
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Ataxi c
A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most appropriate?
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Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
Which pain theory proposes that a balance of impulses conducted from the spinal cord to
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Infants are obligatory nose breathers.
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare provider associate with this condition?
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Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?
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Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium of the fallopian tubes.
In acute hypothermia, what physiologic change shunts blood away from the colder skin to the body core in an effort to decrease heat loss?
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Peripheral vasoconstriction
Which immunoglobulin (Ig) is present in childhood asthma?
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IgE
To quickly assess a patient's nervous system for dysfunction, what assessment should the healthcare professional perform as the priority?