2020 HESI Advanced Pathophysiology Practice Exam With Answers (100 Solved Questions)
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HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY V2( 100
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) ALL CORRECT.
1. Upon admission assessment, the nurse hears a murmur located at the fifth intercostal space,
midclavicular line. The client asks, “What does that mean?” The nurse will base her answer on which
of the following physiologic principles?
A) “You have been exposed to an infection that went into your blood stream.”
B) “You have a heart valve that is diseased.”
C) “You heart has been pumping your blood so hard, that the pressure has damaged your
valves.”
D) “Your heart has enlarged, so naturally your valves had to enlarge as well.”
Ans: B
Feedback: Turbulence is often accompanied by vibrations of the blood and surrounding
cardiovascular structures. Some of these vibrations are in the audible range and can be heard using a
stethoscope. For example, a heart murmur results from turbulent flow through a diseased heart
valve. The other distractors are not feasible.
2. A client is diagnosed with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm that the physician just wants to “watch” for now. When teaching the client about
signs/symptoms to watch for, the nurse will base the teaching on which of the following physiological
principles?
A) Small diameter of this vessel will cause it to rupture more readily.
B) The larger the aneurysm, the less tension placed on the vessel.
C) As the aneurysm grows, more tension is placed on the vessel wall, which increases the risk for
rupture.
D) The primary cause for rupture relates to increase in abdominal pressure such as straining to
have a bowel movement.
Ans: C
Feedback: Because the pressure is equal throughout, the tension in the part of the balloon with
the smaller radius is less than the tension in the section with the larger radius. The same holds true
for an arterial aneurysm in which the tension and risk of rupture increase as the aneurysm grows in
size. Wall tension is inversely related to wall thickness, such that the thicker the vessel wall, the
lower the tension, and vice versa. Although arteries have a thicker muscular wall than veins, their
distensibility allows them to store some of the blood that is ejected from the heart during systole,
providing for continuous flow through the capillaries as the heart relaxes during diastole.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) ALL CORRECT.
1. Upon admission assessment, the nurse hears a murmur located at the fifth intercostal space,
midclavicular line. The client asks, “What does that mean?” The nurse will base her answer on which
of the following physiologic principles?
A) “You have been exposed to an infection that went into your blood stream.”
B) “You have a heart valve that is diseased.”
C) “You heart has been pumping your blood so hard, that the pressure has damaged your
valves.”
D) “Your heart has enlarged, so naturally your valves had to enlarge as well.”
Ans: B
Feedback: Turbulence is often accompanied by vibrations of the blood and surrounding
cardiovascular structures. Some of these vibrations are in the audible range and can be heard using a
stethoscope. For example, a heart murmur results from turbulent flow through a diseased heart
valve. The other distractors are not feasible.
2. A client is diagnosed with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm that the physician just wants to “watch” for now. When teaching the client about
signs/symptoms to watch for, the nurse will base the teaching on which of the following physiological
principles?
A) Small diameter of this vessel will cause it to rupture more readily.
B) The larger the aneurysm, the less tension placed on the vessel.
C) As the aneurysm grows, more tension is placed on the vessel wall, which increases the risk for
rupture.
D) The primary cause for rupture relates to increase in abdominal pressure such as straining to
have a bowel movement.
Ans: C
Feedback: Because the pressure is equal throughout, the tension in the part of the balloon with
the smaller radius is less than the tension in the section with the larger radius. The same holds true
for an arterial aneurysm in which the tension and risk of rupture increase as the aneurysm grows in
size. Wall tension is inversely related to wall thickness, such that the thicker the vessel wall, the
lower the tension, and vice versa. Although arteries have a thicker muscular wall than veins, their
distensibility allows them to store some of the blood that is ejected from the heart during systole,
providing for continuous flow through the capillaries as the heart relaxes during diastole.
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