Question

1. A male client has an abnormal result on a Papanicolaou test. After admitting, he read his chart while the nurse was out of the room, the client asks what dysplasia means. Which definition should the nurse provide?

a. Presence of completely undifferentiated tumor cells that don't resemble cells of the tissues of their origin
b. Increase in the number of normal cells in a normal arrangement in a tissue or an organ
c. Replacement of one type of fully differentiated cell by another in tissues where the second type normally isn't found
d. Alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells

Answer 1

Answer: Alteration in the size, shape, and organization of differentiated cells-----D

Step-by-step explanation:

Dysplasia is a term that refers to the abnormal development of cells causing the surrounding tissues or organs to also have abnormal development leading to changes in cell growth which results in the alteration in the size, shape or arrangements of the cells which can serve as an indication to other conditions that involve enlarged tissue, or organ or sometimes, pre-cancerous cells.

Dysplasia can occur in any part of the body presenting symptoms which vary depending on the site affected such as Bleeding , Pain , Redness . Flaking etc