Question: What would the nurse recognize as a physiologic manifestation of acute inflammation?
Answer Options:
A. The predominance of monocytes
B. The predominance of neutrophils
C. The predominance of lymphocytes
D. The predominance of macrophages
Answer: B. The predominance of neutrophils 38
Question: What does the prefix “hyper” mean?
Answer Options:
A. Above normal
B. Around
C. Equal to
D. Below normal
Answer: A. Above normal 39
Question: Which of the following is a protozoan infection?
Answer Options:
A. Urinary tract infection
B. Strep throat
C. Malaria
D. Influenza
Answer: C. Malaria 40
Question: Which statement about the pathophysiology of lower urinary tract infections (UTIs) is true?
Answer Options:
A. Immunoglobulin A (IgA) facilitates adherence of bacteria to the bladder wall.
B. Any obstruction of urinary outflow decreases the bladder’s resistance to bacterial infection.
C. Bacteria in urine are destroyed by the toxic effects of acid.
D. The low osmolarity of urine diminishes bacterial viability in the bladder.
Answer: B. Any obstruction of urinary outflow decreases the bladder’s resistance to bacterial infection. 41
Question: Which neurotransmitter dysfunction has been implicated in Tourette’s syndrome?
Answer Options:
A. Dopamine
B. Serotonin
C. Acetylcholine
D. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Answer: A. Dopamine 42
Question: What is the correct meaning of “angio”?
Answer Options:
A. Vessel
B. Artery
C. Lung
D. Kidney
Answer: A. Vessel 43
Question: Diabetes is a disease caused by the body’s inability to produce or utilize insulin. Which cellular state is responsible for insufficient production of that hormone?
Answer Options:
A. Delta cells in the islets of Langerhans
B. Gluconeogenesis in the liver
C. Endothelium in the vascular cells
D. Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans
Answer: D. Beta cells in the islets of Langerhans 44
Question: What does the prefix “A/an” mean?
Answer Options:
A. Unable to determine
B. With
C. Without
D. Extra
Answer: C. Without 45
Question: The suffix “-ectomy” means:
Answer Options:
A. Surgical removal
B. Permanent opening
C. Incision
D. Suture closure
Answer: A. Surgical removal 46
Question: The nurse is assessing a client with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident. The client is not able to determine the relationship between the position of one body part and another, which the nurse records as proprioception. Which lobe of the cerebrum does the nurse determine is involved?
Answer Options:
A. Parietal lobe
B. Frontal lobe
C. Occipital lobe
D. Temporal lobe
Answer: A. Parietal lobe 47
Question: Which condition results in lung tissue filling up with purulent inflammatory cells and fibrin?
Answer Options:
A. Acute bronchitis
B. Pneumonia
C. Tracheitis
D. Acute rhinitis
Answer: B. Pneumonia 48
Question: What percentage of the body’s cardiac output is received by the kidneys?
Answer Options:
A. 30% to 35%
B. 5% to 10%
C. 20% to 25%
D. 45% to 50%
Answer: C. 20% to 25% 49