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Week 1 quiz

• Question 1 How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?

• Question 2 What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential?

• Question 3 A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response?

• Question 4 In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol?

• Question 5 During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy.

• Question 6 A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse looking for?

• Question 7 A cell is isolated, and electrophysiology studies reveal that the resting membrane potential is –70 millivolts. The predominant intracellular ion is Na+, and the predominant extracellular ion is K+. With voltage change, which of the following would result in an action potential?

• Question 8 A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following?

• Question 9 When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene.

• Question 10 A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?

• Question 11 Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?

• Question 12 What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?

• Question 13 A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the blood to the cell. What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with the patient?

• Question 14 A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with:

• Question 15 The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing?

• Question 16 A patient has severe mental retardation caused by a deletion of part of chromosome 5. What genetic disorder will the nurse see documented in the chart?

• Question 17 A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained?

• Question 18 The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:

• Question 19 A group of prison inmates developed tuberculosis following exposure to an infected inmate. On examination, tissues were soft and granular (like clumped cheese). Which of the following is the most likely cause?

• Question 20 A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool. What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells?

• Question 21 The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in:

• Question 22 After a geneticist talks to the patient about being a chromosomal mosaic, the patient asks the nurse what that means. How should the nurse respond? You may _____ genetic disease(s).

• Question 23 A 13-year-old girl has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present. What medical diagnosis will the nurse observe on the chart?

• Question 24 Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:

• Question 25 An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?

Week 2 quiz

Question 1 A 70-year-old female presents with a hip fracture secondary to osteoporosis. This condition is caused by an increase in bone:

Question 2 After studying about fungi, which information indicates a correct understanding of fungi? Fungi causing deep or systemic infections:

Question 3 A 70-year-old female presents with a hip fracture. She is diagnosed with osteoporosis. One factor that most likely contributed to her condition is:

Question 4 Tinea corporis (ringworm) is a _____ infection of the skin.

Question 5 A 40-year-old female is diagnosed with SLE. Which of the following findings would be considered a symptom of this disease?

Question 6 A 4-month-old female is diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD). Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse will most likely support this diagnosis?

Question 7 A 4-month-old male is brought to his primary care provider for severe itching and skin lesions. He is diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Which of the following would be elevated in this patient?

Question 8 What common symptom should be assessed in individuals with immunodeficienc

Question 9 Which of the following people is at highest risk for the development of gout?

Question 10 A 42-year-old female presents with raised red lesions with a brownish scale. She was diagnosed with discoid lupus erythematosus. A clinician recalls this disorder is related to:

Question 11 A 20-year-old female presents with vaginal itch and thin-walled pustular lesions. She is diagnosed with candidiasis. This condition is caused by a:

Question 12 A 4-month-old female develops white spots and shallow ulcers in her mouth. Her pediatrician diagnoses her with thrush. This condition is caused by:

Question 13 The nurse would correctly identify the medical term for ringworm as:

Question 14 A 2-month-old female develops diaper dermatitis. A nurse will monitor this patient for which secondary infection that frequently accompanies diaper dermatitis?

Question 15 A 5-year-old female develops chickenpox after exposure at her day care center. This disease is caused by:

Question 16 When a patient asks the nurse what hypersensitivity is, how should the nurse respond? Hyperse