Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems
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1. A patient is found to have liver dis- C
ease, 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
2. 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 associat-
ed 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
3. 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:
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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
4. The parents of a 4-year-old girl have B
sought care because their daughter Lead -> anemia, RBC lysis
has admitted to chewing and swal-
lowing imported toy figurines that You know it's not A because there is no infection in-
have been determined to be made volved. C is focused on kidney function while D is fo-
of lead. Which of the following blood cused on liver function. Both of these would be im-
tests should the care team priori- portant in the case of lead poisoning BUT the priority
tize? answer is B, because you need first to address the
most life-threatening patient needs. The little girl in
A. White blood cell levels with differ- this question can go into shock or suffer permanent
ential organ damage if her RBCs are low.
B. Red blood cell levels and mor-
phology
C. Urea and creatinine levels
D. Liver function panel
5. A patient with severe peripheral vas- B
cular disease has developed signs
of dry gangrene on the great toe Remember that it's not C because to have gangrene,
of one foot. Which of the following you must have infection
pathophysiologic processes most
likely contributed to this diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation of apop-
tosis
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B. Bacterial invasion
C. Impaired arterial blood supply
D. Metaplastic cellular changes
6. Although stress exposure initiates C
integrated responses by multi-
ple systems, the most important
changes are first activated by which
system?
A. Pulmonary
B. Gastrointestinal
C. Neuroendocrine
D. Cardiovascular
7. Which manifestation of stress re- D
flects the non-specific fight or flight
response? This would fall under physiologic responses to stress!!
Slide 25 in your lecture powerpoint
A. Decreased pupillary light re-
sponse
B. Increased GI motility
C. Decreased short-term memory
D. Increased cardiopulmonary rates
8. Stress-induced cortisol hormone se- B
cretion is associated with:
A. Increased growth hormone level You know it's not A because I mentioned in an earlier
B. Regulation of the stress re- slide that growth hormone levels decrease with stress.
sponse We didn't mention thyroid-stimulating hormone as
C. Increased thyroid-stimulating one of the ones associated with the stress repsonse
hormone so you can pretty much assume that's not right. And
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1. A patient is found to have liver dis- C
ease, 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
2. 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 associat-
ed 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
3. 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:
, Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems
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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
4. The parents of a 4-year-old girl have B
sought care because their daughter Lead -> anemia, RBC lysis
has admitted to chewing and swal-
lowing imported toy figurines that You know it's not A because there is no infection in-
have been determined to be made volved. C is focused on kidney function while D is fo-
of lead. Which of the following blood cused on liver function. Both of these would be im-
tests should the care team priori- portant in the case of lead poisoning BUT the priority
tize? answer is B, because you need first to address the
most life-threatening patient needs. The little girl in
A. White blood cell levels with differ- this question can go into shock or suffer permanent
ential organ damage if her RBCs are low.
B. Red blood cell levels and mor-
phology
C. Urea and creatinine levels
D. Liver function panel
5. A patient with severe peripheral vas- B
cular disease has developed signs
of dry gangrene on the great toe Remember that it's not C because to have gangrene,
of one foot. Which of the following you must have infection
pathophysiologic processes most
likely contributed to this diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation of apop-
tosis
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B. Bacterial invasion
C. Impaired arterial blood supply
D. Metaplastic cellular changes
6. Although stress exposure initiates C
integrated responses by multi-
ple systems, the most important
changes are first activated by which
system?
A. Pulmonary
B. Gastrointestinal
C. Neuroendocrine
D. Cardiovascular
7. Which manifestation of stress re- D
flects the non-specific fight or flight
response? This would fall under physiologic responses to stress!!
Slide 25 in your lecture powerpoint
A. Decreased pupillary light re-
sponse
B. Increased GI motility
C. Decreased short-term memory
D. Increased cardiopulmonary rates
8. Stress-induced cortisol hormone se- B
cretion is associated with:
A. Increased growth hormone level You know it's not A because I mentioned in an earlier
B. Regulation of the stress re- slide that growth hormone levels decrease with stress.
sponse We didn't mention thyroid-stimulating hormone as
C. Increased thyroid-stimulating one of the ones associated with the stress repsonse
hormone so you can pretty much assume that's not right. And
