Pathophysiology Exam 1 2026 Edition Actual Questions And
Correct Detailed Answers Rasmussen University
A patient is found to have liver C
disease,resulting in the removal of a
lobe of his liver. Adaptation to the
reduced size of the liver leads to
of the remaining liver cells.
A.Metaplasia
B.Organ atrophy
C.Compensatory hyperplasia
D.Physiologic hyperplasia
,An older adult patient comes to the B,C,E
clinic complaining of not being able
to do what he used to be able to.
You know that normal changes
associated with aging include:
(Select all that apply.)
A.Improved blood flow
B. Slowed metabolic rate
C.Decreased brain weight
D. Improved nerve fiber conduction
E. Less respiratory capacity
A 20-year-old college student has A
presented to her campus medical
clinic for a scheduled Pap smear.The
clinician who will interpret the smear
will examine cell samples for
evidence of:
A.Changes in cell shape, size, and
organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
C.Ischemic changes in cell sample
D.Abnormally high numbers of cells
,The parents of a 4-year-old girl have B
sought care because their daughter Lead→>anemia, RBC lysis
has admitted to chewing and
swallowing imported toy figurines You know it's not A because there is no infection
that have been determined to be involved. C is focused on kidney function while D is
made of lead. Which of the following focused on liver function. Both of these would be
blood tests should the care team important in the case of lead poisoning BUT the
prioritize?
priority answer is B, because you need first to
address the most life-threatening patient needs.
A.White blood cell levels with
differential The little girl in this question can go into shock or
B. Red blood cell levels and suffer permanent organ damage if her RBCs are
low.
morphology
C. Urea and creatinine levels
D.Liver function panel
A patient with severe peripheral B
vascular disease has developed
signs of dry gangrene on the great Remember that it's not C because to have
toe of one foot. Which of the gangrene,you must have infection
following pathophysiologic
processes most likely contributed to
this diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation of
apoptosis
B.Bacterial invasion
C.Impaired arterial blood supply
D.Metaplastic cellular changes
, Although stress exposure initiates C
integrated responses by multiple
systems, the most important changes
are first activated by which system?
A.Pulmonary
B.Gastrointestinal
C.Neuroendocrine
D.Cardiovascular
Which manifestation of stress reflects the D
non-specific fight or flight
response? This would fall under physiologic responses to
stress!! Slide 25 in your lecture powerpoint
A.Decreased pupillary light
response
B.Increased Gl motility
C.Decreased short-term memory
D. Increased cardiopulmonary rates
Stress-induced cortisol hormone B
secretion is associated with:
A.Increased growth hormone level You know it's not A because I mentioned in an
B. Regulation of the stress response earlier slide that growth hormone levels decrease
C.Increased thyroid-stimulating with stress. We didn't mention thyroid-stimulating
hormone hormone as one of the ones associated with the
D.Depressed adrenal gland function stress repsonse so you can pretty much assume
that's not right. And we know adrenal function is
not depressed because ACTH from the anterior
pituitary stimulates the adrenal glands to release
cortisol.
Correct Detailed Answers Rasmussen University
A patient is found to have liver C
disease,resulting in the removal of a
lobe of his liver. Adaptation to the
reduced size of the liver leads to
of the remaining liver cells.
A.Metaplasia
B.Organ atrophy
C.Compensatory hyperplasia
D.Physiologic hyperplasia
,An older adult patient comes to the B,C,E
clinic complaining of not being able
to do what he used to be able to.
You know that normal changes
associated with aging include:
(Select all that apply.)
A.Improved blood flow
B. Slowed metabolic rate
C.Decreased brain weight
D. Improved nerve fiber conduction
E. Less respiratory capacity
A 20-year-old college student has A
presented to her campus medical
clinic for a scheduled Pap smear.The
clinician who will interpret the smear
will examine cell samples for
evidence of:
A.Changes in cell shape, size, and
organization
B. Presence of unexpected cell types
C.Ischemic changes in cell sample
D.Abnormally high numbers of cells
,The parents of a 4-year-old girl have B
sought care because their daughter Lead→>anemia, RBC lysis
has admitted to chewing and
swallowing imported toy figurines You know it's not A because there is no infection
that have been determined to be involved. C is focused on kidney function while D is
made of lead. Which of the following focused on liver function. Both of these would be
blood tests should the care team important in the case of lead poisoning BUT the
prioritize?
priority answer is B, because you need first to
address the most life-threatening patient needs.
A.White blood cell levels with
differential The little girl in this question can go into shock or
B. Red blood cell levels and suffer permanent organ damage if her RBCs are
low.
morphology
C. Urea and creatinine levels
D.Liver function panel
A patient with severe peripheral B
vascular disease has developed
signs of dry gangrene on the great Remember that it's not C because to have
toe of one foot. Which of the gangrene,you must have infection
following pathophysiologic
processes most likely contributed to
this diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation of
apoptosis
B.Bacterial invasion
C.Impaired arterial blood supply
D.Metaplastic cellular changes
, Although stress exposure initiates C
integrated responses by multiple
systems, the most important changes
are first activated by which system?
A.Pulmonary
B.Gastrointestinal
C.Neuroendocrine
D.Cardiovascular
Which manifestation of stress reflects the D
non-specific fight or flight
response? This would fall under physiologic responses to
stress!! Slide 25 in your lecture powerpoint
A.Decreased pupillary light
response
B.Increased Gl motility
C.Decreased short-term memory
D. Increased cardiopulmonary rates
Stress-induced cortisol hormone B
secretion is associated with:
A.Increased growth hormone level You know it's not A because I mentioned in an
B. Regulation of the stress response earlier slide that growth hormone levels decrease
C.Increased thyroid-stimulating with stress. We didn't mention thyroid-stimulating
hormone hormone as one of the ones associated with the
D.Depressed adrenal gland function stress repsonse so you can pretty much assume
that's not right. And we know adrenal function is
not depressed because ACTH from the anterior
pituitary stimulates the adrenal glands to release
cortisol.
