Exam 2: Cellular Injury, Adaptations, and Maladaptive Changes

The nurse is volunteering at a clinic in a developing country. Many of the young clients are diagnosed with kwashiorkor. Which condition does the nurse equate with the diagnosis?

A client is diagnosed with impairment of cellular apoptosis. Which disease can this condition cause?

A preschool-age patient is diagnosed with leukemia. Health-care providers recommend regenerative medicine stem cell therapy. The client's parent states, "I can't agree to the sacrifice of an unborn child for the benefit of my child." Which information would the nurse share with the parent?

Which components of the serum level should be measured to confirm myocardial infarction? Select all that apply.

A client comes in with persistently uncontrolled hypertension. The nurse informs the client's spouse that one of the consequences of prolonged raised blood pressure is a weakened area in the wall of the cerebral artery, located on the circle of Willis. Which condition fits the nurse's description?

A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells cannot withstand low oxygen delivery long enough for cell-reversible changes to happen. Which condition is the client exhibiting?

Which is the most prevalent method to replace permanently injured tissues and organs?

The nurse is providing care to a client with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and gangrene of the foot manifested by decaying tissue and necrosis caused by prolonged ischemia. Wound cultures indicate the presence of Clostridium perfringens. Which treatment is the nurse most likely to expect the health-care provider to initiate?

A client is diagnosed with failure of the thyroid gland due to increase in apoptotic cell death. Which terminology does the nurse expect to be applied to the client's condition?

A genetically programmed cell death is a process that can destroy cells that are no longer needed. Which term applies to this biological process?

By which process are findings identified that represent distinct disease processes to help with diagnosis?

At which time does physiological apoptosis occur? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care for a client experiencing hypoxia related to lung disease. The client reports extreme fatigue and weakness. Which pathological condition does the nurse suspect to be occurring at a cellular level?

Which vitamins are fat soluble? Select all that apply.

Which process is present with oxidative stress?

A client reports an itchy, bumpy scar around an old wound that is identified as a keloid. Which term best describes this condition?

A client has a growth removed from the body. Which histologic finding indicates that the growth is classified as benign?

A client has an abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus due to an increase in estrogen levels. How can such a condition be reversed?

A client with a history of hypertension is noncompliant about taking antihypertensive drugs. The client states, "So what's the big deal?" Which condition does the nurse identify as the worst-case scenario?

Which field involves harvesting of embryonic stem cells and performing nuclear transfer on these cells?