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sdfghj · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is teaching new nursing assistants on the unit about the phenomenon of muscle hypertrophy. Which of the following clients on the unit is most likely to experience muscle hypertrophy? A client with

A)
urinary incontinence following a cerebral vascular accident (CVA).
B)
hypertension, obesity, and decreased activity tolerance.
C)
peripheral edema secondary to heart failure (HF).
D)
possible rejection symptoms following a liver transplant.

Question 2

Following a biopsy, a 54-year-old man has been diagnosed as having a benign neoplastic tumor. Which of the following characteristics most likely applies to his tumor?

A)
The tumor is poorly approximated and has the potential to break loose.
B)
The tumor may secrete hormones or cytokines.
C)
The well-differentiated, neoplastic cells are clustered together in a single mass.
D)
It has a rapid rate of growth and can induce ischemia.

angrybirds13579 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
B

Feedback:

Hypertension is a common cause of adaptive hypertrophy, in which cardiac muscle cells increase in size in response to the increased work of circulation over time. The other diagnoses are not associated with muscle hypertrophy.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

Benign tumors are composed of well-differentiated, neoplastic cells that resemble the cells of the tissues of origin and are characterized by a slow, progressive rate of growth that may come to a standstill or regress. They tend to exist in a single mass. Malignant tumors tend to be poorly differentiated, grow rapidly, secrete hormones or cytokines, and have the potential to break loose.