Exam 4: Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology

When planning care for the pregnant patient, the nurse will recall that the mammary glands enlarge as a consequence of:

What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?

A 55-year-old male is diagnosed with hepatocellular cancer secondary to hepatitis C.If the cancerous region of the liver is removed, the remaining cells would undergo:

A 50-year-old male intravenous drug user is diagnosed with hepatitis C.Examination of the liver reveals cell death secondary to:

A family presents to their primary care provider reporting headache, nausea, weakness, tinnitus, and vomiting.Which of the following would be the most likely explanation for these symptoms?

A 20-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a jagged sharp-force injury that is longer than it is deep.Which type of wound will the nurse be caring for?

An 86-year-old female patient has the wasting syndrome of aging, making her vulnerable to falls, functional decline, disease, and death.The nurse knows this patient is experiencing:

When a nurse observes muscle stiffening occurring within 6-14 hours after death, the nurse should document this finding as the presence of:

A 52-year-old male suffered a myocardial infarction secondary to atherosclerosis and ischemia.Once blood flow is returned to the damaged heart, reperfusion injury occurs as a result of:

Liquefactive necrosis occurs in the brain because:

While reading a textbook, a student reads the term apoptosis.The student recalls that apoptosis is a condition in which cells program themselves to:

A report comes back indicating that muscular atrophy has occurred.A nurse recalls that muscular atrophy involves a decrease in muscle cell:

When a nurse is checking a urinalysis, the finding that would alert the nurse to cellular injury is the presence of:

A 2 year old swallowed watch batteries.Following ingestion, kidney function was impaired, and the heart began to fail.Which of the following was the most likely cause?

A 24-year-old female presents with excessive menstrual bleeding.The physician identified endometrial changes that are due to hormonal imbalances.These cellular changes would be referred to as:

A 50-year-old female became infected with Clostridium bacteria and died a week later.Examination of her red blood cells revealed lysis of membranes.Which of the following was the most likely cause of her death?

A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance.Which finding will support this diagnosis?

During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as what type of atrophy?

A 23-year-old male develops a black eye following a fight.When the aide asks the nurse why this occurred, the nurse's best response is that the bruising is due to an accumulation of:

A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance.Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells.This type of cellular adaptation is called: