SCI225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM PREP EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma?
United States
Japan
Denmark
Netherlands - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Japan
Japan has the lowest rate of Hodgkin lymphoma. The United States, the Netherlands, and Denmark have
among the highest rates.
Which type of sickle cell crisis occurs only in young children?
Hyperhemolytic crisis
Vaso-occlusive crisis
Aplastic crisis
Sequestration crisis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sequestration crisis
Sequestration occurs when large amounts of blood become acutely pooled in the liver and spleen. This
type of crisis is seen only in a young child. Hyperhemolytic, vaso-occlusive, and aplastic crises are not
age specific.
A nurse recalls the most common cardiac valve disease in the United States is:
mitral valve prolapse.
pulmonary stenosis.
tricuspid valve prolapse.
aortic stenosis. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mitral valve prolapse.
, A 22-year-old pregnant woman presents to her OB/GYN for a prenatal checkup. The fetal heartbeat
sounds irregular, and a fetal echocardiogram reveals an atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect. This defect is
the result of:
failure of the ductus arteriosus to close.
incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions.
a patent foramen ovale.
a right-to-left shunt. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions.
Which organism does the nurse suspect is the most likely cause of empyema?
Virus
Staphylococcus aureus
Fungus
Moraxella catarrhalis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Staphylococcus aureus
Asthma is thought to be caused by:
an autosomal recessive trait.
autoimmunity.
excessive use of antibiotics as a young child.
interactions between genetic and environmental factors. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅interactions between
genetic and environmental factors.
Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma is related to:
increased sympathetic nervous system response.
the release of stress hormones.
exposure to an allergen causing mast cell degranulation.
hereditary decrease in IgE responsiveness. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exposure to an allergen causing
mast cell degranulation.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The people from which country have the lowest risk for Hodgkin lymphoma?
United States
Japan
Denmark
Netherlands - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Japan
Japan has the lowest rate of Hodgkin lymphoma. The United States, the Netherlands, and Denmark have
among the highest rates.
Which type of sickle cell crisis occurs only in young children?
Hyperhemolytic crisis
Vaso-occlusive crisis
Aplastic crisis
Sequestration crisis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Sequestration crisis
Sequestration occurs when large amounts of blood become acutely pooled in the liver and spleen. This
type of crisis is seen only in a young child. Hyperhemolytic, vaso-occlusive, and aplastic crises are not
age specific.
A nurse recalls the most common cardiac valve disease in the United States is:
mitral valve prolapse.
pulmonary stenosis.
tricuspid valve prolapse.
aortic stenosis. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mitral valve prolapse.
, A 22-year-old pregnant woman presents to her OB/GYN for a prenatal checkup. The fetal heartbeat
sounds irregular, and a fetal echocardiogram reveals an atrioventricular canal (AVC) defect. This defect is
the result of:
failure of the ductus arteriosus to close.
incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions.
a patent foramen ovale.
a right-to-left shunt. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions.
Which organism does the nurse suspect is the most likely cause of empyema?
Virus
Staphylococcus aureus
Fungus
Moraxella catarrhalis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Staphylococcus aureus
Asthma is thought to be caused by:
an autosomal recessive trait.
autoimmunity.
excessive use of antibiotics as a young child.
interactions between genetic and environmental factors. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅interactions between
genetic and environmental factors.
Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma is related to:
increased sympathetic nervous system response.
the release of stress hormones.
exposure to an allergen causing mast cell degranulation.
hereditary decrease in IgE responsiveness. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅exposure to an allergen causing
mast cell degranulation.
