Nurs 6010 - Pathophysiology |45 Questions| With Correct Answers.

A patient who has just had her first postoperative dinner out to celebrate her recovery from an intestinal bypass is brought to the emergency room by her spouse. He reports that the patient seems disoriented and is slurring her words. The patient did not have any alcohol with her pasta dinner. Which of the following might be the cause of her symptoms? {Ans: Lactic acidosis}A professor is teaching a group of students about the role of mitochondria within the cell. Which of the following statements is true of mitochondria? {Ans: They are the site of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production.}The nurse is providing care for a client with a diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The nurse recognizes which of the following mechanisms are suspected to play a role in the cellular death associated with ALS? {Ans: Apoptosis}James B. was diagnosed with severe dermatitis from poison ivy and was prescribed prednisone, a corticosteroid. What is the rationale for prescribing a steroid tapered rather than abruptly stopping the prednisone. {Ans: The client's hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system will require recovery time before normal adrenal function is restored.}Which of the following best describes the half-life of a highly protein bound drug