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Pathophysiology Proctored Exam - Western Governors University is a nursing-school practice exam with 47 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamWhat happens to the various anion levels in the bloodstream during diabetic ketoacidosis?
Which substance helps to maintain oncotic pressure in the vascular system?
A patient presents with altered mental status and decreased fluid intake. The patient is diagnosed with a urinary tract infection Laboratory testing of electrolytes reveals sodium 167 mmol/L and potas
A patient presents with anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to destruction of red blood cells. Which infectious disease does this describe?
Which electrolyte imbalance may cause muscle weakness, palpitations, and diarrhea?
What are clinical manifestations of hypernatremia?
What are B cells?
What appropriately describes innate immunity?
What is the term for the process by which the body automatically reacts to tissue injured by trauma or bacteria?
What describes a gene when the same allele is inherited from both parents?
Which accurately describes a chromosomal alteration?
A parent of a newborn diagnosed with Down syndrome asks the nurse how this will affect the newborn's development. What do individuals with this condition commonly experience?
A patient has tremors, bradykinesia, and abnormal gait. The patient is taking anticholinergics, however, the symptoms are aggravated. A neurologist treats the patient with deep brain stimulation. Whic
A patient presents with an inability to close one eye completely and paralysis. The patient reports pain in the jaw and a headache before the paralysis occurred. Which disorder is described?
What disorder of vision is characterized by pressure on the optic nerve from elevated intraocular pressure (IOP)?
What is the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis?
A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of a sudden onset of speech impairment, severe headache, falling down while standing, and inability to move the arm and leg on the right side
What are known triggers for vaso-occlusive crises, such as Sickle Cell Disease?
What will a patient experience when blood flow to a section of the heart muscle becomes blocked due to a blood clot?
Which condition is characterized by yellowish plaques of cholesterol, lipids, and cellular debris on the inner layers of the walls of large- and medium-sized arteries?
Which condition is a result of the local dilation of a blood vessel due to weakening of its walls?
A 50-year-old patient with essential hypertension was involved in a car accident and presented with sudden, severe back and abdominal pain due to local dilation of the abdominal artery. Which conditio
What are symptoms associated with hemolytic anemia?
Which factor contributes to thrombus formation?
What is the condition in which a blood clot or undissolved mass is carried by the blood through the circulatory vessels, causing obstructed circulation?