A myocardial infarction is death of myocardial cells. The most common cause is atherosclerotic plaques that disrupt blood flow to the myocardium resulting in cellular injury. What best describes the disruption of cell function?

A patient is suffering from anxiety. She states “my heart races, I feel super sweaty and can’t catch my breath”. It is getting severe and interfering with her daily activities of living. Her PCP has prescribed counseling and a beta-1 adrenergic blocker. How would the beta-1 adrenergic blocker help her anxiety?

Which body response to an acute inflammation is an example of a systemic response?

After a series of tests, a patient with cancer is diagnosed as having endocrine paraneoplastic syndrome. The tumor is producing a protein similar to ADH. Which manifestations do we expect this patient to have due to this increased ADH?

A diabetic patient has severe peripheral vascular disease. This vascular disease will decrease blood flow. He has developed signs of dry gangrene on the great toe of one foot. He asks, “How does happen?” Which pathophysiologic process should you explain?

The health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a patient’s disease. What does the nurse recognize that this will be documented as?

Which of the following individuals most likely has the highest risk of experiencing chronic inflammation?

After many years of cigarette smoking, a patient is admitted to have a mass removed from the lung. When explaining the surgery and recovery, the health care provider notes that the patient is likely to have a good amount of fibrosis develop at the surgical area. After the health care provider leaves the room, the patient asks the nurse what was meant by “fibrosis” in the lung.  What is the best response based on tissue healing?

A patient is being treated for a pressure sore injury and the care team has observed that the wound is healing. Which activity will take place during the proliferative phase?

A patient has just learned that his liver has regenerated following partial removal of the liver due to trauma! This epithelial regeneration is due to which principle?