HESI Pathophysiology Practice Test
( Latest 2025 / 2026) Actual Questions and Answers 100% Correct
1. A client w/ asthma receives a prescription for high BP during a clinic visit.
Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is
least likely to exacerbate asthma?:
Answer:
Metoprolol
2. the nurse is preparing to administer atropine, an anticholinergic, to a
client who is scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The client asks the nurse to
explain the reason for the prescribed med. What response is best for the
nurse to provide?:
Answer:
decrease the risk of bradycardia during sugery
it us used to increase the automaticity of the sinoatrial node and prevent a
dangerous reduction in HR during surgical anesthesia
3. A deficiency of intrinsic factor should alert the nurse to assess a client's
hx for which condition?:
Answer:
Pernicious anemia
the most common cause is lack of instrinsic factor, a glucoprotein produced by the
parietal cells of the gastric lining
4. the nurse is assessing an older client and determines that the client's left
upper eyelid droops, covering more of the iris than the right eyelid. Which
description should the nurse use to document this finding?:
Answer:
ptosis on the left
eyelid
5. A client w/ aortic valve stenosis dvps HF. Which pathophys finding occurs
in the myocardial cells as a result of the increased cardiac workload?:
Answer:
Increase
in size