Pathophysiology HTHS 2230 Unit 6
(FINAL REVIEW) Questions And All
Correct Answers.
Signs and symptoms of cretinism include... - Answer short stature, lethargy, and mental
retardation
Which of the following signs and symptoms would manifest in a patient in thyrotoxin crisis? -
Answer tachycardia and agitation
Transient ischemic attack is to stroke as angina pectoris is to: - Answer myocardial infarction
acromegaly is often associated with - Answer nerve entrapment syndromes
The cardiac dysrhythmia most likely to result in a sustainable, chronic condition is... - Answer
atrial fibrillation (AF)
In the model of atherosclerosis presented in this course, which cell type responds to injury by
adhering to the vessel wall, eventually becoming a foam cell? - Answer a macrophage
pulmonary hypertension is to cor pulmonale as left ventricular dysfunction... - Answer
congestive heart failure
Which of the following is most susceptible to the formation of an aneurysm? - Answer aorta
A slow, progressive heart disorder caused by scarring and possible calcification of the
pericardium is called... - Answer constrictive pericarditis
Hyposecretion of an endocrine hormone may result from... - Answer inadequate supply of
hormonal prescurors
A diagnosis of rheumatic fever is childhood may lead to the complication of rheumatic heart
disease (RHD) as an adult... - Answer abnormalities of the heart valves
The type of cardiomyopathy in which the heart enlarges without thickening of the ventricular
walls is called - Answer dilated cardiomyopathy
, Patients recovering from the hip and knee surgery are at risk o developing deep vein thrombosis
in the lower extremities. When pieces of clots break free, the most common place for them to
wedge is the - Answer pulmonary circulation
One of the effects of cortisol is - Answer delay healing
What pediatric hear lesions is a part of a classic tetrology of fallot? - Answer overriding aorta
Diabetes insipidus results from - Answer hyposecretion of ADH
In this disease, a faulty valve, causes the right atrium to become abnormally large due to the
large back flow of blood from the right ventricle - Answer tricuspid regurgitation
What heart disease is characterized by a constricted outflow valve, leading to a low stroke
volume, and left ventricular enlargement? - Answer aortic stenosis
Hypersecretion of an endocrine hormone may result from - Answer ectopic hormone
production in non-endocrine organs
the end results of chronic venous insufficiency of the lower extremities are hyperpigmentation
of the skin, edema extending to the knees, and - Answer venous stasis ulcers
a common endocrine cause of an abnormally low basal metabolic rate is a deficiency of -
Answer thyroxine
Which of the following is a common cause of infective endocarditis? - Answer intravenous
(IV) drug use
A detached blood clot is called - Answer a thromboembolus
Visual disturbances are a common occurrence in patients with untreated Graves disease. The
endocrinologist explains to the patient that the main cause of these complications is... - Answer
orbital edema and protrusion of the eyeball
The type of cardiomyopathy in which the ventricular walls become stiff (without muscular
thickening) and cannot easily pump blood is classified as... - Answer restrictive
cardiomyopathy
(FINAL REVIEW) Questions And All
Correct Answers.
Signs and symptoms of cretinism include... - Answer short stature, lethargy, and mental
retardation
Which of the following signs and symptoms would manifest in a patient in thyrotoxin crisis? -
Answer tachycardia and agitation
Transient ischemic attack is to stroke as angina pectoris is to: - Answer myocardial infarction
acromegaly is often associated with - Answer nerve entrapment syndromes
The cardiac dysrhythmia most likely to result in a sustainable, chronic condition is... - Answer
atrial fibrillation (AF)
In the model of atherosclerosis presented in this course, which cell type responds to injury by
adhering to the vessel wall, eventually becoming a foam cell? - Answer a macrophage
pulmonary hypertension is to cor pulmonale as left ventricular dysfunction... - Answer
congestive heart failure
Which of the following is most susceptible to the formation of an aneurysm? - Answer aorta
A slow, progressive heart disorder caused by scarring and possible calcification of the
pericardium is called... - Answer constrictive pericarditis
Hyposecretion of an endocrine hormone may result from... - Answer inadequate supply of
hormonal prescurors
A diagnosis of rheumatic fever is childhood may lead to the complication of rheumatic heart
disease (RHD) as an adult... - Answer abnormalities of the heart valves
The type of cardiomyopathy in which the heart enlarges without thickening of the ventricular
walls is called - Answer dilated cardiomyopathy
, Patients recovering from the hip and knee surgery are at risk o developing deep vein thrombosis
in the lower extremities. When pieces of clots break free, the most common place for them to
wedge is the - Answer pulmonary circulation
One of the effects of cortisol is - Answer delay healing
What pediatric hear lesions is a part of a classic tetrology of fallot? - Answer overriding aorta
Diabetes insipidus results from - Answer hyposecretion of ADH
In this disease, a faulty valve, causes the right atrium to become abnormally large due to the
large back flow of blood from the right ventricle - Answer tricuspid regurgitation
What heart disease is characterized by a constricted outflow valve, leading to a low stroke
volume, and left ventricular enlargement? - Answer aortic stenosis
Hypersecretion of an endocrine hormone may result from - Answer ectopic hormone
production in non-endocrine organs
the end results of chronic venous insufficiency of the lower extremities are hyperpigmentation
of the skin, edema extending to the knees, and - Answer venous stasis ulcers
a common endocrine cause of an abnormally low basal metabolic rate is a deficiency of -
Answer thyroxine
Which of the following is a common cause of infective endocarditis? - Answer intravenous
(IV) drug use
A detached blood clot is called - Answer a thromboembolus
Visual disturbances are a common occurrence in patients with untreated Graves disease. The
endocrinologist explains to the patient that the main cause of these complications is... - Answer
orbital edema and protrusion of the eyeball
The type of cardiomyopathy in which the ventricular walls become stiff (without muscular
thickening) and cannot easily pump blood is classified as... - Answer restrictive
cardiomyopathy
