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    1. When planning care for a cardiac patient, the nurse knows that in response to an increased workload, the cardiac cells will
      A)
      increase in number
      B)
      increase in excitability
      C)
      decrease in length
      D)
      increase in size
    2. A short-term illness that develops very quickly with a high fever and severe pain can be called:
      A)
      acute
      B)
      latent
      C)
      chronic
      D)
      secondary
      E)
      manifestation
    3. Which of the following is not a normal finding within a stool sample?
      A)
      Macrophages
      B)
      Erythrocytes
      C)
      Parasites
      D)
      Blood
      E)
      Bacteria
    4. A 35-year-old male is diagnosed with an abscess in an abdominal wound. Which of the following exudates would be present in the highest concentration at the site of this inflammatory response?
      A)
      purulent
      B)
      hemorrhagic
      C)
      serous
      D)
      fibrinous
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    1. Examples of Nutritional Deficiency are
      A)
      Scurvy
      B)
      Kwashiorkor
      C)
      Obesity
      D)
      Two are correct
    2. Which of the following are false regarding defence mechanisms of the body?
      A)
      Lymphocytes - adaptive immunity
      B)
      Cell mediated immunity - non specific defence
      C)
      Inflammation - non specific defence
      D)
      Inflammation - innate immunity
    3. A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred. This involves a decrease in muscle cell
      A)
      lipids
      B)
      vacuoles
      C)
      number
      D)
      size
    4. Which of the following tests are included in a routine CBC?
      A)
      blood cultures - leukocytes - creatinine
      B)
      Platelets - leukocytes - blood cultures
      C)
      Leukocytes - platelets - hemoglobin
      D)
      hemoglobin - hematocrit - creatinine
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    1. Which components of blood plasma can be detected by a blood chemistry test?
      A)
      BUN- glucose - liver enzymes
      B)
      triglycerides - lymphocytes - electrolytes
      C)
      thyroid levels - CBC - glucose
      D)
      platelets - BUN - glucose
    2. A collection of signs and symptoms, often affecting more than one organ or system can be referred to as a syndrome.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    3. Which statement best describes a CT scan?
      A)
      creates cross-sectional images by the use of x-ray technology and a computer
      B)
      uses radioactive substances to produce an x-ray image
      C)
      gives vertical front to back images of the body organs
      D)
      magnetic field and radio waves are used to create an image
    4. Humoral immunity is mediated by which of the following?
      A)
      NK cells
      B)
      T cells
      C)
      B cells
      D)
      Macrophages
      E)
      Neutrophils
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    1. Which of the following cellular adaptations can be both reversible and irreversible (dependent on type)
      A)
      Atrophy
      B)
      Hyperplasia
      C)
      Hypertrophy
      D)
      Metaplasia
      E)
      Dysplasia
    2. The nurse is reviewing the lab data of a newly admitted patient. The nurse notes that patient had an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) done, and the results are quite elevated. The nurse would knows this is in response to which condition?
      A)
      anemia
      B)
      infection
      C)
      an electrolyte imbalance
      D)
      inflammation
    3. Which of the following tests would analyze cerebrospinal fluid?
      A)
      myelogram
      B)
      BUN
      C)
      lumbar puncture
      D)
      IVP
    4. The warmth and redness associated with the inflammatory response are a result of which of the following?
      A)
      increased interstitial fluid
      B)
      production of complement
      C)
      white blood cells in area
      D)
      increased blood flow
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    1. A nurse recalls the mast cell, a major activator of inflammation, initiates the inflammatory response through the process of;
      A)
      degranulation
      B)
      opsonization
      C)
      endocytosis
      D)
      chemotaxis
    2. Tears are considered to be part of the:
      A)
      Specific defense
      B)
      Third line of defense
      C)
      Second line of defense
      D)
      Inflammatory response
      E)
      First line of defense
    3. A nurse is asked to collect a 24-hour urine sample. Which of the following best describes this process?
      A)
      is the most commonly requested specimen
      B)
      is utilized to evaluate excretion rates of some substances
      C)
      requires the nurse to cleanse the genital areas
      D)
      this is the first voided specimen of the day
    4. Which of the following cell types is present in the lowest amount within a typical blood sample?
      A)
      Lymphocytes
      B)
      Basophils
      C)
      Eosinophils
      D)
      Neutrophils
      E)
      Erythrocytes
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    1. Define the term prognosis.
      A)
      a short term condition
      B)
      the expected outcome
      C)
      any change from normal
      D)
      the naming of a disease
    2. Edema associated with the inflammatory response results directly from general vasoconstriction
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    3. Which cells are destroyed by HIV?
      A)
      thrombocytes
      B)
      CD4
      C)
      ESR
      D)
      CD8
    4. Your 74-year-old patient requires a lumbar spinal tap to rule out intracranial infection. What spinal level is it safe to perform this procedure?
      A)
      C7-T1
      B)
      C1-2
      C)
      L4-5
      D)
      L1-2
      E)
      T12-L1
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