GCU NUR641E 2020 JULY Week 8 Final Exam Latest

NUR641E Advanced Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nurse Educators

Week 8 Final Exam

 •            What type of necrosis is associated with wet gangrene?

Coagulative

Liquefactive

Caseous

Coagulative

•             Which agent is used to treat hepatic encephalopathy and works via "ion trapping,' converting ammonia into ammonium in the GI tract?

Rifaximin            

Lactulose            

Octreotide         

Neomycin

 

•             Cell wall inhibitors include all of the following except

penicillins.

cephalosporins.               

carbapenems.  

tetracylclines.

•             Which of the following drugs acts on the parasympathetic nervous system?

Epinephrine      

Atropine             

Dopamine

Dobutamine

•             Which of the following agents is preferred for the treatment of a patient who is asymptomatic with a serum sodium of 126?

3% NaCl

Tolvaptan           

0.45% NaCl

0.9% NaCl

•             One major reason to discontinue captopril (Capoten), an ACE inhibitor, is:

hypertension.

hypokalemia.    

angioedema.

angina.

•             Identify whether the description matches the disorder. (Select True or False)

Rotation of a testis, which twists blood vessels of the spermatic cord - Testicular torsion               

True      

False

•             Which second-generation antipsychotic comes in an injectable formulation approved for use in acute psychosis?

Olanzapine

Quetiapine        

Aripiprazole

Ziprasidone

•             Which of the following drugs is most likely to reduce the effectiveness of levofloxacin (Levaquin) when given concomitantly?

Amiodarone (Cordarone)

Metronidazole (Flagyl) 

Calcium carbonate (Tums)

Warfarin (Coumadin)

•             The nurse has a patient who has been on multidrug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. When planning patient education, the nurse knows the patient needs to watch for which symptom of an adverse effect of multidrug therapy?

Hearing loss

Changes in vision            

Generalized pruritus     

Jaundice

•             Which statement best describes cystic fibrosis?

Obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation.

Respiratory disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary compliance, and diffuse densities on chest x-ray imaging.

Pulmonary disorder involving an abnormal expression of a protein-producing viscous mucus that obstructs the airways, pancreas, sweat ducts, and vas deferens.

Pulmonary disorder characterized by atelectasis and increased pulmonary resistance as a result of a surfactant deficiency.

•             Stress-induced sympathetic stimulation of the adrenal medulla causes the secretion of:

epinephrine and aldosterone.  

norepinephrine and cortisol.

epinephrine and norepinephrine.

acetylcholine and cortisol

•             Identify whether the description of the skin lesion matches the disorder where it is found. (Select True or False)

Elevated, firm, and rough lesion with a flat top surface greater than 1 cm in diameter: Psoriasis or seborrheic and actinic keratoses

True

False

•             What is the medical term for a fungal infection of the nail plate?

Paronychia

Onychomycosis

Tinea corporis

Tinea capitis

•             Which hormone is required for water to be reabsorbed in the distal tubule and collecting duct?

Antidiuretic hormone   

Aldosterone      

Cortisol

Adrenocorticotropin hormone

•             Identify whether the description of the skin lesion matches the disorder where it is found. (Select True or False)

Elevated, firm circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter: Wart (verruca) or lichen planus

•True

False