Quick Quiz Exam 3 Patho

Meningitis

The school in student health at a university treats a patient complaining of a severe headache, nuchal rigidity and confusion. He has a fever of 102°F.  This information is most consistent with 

Parkinson's 

Meningitis

Spinal cord injury 

Mutliple Sclerosis

Parkinson’s disease

Shuffling gait, tremor at rest, rigidity of muscles and loss of associated movements are found in:

 

Cerebellar dysfunction

Multiple sclerosis 

Parkinson’s disease

Myasthenia gravis

Dopamine

Parkinson's disease is associated with a deficiency in which neurotransmitter?

Acetylcholine

Serotonin

Dopamine

Histamine

Autoimmune attack on the myelin sheath

What is the pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?

 

Parasitic infection of the neurilemma

Decrease in dopamine production and circulation

Decrease in acetylcholine release at the myoneural junction

Autoimmune attack on the myelin sheath

Depression, Numbness, Blurred vision

Clinical manifestations of multiple sclerosis are characterized by which of the following? Select all that apply. 

 

Shuffled gait

Depression

Numbness

Blurred vision

CT scan

A nurse is caring for a client with complaints of numbness and difficulty with balance. Pt states two episodes of blurry vision. What would be an initial diagnosis tool for this client?

MRI/MRA 

EKG/ECG

Lumbar puncture (LP) 

CT scan

History and Physical

What is the most common diagnosis tool for a client with clinical manifestations of Parkinson's disease?

 

History and Physical 

Elecromyography (EMG)

PET scan 

Lumbar puncture (LP)

Have the client describe and rate the pain

The nurse is caring for a client with a recent amputation of the right lower arm. While assessing the client, the client states that he is having pain in the right lower arm. What would be a part of the initial assessment for this complaint?

 

Use diversional activites for pain managment

Have the client describe and rate the pain

Explain that the client has an amputated site

Medicate with Dilaudid 2mg IVP stat

Assessment of behavioral changes

The nurse is caring for a client with a history of chronic pain due to a fall.  What would the nurse anticipate in the care of this client ?

 

Assessment of skin integrity

Assessment of respiratory status 

Assessment of behavioral changes 

Assessment of cardiovascular status

Virulence

What is an example of pathogenicity ?

 

Innate Immunity

Sepsis 

Virulence

Alloimmunity

Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that lack a nucleus

Which of the following statements about bacteria is true?

 

Bacteria cannot survive outside the human body.

Antibiotics are effective against all types of bacteria, including viruses.

All bacteria are harmful and cause disease. 

Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms that lack a nucleus

Red, itchy, scaly skin lesions or white patches in the mouth

Which of the following is a common clinical manifestation of a fungal infection?

 

Open areas on the sole of foot and hands

Sudden onset of high fever and productive cough with green sputum 

Red, itchy, scaly skin lesions or white patches in the mouth

Dry cracking of the skin

Body aches

What is a systemic clinical manifestation of influenza?

 

Cough

Nasal congestion

Sore throat

Body aches

Administer IV isonic fluids

The nurse is caring for a client with hepatitis. What would be included in the plan of care for this client?

 

Administer IV isonic fluids

Physical therapy 3 times a day 

Adminstration of high dose antibiotics

Encourage high protein, high fat diet

Airborne precautions

Which type of isolation precaution is required for a patient with active tuberculosis (TB)?

 

Droplet precautions

Enteric precautions

Airborne precautions

Contact precautions

Genetic mutations cause uncontrolled cell growth and the ability to evade normal cell death

Which of the following best describes how normal cells transform into cancer cells?

 

The immune system strengthens cell regulation, preventing abnormal growth

Cells replicate at a slower rate to conserve energy, reducing the risk of tumors

Cells undergo controlled cell division and die when they become old or damaged.

Genetic mutations cause uncontrolled cell growth and the ability to evade normal cell death

Anaplasia

What describes the loss of cell differentiation? 

 

Autonomy 

Organ tropism

Anaplasia

Direct expansion

Unexplained weight loss

What is a classic general  clinical manifestation of cancer?

 

Change in appetite

Decrease appetite

Fever

Unexplained weight loss

History of smoking

The nurse is caring for a client with a history of lung cancer. What is the most common risk factor for this client ?

 

History of smoking

Use of opiates 

Exposure to radiation

History of asthma

Colonoscopy

The most preventive diagnosis tool for colon cancer would include?

 

CT scan 

Colonoscopy

MRI/MRA

Endoscopy