PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OA EXAM 2026 MASTER
STUDY EXAM
◉ A patient presents with fatigue, fever, and night sweats. An
echocardiogram showed vegetations. Which disease is
described?
a. Stenosis
b. Pericarditis
c. Myocarditis
d. Endocarditis. Answer: d. Endocarditis
◉ Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally
absent RBC production and results in a patient having an
inability to fight infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia. Answer: a. Aplastic anemia
◉ A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath,
and vomiting. The patient was given medication for crushing chest
,pain that radiated to the back and jaw. The patient's blood showed
elevated cardiac enzyme levels. Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction. Answer: d. Myocardial infarction
◉ What are known triggers for vaso-occlusive crises, such as
Sickle Cell Disease?
a. Alkalosis and insomnia
b. High-fat diet and hyperoxia
c. Acidosis and dehydration
d. Reduced stress and warm environmental temperature. Answer: c.
Acidosis and dehydration
◉ The principal diagnosis in a patient's discharge summary is
Bell's palsy. What is a condition that causes this?
a. Lyme disease
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Alzheimer's disease
d. Cerebrovascular accident. Answer: a. Lyme disease
,◉ What are the common signs of retinoblastoma?
a. Peripheral shadows and seeing black spots
b. Clear iris and cloudy pupil
c. Halos around lights and photopsia
d. Strabismus and leukocoria. Answer: d. Strabismus and leukocoria
◉ What are the common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
d. Weakness. Answer: d. Weakness
◉ What are samples of peripheral neuropathy?
a. Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
b. Chest pain and leg edema
c. Hyperreflexia and enhanced sensation of the lower extremities
d. Jugular vein distention and hematomas. Answer: a. Uncontrolled
movements and muscle
weakness
◉ A patient who has diabetes presents with mild fever, erythema,
and edema in the groin area with drainage. Gram stain reveals a
, staphylococcal bacterial infection. Which condition is
described?
a. Dermatophytosis
b. Carbuncle
c. Pediculosis pubis
d. Keratosis plans. Answer: b. Carbuncle
◉ A middle-aged female presents with symptoms of muscle
tenderness and fatigue. She also reports the death of her
grandmother, which occurred three months ago, as the time
period in which she has noticed an increase in symptoms. Which
condition is described?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Myasthenia gravis
c. Polymyositis
d. Tendonitis. Answer: a. Fibromyalgia
◉ What is a common symptom of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
d. Weakness. Answer: d. Weakness
STUDY EXAM
◉ A patient presents with fatigue, fever, and night sweats. An
echocardiogram showed vegetations. Which disease is
described?
a. Stenosis
b. Pericarditis
c. Myocarditis
d. Endocarditis. Answer: d. Endocarditis
◉ Which type of anemia is characterized by insufficient or totally
absent RBC production and results in a patient having an
inability to fight infection and having a tendency to bleed?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Folic acid deficiency anemia
c. Pernicious anemia
d. Iron deficiency anemia. Answer: a. Aplastic anemia
◉ A patient record document reports fatigue, shortness of breath,
and vomiting. The patient was given medication for crushing chest
,pain that radiated to the back and jaw. The patient's blood showed
elevated cardiac enzyme levels. Which condition is described?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Angina pectoris
c. Atrial fibrillation
d. Myocardial infarction. Answer: d. Myocardial infarction
◉ What are known triggers for vaso-occlusive crises, such as
Sickle Cell Disease?
a. Alkalosis and insomnia
b. High-fat diet and hyperoxia
c. Acidosis and dehydration
d. Reduced stress and warm environmental temperature. Answer: c.
Acidosis and dehydration
◉ The principal diagnosis in a patient's discharge summary is
Bell's palsy. What is a condition that causes this?
a. Lyme disease
b. Cerebral aneurysm
c. Alzheimer's disease
d. Cerebrovascular accident. Answer: a. Lyme disease
,◉ What are the common signs of retinoblastoma?
a. Peripheral shadows and seeing black spots
b. Clear iris and cloudy pupil
c. Halos around lights and photopsia
d. Strabismus and leukocoria. Answer: d. Strabismus and leukocoria
◉ What are the common symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
d. Weakness. Answer: d. Weakness
◉ What are samples of peripheral neuropathy?
a. Uncontrolled movements and muscle weakness
b. Chest pain and leg edema
c. Hyperreflexia and enhanced sensation of the lower extremities
d. Jugular vein distention and hematomas. Answer: a. Uncontrolled
movements and muscle
weakness
◉ A patient who has diabetes presents with mild fever, erythema,
and edema in the groin area with drainage. Gram stain reveals a
, staphylococcal bacterial infection. Which condition is
described?
a. Dermatophytosis
b. Carbuncle
c. Pediculosis pubis
d. Keratosis plans. Answer: b. Carbuncle
◉ A middle-aged female presents with symptoms of muscle
tenderness and fatigue. She also reports the death of her
grandmother, which occurred three months ago, as the time
period in which she has noticed an increase in symptoms. Which
condition is described?
a. Fibromyalgia
b. Myasthenia gravis
c. Polymyositis
d. Tendonitis. Answer: a. Fibromyalgia
◉ What is a common symptom of Multiple Sclerosis?
a. Abnormal Sweating
b. Sudden Edema
c. Constipation
d. Weakness. Answer: d. Weakness
