Pathophysiology HESI Practice Quiz with Complete Answers
Upon analysis of an electrocardiogram, what finding indicates a disturbance in electrical conduction in the ventricles? ✔✔QRS interval of 0.14 second
Client recieving whole blood transfusion develops chills, fever, and headache 30 minutes after the transfusion is started. The nurse shoudl recognize these symptoms as characteristic of what reaction? ✔✔A febrile transfusion reaction
Male client has never smoked but has had COPD for the past 5 years is now being assessed for cancer of the lung. The nurse knows that he is most likely to develop which type of lung cancer?✔✔Adenocarcinoma (only lung cancer not related to cigarette smoking)
The RN assessing an older client determines the left upper eyelid droops, covering more of the irsi than the right eyelid. Which description should the nurse use to document this finding?✔✔Ptosis on the left eyelid
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A nurse is planning to teach self-care measures to a female client about prevention of yeast infections. Which instructions should the nurse provide? ✔✔Avoid tight-fitting clothing and do not use bubble-bath or bath salts.
The parents of a child with hemophilia A ask the burse about their probability of having another child with hemophilia A. which information is the basis for the nurse's response? ✔✔- Sons of female carriers have 50% chance of inheriting hemophilia
- Hemophilia is an x-linked recessive disorder
A nurse is assessing a postmenopausal woman who is complaining of urinary urgency and frequency and stress incontinence. She also reports difficulty in emptying her bladder. These complaints are most likely due to which condition? ✔✔Cystocele
The nurse is assessing lab results for a client admitted with renal failure and osteodystrophy.Which findings are consistent with this client's clinical picture? ✔✔Serum potassium of 5.5 mEq and toatl calcium of 6 mg/dl
Which clinical finding should the nurse identify in a client who is admitted with cardiac chirrhosis? ✔✔Peripheral edema
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