HESI RN ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2026
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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An initial disturbance in a system a. positive feedback
sets off a chain of events that does
not favor stability and often
abruptly displaces a system from its
steady state: what is that?
a. Positive Feedback
b. Negative Feedback
c. Disease
d. Homeostasis
What organ shrinks with age? b. gums
a. Prostate
b. Gums
c. Heart
d. All of the above
,Which of the following is true? d. there is less thirst perception in the elderly
a. An infant will have a slower heart
rate than an adult
b. The elderly have better
temperature sensations
c. There are more sweat glands in
an elderly person
d. There is less thirst perception in
the elderly
Which of the following is true? c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men
a. Women snore more than men
b. Men have higher calcium levels
c. Women have a lower hemoglobin
than men
d. Men have a lower creatinine level
than women
An increase in normal adaptive b. Acclimatization
response to the decreased
availability of oxygen at high
altitude is termed which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal
, What does it mean when the cause d. Iatrogenic
of the disease is unwanted medical
treatment?
a. Idiopathic
b. Ecogenetic
c. Genotypical
d. Iatrogenic
Which term is used for the first two d. Neonatal
months of life?
a. Infancy
b. Childhood
c. Prenatal
d. Neonatal
Which is an objectively identifiable d. Sign
aberration of the disease?
a. Symptom
b. Syndrome
c. Stage
d. Sign
Which of the following is true c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine
regarding catecholamines?
a. They are from the
parasympathetic nervous system
b. They cross the blood brain
barrier
c. They include epinephrine and
norepinephrine
d. They cause of decrease in heart
rate
ACTUAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
Save
Terms in this set (162)
An initial disturbance in a system a. positive feedback
sets off a chain of events that does
not favor stability and often
abruptly displaces a system from its
steady state: what is that?
a. Positive Feedback
b. Negative Feedback
c. Disease
d. Homeostasis
What organ shrinks with age? b. gums
a. Prostate
b. Gums
c. Heart
d. All of the above
,Which of the following is true? d. there is less thirst perception in the elderly
a. An infant will have a slower heart
rate than an adult
b. The elderly have better
temperature sensations
c. There are more sweat glands in
an elderly person
d. There is less thirst perception in
the elderly
Which of the following is true? c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men
a. Women snore more than men
b. Men have higher calcium levels
c. Women have a lower hemoglobin
than men
d. Men have a lower creatinine level
than women
An increase in normal adaptive b. Acclimatization
response to the decreased
availability of oxygen at high
altitude is termed which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal
, What does it mean when the cause d. Iatrogenic
of the disease is unwanted medical
treatment?
a. Idiopathic
b. Ecogenetic
c. Genotypical
d. Iatrogenic
Which term is used for the first two d. Neonatal
months of life?
a. Infancy
b. Childhood
c. Prenatal
d. Neonatal
Which is an objectively identifiable d. Sign
aberration of the disease?
a. Symptom
b. Syndrome
c. Stage
d. Sign
Which of the following is true c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine
regarding catecholamines?
a. They are from the
parasympathetic nervous system
b. They cross the blood brain
barrier
c. They include epinephrine and
norepinephrine
d. They cause of decrease in heart
rate
