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NURS 6501 FINAL EXAM
Question 1
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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?Selected
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Presence of red blood cells Question 2
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Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?Selected
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Excessive mucus production Question 3
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What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?Selected
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Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae Question 4
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Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?Selected
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Lateral spinothalamic Question 5
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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
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Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures Question 6
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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 Question 7
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A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?Selected
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Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.Question 8
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Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?Selected
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Pressure and obstruction Question 9
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Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?Selected
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Heads of the femur Question 10
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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
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ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.Question 11
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A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the parents about?Selected
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A sweat test Question 12
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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
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Compression of the urethra Question 13
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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
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Oral mucus membranes and tongue Question 14
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Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?Selected
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Vaginal cancer Question 15
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A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient?Selected
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Provide speech therapy.Question 16
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What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?Selected
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Firm, nontender testicular mass Question 17
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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?Selected 1cThis is a very rare finding in adults who
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Question 18
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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?Selected
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Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon Question 19
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Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?Selected
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An obstructive airway disease characterized by atelectasis and increased pulmonary resistance as a result of a surfactant deficiency Question 20
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A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these findings with?Selected
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Anemia of chronic disease Question 21
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What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle?Selected
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Sudden increase of LH Question 22
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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?Selected
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We can test your blood for factor V Leiden.
Question 23
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A professor explains to a class that the reason lymph nodes enlarge and become tender
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