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NURS-6501C Week 6 Midterm Exam [Accurate questions and answers July – 2025]
Question 1
What is the primary difference between peptide hormones and steroid hormones?
A. Their effects on muscle development
B. The locations where they are produced
C. Their roles in digestive system regulation
D. Their molecular mechanisms of action ✅
Question 2
What is the primary pathological change seen in restrictive lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis?
A. Increased bronchial constriction and airway reactivity
B. Increased lung compliance and ease of expansion
C. Airway obstruction due to mucus plugging
D. Loss of lung elasticity, leading to reduced lung volume and impaired gas exchange ✅
Question 3
Which of the following is a hallmark feature of metabolic acidosis commonly observed in Type 1 diabetes?
A. Decreased levels of urea and creatinine
B. Elevated blood sodium levels
C. High red blood cell concentration
D. Presence of ketone bodies in the urine and blood ✅
Question 4
Which of the following best explains how hypertension directly contributes to the development of atherosclerosis?
A. Increased nitric oxide secretion causing vasodilation
B. Elevated hepatic cholesterol synthesis
C. Physical injury to the endothelium, increasing permeability ✅
D. Increased LDL receptor activity in the liver
Question 5
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According to Starling’s law, how do the ventricles initially respond to an increased volume of blood returning to the heart?
A. Decreased stroke volume due to enhanced myocardial contractility
B. Increased stroke volume due to enhanced myocardial contractility ✅
C. Unchanged stroke volume due to fixed myocardial compliance
D. Decreased stroke volume due to reduced myocardial contractility
Question 96
Which of the following symptoms is NOT typically associated with a lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
A. Unilateral leg swelling
B. Pain in the affected leg
C. Bilateral pitting edema ✅
D. Palpable cord in the leg
Question 97
A child presents with a 12-hour history of worsening abdominal pain, now localized to the right lower quadrant, accompanied by nausea. On examination, rebound tenderness is noted at McBurney’s point. What is the most likely underlying cause?
A. Calculi
B. Carcinoid tumor
C. Fecaliths
D. Lymphoid hyperplasia ✅
Question 98
Where is antidiuretic hormone (ADH) produced?
A. Adrenal gland
B. Anterior pituitary gland
C. The midportion of the pituitary gland
D. Posterior pituitary gland ✅ (Stored and released here, but produced in the hypothalamus)
Question 99
Which of the following mechanisms contributes most to the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD)?
A. Upregulation of parathyroid hormone secretion
B. Inadequate erythropoietin production
C. Excessive secretion of antidiuretic hormone
D. Overactivity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) ✅
Question 100
Which condition is typically seen in individuals with type 2 diabetes but not in those with type 1 diabetes?
A. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
B. Chronic insulin deficiency from birth
C. Autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
D. Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome (HHS) ✅………………………add to cart and check out to purchase NURS-6501C Week 6 Midterm Exam at $15 only
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