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NURS 6501 Quiz 1 Questions & Answers
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with:
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?
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in:
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?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding cholesterol?
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?
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?
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by:
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential?
Which of the following disorders is manifested primarily in males?
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?
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained?
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of:
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells?
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse’s best response?
The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as:
A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing?
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing?
During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy.
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).
A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process?
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