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NU 570 Pathophysiology Of Human Disease Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 60 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamA 56-year-old man who has been at home recovering following an appendectomy, collapses after rushing out of bed to answer the telephone. Autopsy findings are shown (see image). This thromboembolus mos
An adult who has never smoked or been around cigarette smoke is unlikely to have which of the following diseases?
A 55-year-old man with polycystic kidney disease dies in renal failure (uremia). A shaggy exudate on the surface of this heart is observed at autopsy (shown). This inflammatory exudate contains large
A 72-year-old woman complains of shortness of breath on exertion. She states that she also becomes short of breath at night unless she uses three pillows to prop herself up (orthopnea). Physical exami
A 65-year-old man from Asia suffers a massive stroke and expires. The lungs are examined at autopsy (image shown). This pulmonary lesion is associated with which of the following infectious diseases?
A 68-year-old male with a history of severe COPD presents to the emergency department with acute onset dyspnea, tachypnea, peripheral edema, and jugular venous distention. He reports worsening fatigue
A 68-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of substernal chest pain. Examination reveals an obese woman (BMI -32 kg/m2) with a long history of angina pectoris and intermitt
A 67-year-old man presents to your office with worsening cough, sputum production, and shortness of breath. He has been a cigarette smoker for the past 50 years, smoking approximately 1 pack a day. He
A 72-year-old man with a history of angina pectoris presents with substernal chest pain. Laboratory studies reveal elevated serum levels cardiac troponin-l. ECG confirms a myocardial infarction of the
Which of the following pathologic findings is best described as a collection of platelets, fibrin, and entrapped cellular elements that is attached to the luminal surface of an artery or vein?